DIY Crawfish Trap Build -My Custom -5$ Design-

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[@colelacey2875]

Your video may be 5 years old but I'm happy to watch it today thanks a lot you've given me lots of ideas!

[@garyjordan3181]

I just purchased a 10' piece of 2' wire 1/2" mesh for a trap I seen on another video, but then I ran across your video and glad I did much better, uses less wire and easier to complete. Thank you for your expertise. Going to get my 6 yr. old grandson and build this trap.

[@ramonsapien7768]

Hey Bob...Ray Sapien in Dallas Tx. Grew up fishing on the Rio Grande North of El Paso. Catching and making crawdad traps since we were kids. We built our own traps, hunting and fishing gear.You may find it easier to form the cones (pre fold) on your trap before you clip it together. At least part of the way. With the trap open...you could clip the cones from the inside. I don't know how you were able to bend that mesh since any kind of rough handling usually separates the solder joints.We would also double all the edges by one square so as not to depend on the solder to keep them from ripping apart. I liked your clips...We used the end of the wire mesh curled around in a cross to "sew" the ends together. Or pull off a row of wire off the edge of the mesh and actually sew the ends together. Really enjoyed your video. Brought back some good memories. Going to break out the craw traps (hand made) and fishing rods tomorrow. GONE FISHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@josegalvan4995]

im not really a fishing or hunting person so I don't know why I watch your videos but i gotta say they're some of the best I've seen very educational too keep it up been here since like 12k

[@BobHansler]

You are human and it calls to all of us on some level. Always impressed by all of our ancestors on how they survivad and thrived long enough for us to finally be here in this day and time. Glad you're here and watching. Never know what you might find here that will help you later down the line. Cheers.

[@markpatton4141]

Just made four of these with my nephew. Got them in the Sabine River right now. Sweet design.

[@tacosapo22]

You can also use a piece of an old bike tire tube cut into a strip as a way of keeping your hatch closed. Cut the tube into a strip about 4 inches long, tie one end to the trap below the door and tie the other end to an "S" hook (made out of a coat hanger or you could buy one). It's stretchy and holds good tension on the door, it also is easy to hook and unhook. Keep trappin' those things and keep posting!

[@tabbythehousecat5419]

there's more thrill and satisfaction in completing the process of makin this trap than even catching a whole load of crawfish altogether. yeah that sounded strange. loved this video Bob

[@straighttalk1541]

Great design. Just made my first one. I folded my corners in before I closed the ends. Worked great.

[@GregoryCarrier]

Another great video. My dad made hundreds of these. He would jam a coke bottle to make the funnels with one strong hit. He made it look easy.

[@shawnchristopher5295]

Reminds me of the quality time my dad spent with me making homemade box traps and ice fishing tip ups. Nice design. Keep the great videos coming.

[@kathydorr8861]

You are a good teacher. I live in Michigan and I’m hoping to catch some natives to stock my pond.

[@sandrastreifel6452]

Ingenious design, I am going to make 3 and start trapping some crayfish, in accordance with our fishing regulations!

[@gabec2494]

I just made your trap design and set it out today. I made one change to it to handle fish chunks for bait. I made a 4 wall cube with a lid fastened to the trap. Crawfishin here in north georgia mountains now, would love to get those monster ones out in Texas some day. Love the videos man! Keep em coming!

[@BobHansler]

Awesome.

[@dmock539]

i made this trap June 7, 2022. Set it that night with a cracked can of sardines. caught about 20 nice crawfish. thanks great design.

[@tonymcbride1231]

Had a design in my head and planned to make a few with my nephew while we're just sitting with all that's going on in the world now...so maybe he'll learn something useful if he ever "needed" it. Lol It's been raining and all the ditches at larger runoffs are full (we live out in the country) and he loves to catch crawfish. This design is awesome and much simpler than what I had in mind so change of plans. Thank you for posting!

