Bluegill Trap - Bream Trap - Pin Fish Trap - 18 inch HD Z-Trap Walk Around

Bluegill Trap - Bream Trap - Pin Fish Trap - 18 inch HD Z-Trap Walk Around
This is just a quick-ish walk-around of our 18 inch Heavy Duty (HD) Z-Trap. Please drop a comment and let us know what you think.
More info can be found here:
18'' HD Z-Trap Link: bit.ly/2WqhWbl
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[@jurassicsushi]

My clover leaf trap still catches tons of small bluegill & sunfish perfect size for catfish & or Bass. Best bait trap I've ever owned. Thanks Mike.

[@ReelTexasOutdoors]

Excellent, man! Glad to see you're still liking and using the trap. Any idea about how long ago you go it from me? Thanks for the comment as well... hope all is well for you, buddy.

[@AnglinTexas]

looking forward to the trot line video, and I always enjoy your kayak fishing videos.

[@ReelTexasOutdoors]

Thanks man! Appreciate the comment... Hope all is well and you guys are staying healthy.

[@RobCardIV]

hey. thanks for taking the time to explain to me the difference between a captial N and a captial Z.

[@ReelTexasOutdoors]

Hey, you are welcome. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.

[@cooterduke3605]

Another great video! Keep 'em coming! I've watched the older video about using the traps with and without bait and was totally amazed. Never thought an unbaited trap could catch perch. I used to use cat food tins (punch holes in the top/bottom) but this always made a stinking mess in the back of the truck and/or boat. Thanks for the videos!

[@ReelTexasOutdoors]

Thanks Cooter! I sincerely appreciate the comment. To be honest, I wasn't sure that folks would watch content like this as I didn't want it to come off as a sales pitch. However, I need to get some more videos up to have a place to send folks whenever they have questions. Typing out the emails over and over is very time-consuming, so having a bunch of videos for folks is the approach I'm taking. Anyhow, thanks again, man... and definitely try your trap without bait next time. If you see that it's not catching like it should... then clean it off and use a can of silver spray paint to make it shiny again... it will start catching again without bait. Pro tip for you there. =) Stay safe buddy!

[@janiceflowers6682]

Very knowledgeable.

[@ReelTexasOutdoors]

Thanks!

[@michaeltenhoeve]

what hog ring air gun are you using on the 1/2 x 1 wire

[@PopPopJoe]

PS Nice trap there!!

[@downdirty8543]

Few questions? I build traps here in the Midwest, I’ve always used cage clips and a hand tool. I’m seeing your air gun there in the table, is that a hog ring gun? I’m looking to speed up my building process. I appreciate your video and any help you can offer!

[@Meister_de_Nicts]

I build traps in West TN, and I wondered the same thing!

[@dirtmouse51]

Great content . what would you suggest for small catfish about size of your thumb ? They are raising like crazy in my small farm pond

[@TerryPorter-pv9st]

I would like to get one of those perch traps I need to know who I need to order from where you guys are at with a number or something.

[@ReelTexasOutdoors]

Good morning, Terry. Thanks for reaching out. We’re located outside of Nacogdoches, TX but we don’t have a store front or anything. We mostly sell online. You can learn more about our traps at www.reeltexasoutdoors.com and can email me at [e-mail] if you have any questions. Thank you, sir.

[@tgreen4749]

Hey mike, I've recently found and subscribed to your channel. Awsome informative content, really helpful information! I have a question with regards to making fish traps, I live in Peru in the Amazon rainforest and have been fishing a lake for wolf fish.. So I've decided to make myself a 4 leaf clover trap to get my bait. What would you say yields better results, this or the 4 leaf? Also, i don't know if you have wolf fish in Texas, but is there a trap design that you could recommend for potentially trapping them? I suppose they are similar to snakeheads in some respect.

[@ReelTexasOutdoors]

Hey man! I am so sorry for the late reply. I actually did not get a notification and just happened to stumble upon your comment. Again, my sincere apologies. I am not familiar with wolf fish, so I had to look them up... pretty crazy looking little fish! For trapping them, I think you'd be best going with that cloverleaf trap you built. The Z-Traps work excellent, but the clovers have an advantage on holding the bait centrally in the trap. Those wolf fish look like something you need to bait to draw in (my guess), so I think I would start with the clover first. I hope this helps some, and please let me know how you do with it. Again, so sorry for the very delayed reply. Have a great day, buddy!

