Eel Traps for Catching Fish and Crayfish

Eel traps on Ebay: ebay.us/xL6cm7
I ordered mine from China as there were no UK based sellers at the time. Delivery took ages so the link above is to a new UK seller - delivery should be quick and prices are better than ordering from China....not sure how that works....
These eel traps are compact and are a decent option to have on stand-by in case they are ever needed. Everyone should have some knowledge of trapping and some gear to make that process easier and more productive.
Standard UK legal crayfish traps like this geni.us/F6ZohaX are good and will catch plenty of crayfish and fish but neither the zipper and food bag last very long.
I prefer a more robust version of a trap for long term use and storage and the one in this video fits the bill so I'd recommend it.
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[@ThousandYardStare]

Eel traps on Ebay: ebay.us/xL6cm7 I ordered mine from China as there were no UK based sellers at the time. Delivery took ages so the link above is to a new UK seller - delivery should be quick and prices are better than ordering from China....not sure how that works.... These eel traps are compact and are a decent option to have on stand-by in case they are ever needed. Everyone should have some knowledge of trapping and some gear to make that process easier and more productive. Standard UK legal crayfish traps like this geni.us/F6ZohaX are good and will catch plenty of crayfish and fish but neither the zipper and food bag last very long. I prefer a more robust version of a trap for long term use and storage and the one in this video fits the bill so I'd recommend it. You can follow my drive toward self-sufficiency, gardening and food production experiments on the Thousand Yard Stare channel: kzbin.info/door/1pgJBGQrUfCUAhk63U5u5A If you prefer a free speech platform to watch content then please check out my channels on Odysee and Rumble: Odysee: odysee.com/$/invite/@ThousandYardStare:e Rumble: rumble.com/c/c-1824507 To be honest I've not much idea of what Rumble is or does but it seems quite popular among people more tech-savvy than me....and somehow plenty of people have already found the videos judging by the views (and 'Rumbles'?). Both Odysee and Rumble have new videos uploaded to them as soon as they upload on KZbin.

[@celynjones4958]

Nice to see native crayfish. Down south the Signal crayfish have taken over.

[@ThousandYardStare]

eeerrrmmm..... yeah, they were just small signals.....

[@celynjones4958]

@@ThousandYardStare Little buggers. Good eating though 👍🏻

[@articledimension-im6ij]

Can you catch sandeels in this type of trap.

[@ThousandYardStare]

I would assume so - it will catch a nation of different species and if set in a rock pool at low tide it would surely be full of something edible when you checked it later.

[@articledimension-im6ij]

@@ThousandYardStare thanks for replying , Hard to get fresh sandeel for bait and hard to dig the buggers in soft sand so i figured i would bait with a bit of oily fish and fish it through a tide and see how i get on with the trap. I dont know how big the entrance hole is but i may have to narrow it a tad to hold them in .

[@ThousandYardStare]

@@articledimension-im6ij The entrance is approx. 1" diameter on the traps shown in this video but it is quite flexible. Once the fish are in they will be unlikely to get out since the entrance extends inside the cage and most fish will head for the corners. However, I also have some straight traps which have a much smaller entrance of less than 1/2". It is still flexible but would definitely better for smaller fish like sandeels. The price is quite high on Amazon now (it fluctuates) but delivery is fast: geni.us/xEH3 If you can wait a few weeks you can order them from ebay and they would come from China for a fraction of the price: ebay.us/tWde27 Hope that helps and best of luck when you're fishing.

[@RodlessReel]

Very good information, you should show how to make them from a 2 liter bottle in a shtf scenario. I like the cage kinds because they can be more compact and stack Into themself.

[@ThousandYardStare]

Yes they do stack well inside each other and I'd have to go out and buy a 2 litre bottle as we don't drink fizzy pop in our house, lol We used to make traps all the time when I was younger and the bottle trap was a personal favorite.

[@maniachill3069]

I think you need to use a MUCH stinkier bait. Rotten beef works well here. Hello from Maine, USA

[@ThousandYardStare]

Yes, you're definitely right. When I used to make my own traps old roadkill or a dead fish which had floated to the top of the pond worked the best. You live in a very nice looking part of the US.

[@railway-share3820]

Sturgeon? Must have missed that one.

[@ThousandYardStare]

Unfortunately the camera missed it but it jumps out behind me around 00:25

[@railway-share3820]

@@ThousandYardStare Yes, I heard it when I watched the video. But I can't remember seeing a video of you introducing sturgeon into your pond. I didn't know they could live in ponds just the sea and rivers.

[@ThousandYardStare]

@@railway-share3820 There are smaller varieties sold for large ponds and a couple of people brought their sturgeon here to let go after they outgrew their koi ponds. It is usually the smaller one which jumps out and that's maybe around 1m (3') long. The big one is nearer 1.5m (5') long and I see that one mostly around the edges where it hunts for fish and crayfish - that one is massive.

[@IbrahimKholil-le1jx]

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[@gypsyemperor7535]

Eels freak me out 🤣

[@ThousandYardStare]

I'm not a fan either - I'd have to be damn hungry to eat an eel when there are so many good tasting creatures on the land and in the air (e.g. rabbits and pigeons / pheasants)

[@littlemoon9285]

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