[@TheGrowShoww]

Man thanks I actually needed crawfish traps bc my family likes shrimp and I think they will like crawfish and I also want to use them for bass

[@Vannguyen_69]

Thanks Hansler I made 4 of them today. They came out great. It was not difficult. The entrances needed a little elbow grease…

[@paulnickelson9721]

You do a great job on the videos. Very informative and you cover the bases well for the whole process, even cleaning up the stubs with a magnet.

[@johndifrancisco3642]

And to check on the rules and regulations in each State. Covers ALL the bases, and does it with respect to the environment. Hope your doing OK Bob.

[@ChileExpatFamily]

Very nice. I am trying to teach my son here in Chile South America how to make a trap and we came across your vid. Good job for sure. We have crawfish in our creek here but not near as many as we had back in South Carolina. Jim

[@syphon201]

I never comment on videos but came across this one and had to say how much I liked it. great design and great presentation! new subscriber earned.

[@garymyers6638]

From a position of making anything after the first one, after you have made that first one, undo the j clips and open it up a bit to see what the corner funnels look like pre closed up. That way you can make some of those bends prior to it being so difficult.

[@donwinslow6277]

I like your pillow trap design. We do a lot of crawfishing in Colorado. This year we took just over 500 lbs.

[@lifeofjon5584]

That's a great design! Just built my own after watching your video! Thank you for the info!

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Smart design, we don't have a lot of crayfish, but it would make a sweet catch all minnow and crayfish trap!!!!

[@BobHansler]

It has been working nicely. Have a great deal of bycatch to release each time, but I imagine that a few other states might have laws that would permit a more expansive use of such a trap.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Bob Hansler Yes, we do in Ontario. We can't keep game fish so that would leave out the eatable type fish, but we could keep the crayfish to eat and minnow for bait. I'll see if I can find some small gauge material to work with! I wonder if those jclips could handle some smaller mesh or I suppose I could go to wiring it together. Would you suggest something else besides the jclips for minnow sized mesh?

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Okay, I made the trap and used a small gauge mesh because I wanted to catch minnows as well which are legal here. The mesh was too weak. I managed to crudely work it into shape on the side, but the other, because I closed it up, didn't work as well, and so I just folded it over so it ended up having only two openings, not four. I did another trap and tried to use an actual funnel and pull in through and shape it, no dice. So I ended up making a separate hoop, bend it correctly and shoved it in and fastened it. Hard to explain and it turned out pretty good. I also couldn't use j-clips since the meshing is so small. I should be able to make a video now and put it up. I'll have to remake it with j-clips. I really did like the original design and do want one for crayfish only. I also managed to catch a few crayfish and ate 'em as well. I will be up in the Wilderness Living Challenge in October! First time eating them actually, and they were quite good.

[@lordthomastravis1617]

@@TheWoodedBeardsman got 78 in one trap & 47 in the other in river Derwent Derbyshire England! American signal crays! Purging as we speak now so boil up tomorrow I think

[@mattboyer9689]

Cool trap bob you really know your stuff. My whole family is from Louisiana and we do this stuff alot

[@KayLee-vg6yg]

I tried the trap today. it works great on crawfish . more durable than the umbrella trap. I tried fish and chicken as bait. fish is way better as bait. Thanx

[@moparrtman6970]

Man you are one smart fellow. I love watching your videos. Very interesting stuff. You need your own tv show.

[@BobHansler]

Hah, We are working towards that. Glad that these are going over so well. We have years worth of production value here alone, not to mention some of the longer term projects that I'd like to get into once we can pay the bills. Well kep doing what we are doing. Thanks again for the kind words. Cheers.

[@rickl.orchids]

nice work, love the design, simple, no waste of materials..........that looked like a " Texas cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus, freshwater fish of the cichlid family. This is the only cichlid species that is native to the lower United States. The fish, also known as Rio Grande cichlid, originated from the lower Rio Grande drainage in Texas near Brownsville and Northeastern Mexico..."

[@BobHansler]

Looks like someone hit the Wiki article a bit hard. As a Biologist I was pretty excited to find them months ago. I have dove scuba with them before and they had grown to the size of dinner plates. North Americas only mouth breeder. Pretty interesting stuff.