[@PopPopJoe]

Where do you get your bungee cord at? Is it marine grade? Im sure it would have to be. Also what size are you using?

[@jakethesnake9528]

What is the yellow tool at the end of your table and what is it used for?

[@mohdfaraz5114]

Please show demo video of caughting the fish

[@joshmayo5160]

Curious what size hog rings you use for your traps? Not a ton of info I can find. Up in maine and wanna build a few traps for the ice season

[@ReelTexasOutdoors]

Hi Josh.. we use a mix of 3/8 inch, half inch, and larger gauge clips as well. Thanks!

[@joshmayo5160]

@@ReelTexasOutdoors will 3/8 securely hold standard 1/2" mesh? I've done a few with zip ties and its a pain haha

[@carolineburdette316]

Hi Mike I really injoy yo videos, but I want the size brims that I can eat, do u make the z traps big enough to catch bigger brims

[@ReelTexasOutdoors]

Caroline Burdette - hi there. Thanks for the question. Yes ma’am, we can modify traps for larger bream. It’s not so much the size of the trap as it is the entry points. Larger bream need about a 4.5 to 5 inch long entry point for them to enter the trap. The problem is that in most public water the entry points need to be approximately 1 in x 3 in for it to be legal. If you plan to use the trap in private water, then we can make the entry points larger for the big bream with no issue. I hope this info helps, and please feel free email me at [e-mail] if you have any other questions. Thanks!

[@carolineburdette316]

Reel Texas Outdoors, Thanks so much for yo time & kindness, & I all so wants to let u know u handle negativity so well, I mean I am so proud of u, that u don’t let no one stills yo joy, so u keep up yo strength & Widsom, & know that u r a real man of integrity, & you r doing what a real man does making a living for yoself & yo family & u know a part of yo attitude & how u handle certain conversations with sum bull heads matters, 😊, so will it b extra$$ to make a trap bigger for bigger brims

[@ReelTexasOutdoors]

Caroline Burdette - wow, thank you so much for the kind words. That was very kind of you to take the time to say, and you definitely didn’t have to do that. It made my day. As for the trap, no ma’am... No extra cost to modify it. If you want a trap please give me a call at [phone] when you get a chance so that I can make the appropriate notes on the order. No rush.... we’ll be here when you’re ready. Thank you again, ma’am. God bless.

[@TimsCajunAdventures]

Where did you get your wire bender?

[@ReelTexasOutdoors]

Honestly, I cannot even remember where I bought it as Ive had it for about 15 years now. It's called a bendito though.

[@MrBillybathgate5]

nice . what size fish is this for ?

[@ReelTexasOutdoors]

Hi Billy, thanks for the comment. Bait fish size is determined by the size of the entry points on the trap. The legal "average" for most states is about 1'' x 3''... which equates to about a 3-4 inch bluegill. If you're using it in private waters though, then you can get the openings cut larger and catch much larger bait. Please let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks again!

[@MrBillybathgate5]

@@ReelTexasOutdoors ok .

[@chrisfetner4001]

Where to buy it?

[@RobCardIV]

instead of using the wire grid with the 1 inch holes going vertically.... turn it 90 degrees so that the half inch holes go vertically.... i mean... maybe a fish might try to swim horizontally to escape but... i dont think so. laymens terms. the walls of your trap have the 1 inch holes on the wire going up and down. why ? fish are tall , not wide. turn the walls so that the wire runs half inch tall holes and 1 inch wide holes. i doubt most 1 inch fish will swim horizontally to escape.

[@ReelTexasOutdoors]

Good idea. However, the traps are cut the way they are to save wire and time cutting/assembling the traps. If I were to cut the wire in a manner that made the mesh run horizontally, I would have to use a ton more wire, make more cuts, and use more time to build one. It's just not efficient to build one this way, unfortunately. However, it's a non issue now as we make traps out of 1/2 x 1/2 heavy gauge wire also.