[@rickl.orchids]

....new viewer, but love all your shows, you do real nice work, and lots of info on nature as well you have a great view of conservation......

[@BobHansler]

Appreciate you watching. We are keeping busy and will be making these for years to come. Thank you for the kind words.

[@vogelkonigin3303]

This is dope af! I just picked up two mesh/wire trash bins from the dollar store. Going to make a trap out of those!

[@SimpleAntLegion]

I love that design! Although J-clips work well, you can also thread wire through each square, (one piece of wire, threaded all the way down) making a "knot" loop by doubling back on itself every three squares or so... it's a lot easier, faster, and cheaper.

[@smokenjoe4022]

Awesome trap live bait and crawfish need to try these here on the snake in Idaho we have monster crawfish!

[@tonynapoli5549]

Nice trap design Bob , like you say it’s cheap to make and long lasting and they work. Thank you for your time and effort helping people to understand and in s life and death situation it’s not that difficult to make and trap food. Once again thank you. 🇬🇧 ps nice country stool you sitting on 👍

[@travisjennette8970]

Hey there Bob! Another great video. That design is badass. I got all that laying around here and gonna give this one a try. As always, best of all things to you and yours......

[@chrissmith790]

hear people say make sure you tagging your traps ,what does it mean to tagging and what information goes on the trap tags . thank you in advance . awesome tips and video

[@allywilkeforsenate]

Some states require you to put your name adress and phone number on your traps with a tag made of metal.The pet stores can make a tag quickly or you can order them from a trapping supply place.

[@andreuzee9455]

I use a beer bottle to help start the cones.

[@skunkapedude7709]

hey man like your vids.I just made this trap and it came out awsome.easy,efficient.Im gonna try out your snake skin mixture when opportunity comes along.I dont hunt anymore since i bought a cam but i do want to try me some rattlesnake meat.Thanks for sharing your knowledge on the outdoors man.

[@gammaray6513]

A friend of mine made a similar design a few years back, except with one hole at each end. Between those and a few store bought ones I have, we can make quite a haul. We live in the Sierra Nevada mountains and have Signal Crawfish here. There are Red Swamp Crawfish and Signal Crawfish in the California Delta and the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers. We only catch them out of clear mountain lakes and streams now because they taste better than the ones out of murky lowland water, even after being purged. Don't get me wrong, all crawdads taste good, but the ones out of clear mountain waters taste better. BTW, 2 of my buddies call Crawdads river candy. The same way we call bacon meat candy. LOL!

[@superken242424]

Saw your snake trapping video and was instantly hooked. You have a great personality and videos to match. Definitely going to subscribe, I look forward to being able to say I was here from close to the beginning because you will definitely blow up on youtube in time.

[@BobHansler]

I hope you are right. Feels like we are on the edge of something awesome. Going to keep puching and make this thing happen. It's a when, and not an if now.

[@justin187cruz3]

+Bob Hansler great video buddy I'm a new subscriber

[@BobHansler]

Justin 187 Cruz Glad to have you. We'll keep'em coming.

[@MrHrKaidoOjamaaVKJV]

Bravo, Bob Hansler ,well done got to give you credit for creativie thought process and ingenuity on your Crawfish Trap design, way to go! I appreciate showing just how to fasten J Clips, that is very important task to know. One thing when about handling galvanized metal throughout the project from start to finish, it is a good precaution to wear nytril gloves as to the Galvanized finish may effect; irratate certain peoples skin. Inexpensive Hot Dogs work well as a source of bait for Crayfish. One should be prepared for the possibility of encountering and safely dealing with venomous snakes going in the traps after the fish etc. Good that you emphasize knowing ones State Laws and regulations About overall trap overall leangth, mesh size, entrance Holes ,Access compartments doors etc. Well said Know all applicabe laws before you do it and go. Be safe out there and keep the videos coming!

[@brucegillig3354]

Awesome video!!! I can fish five of these bad boys in South Carolina. Opening no bigger than 2 1/4" 👍 Going to try two tonight...

[@jakoubekclan2948]

made it and used plyers instead of j clip plyers it is an awesome trap

[@munchkin5674]

I wonder if you could use like one of those long oil fill funnels to help push those tunnels in to form them?

[@jimmyconner4186]

Bob, I like the design of this trap, very cost effective also.

[@Smegma_pirate]

Jimmy Conner if you already have the j clips, the jclip tool and the mesh. Then yes it is cost effective if you don’t value your time

[@fordguyfordguy]

just made one, lets see how it works! baites with vienna sausages with the can quarter way popped open

[@brentpal]

How did it work? Im debating between this, the classic tube or a square styled like crab traps

[@paulgalias5581]

I do love your videos Matthew Mcconaughey.

[@Geewillickerz]

You could pre-bend those openings a bit before you form the tube it will be much easier.

[@breaking_bear]

I wonder if using a wine bottle might make the inversion process alittle easier.

[@81crispy]

Under rated comment,that’s a good idea

[@LabanKishi]

While watching you tie off the bundge cord to keep the door closed...thought occurred to me on double secured ends was to make a slide ends into mesh hole, knot the cord end, the double back the knot the use "J" clip on the knot and cord just below knot, repeat for other side. So usage of "J" clips goes from original 40 to 42 to construct the trap, but it ensures the cord staying securely fastened and adds a nicer, cleaner look to your latch system.

[@InUtero1994]

Love this trap I made one and it works good for when I need to go fishing and want live bait. All I gotta do is throw some dog food in there and wait

[@machettefreddy4170]

Use $0.29 canned cat food, punch 6-10 holes in the can and shove a piece of wire threw, with wire suspend bait can between top and bottom of trap, tie the can so it is in the middle of your trap, crawfish can't get at the bait inside can, this trap fishes for days..

[@lennydan81]

This is my first time coming across your videos and I am very impressed with how detailed and simple it is to follow and repeat the process. Are you a veteran? I'm impressed with how sharp your knife is. Thank you for the video, I can't wait to try it out

[@txhypnotist]

Had fun. Keep on fishin'

[@scottbroussard1758]

This popped up on my feed randomly. I searched local laws after and Exitedly it’s Completely legal. I used to eat crawfish with my dad all the time. Going trapping tomorrow!

[@bitnertinkers]

Use your magnetic for temp assistance! Great design.

[@mc2000Gmc]

Awesome trap. That's a knife!!!

[@sherylmize]

Thanks so much I had all of the stuff at home because of my old chicken pens and had a hole lot left over

[@9676Yoki]

Well done! Thanks for posting

[@captianchaos2785]

when you get the end of the trap pushed in you can take a long neck beer bottle and finish the hole by smacking it in.

[@davidmccown754]

Use a beer bottle to help make funnels. It will help save ur hands and works very well

[@aHigherPower]

Nice, I was trying to think of a similar design. I wanted something with funnel on each side, and your design is about as close as you can get. Now if we could only get it as a completely collapsible, fold able compact design. lol Thanks for the design tips. Thumbs up!

[@BobHansler]

If only. Dont think that these will ever be collapsible, but they are the next best thing. At tleast they are rigid enough that you could strap them onto your vehicle without worry.

[@lorencheckley8173]

I've also added a bit of aquarium hose as a guard

[@woodaham247]

Been looking for a video on home made trap. Great video thanks from Houston.

[@BobHansler]

Couldn't find anything anyone with a durable or easy design to my liking. Fewest cuts, almost entirely one piece. Completely galvanized and it has the entrances facing out at every direction. Couldn't be happier with it. Have fn with the build.

[@jacksonvillereclaimedwood6709]

Awesome video and trap design dude! Wow!

[@KowboyUSA]

Nice looking design. Need to pick myself up some hardware cloth and J-clips and get to work.

[@BobHansler]

Have a few other designs, but this one is the most efficient durable, and easy to build. Pretty happy with it. Have fun with the build.

[@KowboyUSA]

Bob Hansler Bought the hardware cloth, pliers and J-clips last year, but didn't check my MT state regs first. Up here we're restricted to 12x12x24" traps. Bought 3 state legal ones last year, so guess I better get busy copying them the best I can. Dagnabit!

[@victorrobinson7008]

Great looking trap !

[@19texasboy]

Great video, I'll definitely be trying to make a few of these this weekend and put them to the test on the bayou, a big thanks from just south of Houston.

[@BobHansler]

Good deal. Id be interested in what you find out there with these traps. If you get a chance, throw some photos up on my facebook group wall. Like to see what others bring in out there. facebook.com/Outbackerish-1658414024370484/

[@merellemain5835]

Could you use a 2" dowel of some kind to keep the "opening" open when J clipping the ends? Seems it would help in one step. I see what you mean in another pair of hands. Great idea and video.

[@GurrasGarage]

Nice design, good work!

[@phillipkarnehm7712]

great looking trap Bob

[@dananderson7417]

nice trap design Bob. after seeing you make one I made one out of green plastic chickenwire fencing and holy cow did it turn out great and works like a champ caught 48 crawdads the first time I put it out. my design doesn't need a door because you can just pull out any corner and you have a funnel going outwards and you just shake the trap and they all fall right out into your containment cooler with a little water and a little ice. I will never buy a trap again. Again thanks for publishing the trap build video and try making one with the plastic chicken wire, they work great and you don't need a door.

[@roberthodge2771]

Where did you buy that Green Plastic Chicken chicken-wire fencing?

[@ZaynPilot]

What you mean about plastic chicken wire im not understand im from Malaysia , are using this guy trap uh? It's work or not

[@embaradosmithingandwoodcraft]

hears a tip the old man who showed this to me had 1l8 inch mesh box 4in x 4in x 1 in hung from top for fish trimmins it worked and keep bait up way from mud bug fair good as he use to say

[@stearlingestes7380]

ive been telling my daughter that i wanted to make me a crawdad trap. ty very much.

[@BobHansler]

I would put this one at the top of efficiency, durability, and an easy build design.

[@lawrencebaradell]

can use a heavy bottle to turn it inside out

[@christopherhickox4423]

Built one myself thanks for the idea

[@haroldjorgensen5065]

Can you start folding in the corners prior to sealing off the ends?

[@hunger1608]

super trap easy to follow the info

[@stanbrown384]

Great job!!! Great design!!!

[@Jawbone88]

Thanks for this video really helpful👍

[@Afrikitty]

We get some mean temperatures here in Saint Louis too, Bob. After about two years of relatively mild summers, this one sure has started off with a bang. For instance, yesterday morning at about 7:30am here in my part of Saint Louis, our thermometer was registering 86'F. But somehow, coming from South Africa and having lived in DRY Namibia for 10 years during the 1990's, this humid, muggy heat gets to me like no other has in my past. I take it it's humid down in Texas too. Well, in Namibia we had daily temps of 110'F, but it was dry and somehow more bearable, and in Cape Town, where I am from, we have a Mediterranean climate, so even though it does get very hot there at the height of summer in January, it is not humid. I went to Texas in 1999, before I emigrated to this country and became a citizen, but I was there in April and May and I found it very comfortable at that time. Anyway, nice video, and thank you for taking the time to show us how to make those traps -- although it does seem pretty hard on the hands. Take care now. Kind regards. Liz.

[@BobHansler]

Right there with you. Spent near on a decade riding alongthe hot and dry mountain trails of West Texas without issue. This humidity though... Dry summers down here are horrible as everything dies. You can survive it and walk about durring the day, but everything turns black and looks burnt, sad. We get rain, the forest turns into a jungle that you want to explore day in and day out... but the humidity is kiler and will take you down without mercy. trying to acclimate, we will see if my body will listen. Sounds like you've had some adventures of your own. Keep watching no telling what we'll get into this season. River is looking navigable once again and things are moving beneath.

[@okprepper5922]

i was born and raised in texas and indeed it can get very humid at times. the part of the state bob is in can get very humid. as i am sure you have found out, the key is drink plenty of water and take care when out in the sun

[@BobHansler]

Ok Prepper Freeze bottles of water. Cooling yourself from the inside can allow you to stay out for more than half an hour at times. Dangerous heat waves.

[@okprepper5922]

Bob Hansler also, try wetting a towel and drape it around the back of your neck. sounds weird, but it works. i lived in the beaumont area for about 10 years without actual air conditioning, just fans

[@shuweing2730]

Afrikitt

[@robhadventures6073]

Great trap bud ..thanks for sharing .you have another subscriber 👍

[@silascreel9568]

Cool trap design

[@Jaymoe69]

just outta curiosity, why not just set up a couple of the j hooks in the middle of the structure and fold the cones in as such... seems like it would save a lot of time... nice traps and videos just wondering.....

[@kenkoch3251]

I gotta build one of these traps so I can relocate some crawdads and small fish to my stock pond on the back part of my property, so I can take my 3 grandsons crawdeadin’ & fishing. The stock pond drys up during a drought.

[@BobHansler]

The crawfads might still be ok in some of the droughts. Creek goes dry yearly.

[@jrfly4307]

Keep on doing yo thing and showcasing them skills playa ...

[@donnyhernandez8682]

do a video where you field test those traps. 👍👍

[@lorencheckley8173]

I've caught monsters with this trap

[@MichaelLangell]

First off I love your videos and this one was great as usual. This is just a warning to anyone whos going to make this style of trap. I just tried this with home depots 1/2 inch hardware cloth. when trying to form the funnels the hardware cloth broke apart and made it useless. I'm sure this is due to the low quality of the hardware cloth. Currently trying to figure out a way around this. I will post an update if so.

[@davemonem8441]

I decided to make one and ended up with making two. The roll of wire mesh $10.00, tool $11.00 channel 68 cents, Bungee cord 17 cents per ft, and 50 ft rope $5.00. The first one took about 1 1/2 hours and the second one about 15 minutes. There is a reservoir not too far from me and will be using fried chicken. Thanks Bob cause at first I bought a one a sports store for $14.00 and not even 1/4 of your size.

[@TheKneppMeister]

For an extension you can cut your current design in half, and stick another length between.

[@BobHansler]

The reason this design works so well compared to others is the lack of cutting. f you wanted it to be longer you can just make it out of a longer initial piece.

[@donblock5293]

Bob, good morning. Hadn't seen anything lately on your eye situation. Did want to say that I hope all is healing well for you. Regarding my comment on your trap here. Noticed how when you are adding the corners it seems to be a bit of a struggle once you get the part inverted. Have you thought about using some sort of wooden cone to help push in the corner and round out the hole? Just a thought. Goes along with the statement: "You have a hard job to do, give it to a lazy man. He'll always find an easier way to do it" Best Regards. Prayin' for your health. Don

[@lorencheckley8173]

I offered some advise on weaker wire I have photos and info on how to do

[@someoldginger]

Do you think this could be used on shrimp as well? I live on the Florida gulf coast, so there's not as many places to catch crawfish.

[@MegaTombs]

I like that, good job.

[@jerrypeacock5166]

Gaters and loggerheads will distroy these traps, but they catch mudbugs right well.

[@merellemain5835]

Just another idea, I noticed you used your hand to push into the tunnels, could you use a "christmas tree" shaped dowel to push into the are? I really want to make one of these, thanks.

[@hillybeaner9689]

If you cut your door opening in a rectangle shape that is 1-2 holes wider on each side you can turn it the opposite way and j clip it back on at one end and just use a piece of 550 para/cord or trot line to tie it shut with.

[@lordthomastravis1617]

Banging idea mate !borrowed that information

[@johnmiller2191]

What if you tried folding the corners before joining the ends with j clips

[@mrkrharris]

Ever try bending the corners in before you close the end?

[@T-Gill777]

You may want to check the rules and regulations because I think The holes has to be the right size and has to be like a stop sign in Louisiana and you have to have a $15 trap license or a fishing license for Nets

[@trevorh6438]

Paperclips also make good fasteners.

[@tylor2706]

Wow thanks for sharing