Primitive Fish Trap Success! (Season 2, episode 1)

Primal Tendencies is back! Here's a primitive fish trap video to start the new season. It was a long wet winter but spring has finally arrived here and the fish are active. See what else I also find along the way in this entertaining and educational movie.
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[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Wow! I haven't done a premiere in about 3 years!

[@wojtech3]

And I think that's not a good idea to do them

[@leighanncronin6905]

Gotta do more...We like em!

[@juliebaker6969]

Is it possible to use the rocks to funnel the larger fish into the trap? Basically close off the other ways for larger fish to get down stream, but leave enough small holes for the smaller fish to avoid the trap.

[@theyoungoutdoorsman5814]

Mash up any kind of crawfish, small minnows, worms, grubs, anything like that. Mash it up into a paste/ chum and make something to hold that chum in your trap and you should catch more fish. But nonetheless great job!

[@maxshirokow1346]

Hi Chad, are you going to upgrade the stove so you can sleep on it instead of sleeping on the floor?

[@marisa-yu4oz]

BABE WAKE UP NEW CHAD ZUBER DROPPED

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

🤣😂

[@ladyofthemasque]

@@ChadZuberAdventures It's even funnier when you realize "babe" is eagerly watching for the primal skills, and not (just) for the hunk doing 'em!

[@leighanncronin6905]

@@ladyofthemasque 🤣👍

[@leighanncronin6905]

Also, I'm jealous of his beautiful hair🥰

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

@@leighanncronin6905 You can have beautiful hair by washing with yucca leaves and eating lots of eggs!

[@Mimirai]

NO WAY, CHAD! It's been so long, so excited to experience the new season, fresh as ever!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Finally!

[@loybar]

Thank you, my friend, for your clarification, with all my heart waiting and respecting you.

[@loybar]

@@ChadZuberAdventures Believe me, I only repeat your episodes more than ten times and imagine myself with you and serving you as my brother with the utmost love for you, you unique and rare person despite your distance, you are my brother.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thank you! It’s good to have brothers like you! 👍

[@paulyardley695]

Very happy to see primal back personally. Good luck in your future efforts

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thank you!

[@Aeron_DM]

Amazing start for a new season! Keep up the great work ^_^

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thank you!

[@robertweldon7909]

That's a really great improvement over you last trap, Chad. Try having the trap entrance facing up stream (other successful traps, I've seen, were placed this way Also the pieces of hide are attractors, not bait, but will attract bigger fish, thinking the hide is small fish. Stinky stuff will help too. If you make another, remember most5 of the river fish are a bit small. Make the weave at about 1/2 to 3/4 what you now have. (big enough to see through, small enough to keep them in). Primitive fishing is hugely difficult. Any success you have is a big victory. '-)

[@tozeur]

Pas con ! Merci l'ami

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thanks for your suggestion. It's interesting though that with my first trap I faced the opening upstream and everyone told me that was wrong because river fish tend to swim upstream and the scent from the attractor will go downstream. While a tighter weave will obviously catch more fish, specifically it will prevent small ones from escaping, I really don't want the small ones. Also, that would require twice as much string which would take an additional 40 hours to make plus about 8 more hours to weave.

[@robertweldon7909]

@@ChadZuberAdventures You are right there Chad. The face up stream works better in small streams, rather than a river. I had not considered that difference. Thanks for pointing that out

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

@@robertweldon7909 We are all just learning here.

[@douggief1367]

@@ChadZuberAdventures ... I love how neat you got your thread ... great job ... and your narration is very pleasing ...

[@ChrisBennettGameDesign]

Great premiere! Love hearing the experimentation that goes along with all the hard work. Those two fish have a good story to tell their friends! 🐟

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Yeah, it's all about experimenting, trial and error. I love the shots of the two fish in the trap.

[@PermanapujaKesuma]

I like your videos from 2019 until now, continue to share knowledge and knowledge so that people know what to do when they get lost

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thanks a lot Abel!

[@Timmyjg2004]

Just like the good old days 😊

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Yep

[@milja903]

Hey, it worked! I’m so glad for you and with you! 🎉 Leave it overnight or for two days next time. About crayfish… They might still be there, as they are active at dusk. During the day they might hide between rocks, you won’t see them. If you wish to try catching crayfish, put half of small fish inside of your trap for bait, place the trap in the water around sunset and wait untill it’s dark, couple of hours. This could be really fun night time activity too, for some full moon night. Happy fishing!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

I have not seen any crayfish yet, nor any evidence of them. I would love to find some. I suppose a simple dip net with bait in the center could work, huh? I had used that for lobster before. When I was a kid me and my friends would spear crayfish.

[@milja903]

@@ChadZuberAdventures I have never used those, but the trap that you have used looks pretty suitable I think. I believe it is good enough to start! If you do find crayfish you can either make or modify trap with smaller opening so that the crayfish don’t crawl out.

[@annitownsley8984]

I love it when you narrate. I wish you would do it more often please ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

I will, thanks!

[@AmauriPoyntz]

Amazing job on this new vid Tarzan I learned a lot of ways to catch fish from you and it was nice of you to help that turtle out as well :)

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

I'm glad you were there in the chat my friend. Thanks for being there.

[@AmauriPoyntz]

@@ChadZuberAdventures sure thing happy to be there for ya it was fun to join in :)

[@howtomakestuff226]

Chad, I was really blown away by the editing and production of this video. Keep it up!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Really? I'm happy to read this. I spent over 20 hours to edit it. I was starting to go mad!

[@howtomakestuff226]

@@ChadZuberAdventures for sure, Chad! I’m really genuinely impressed with how far you’ve come, and I can’t wait to see what you do next!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

@@howtomakestuff226 Thank you!

[@johanrynjah8241]

All your videos are calming, informative and enjoyable to watch. I've learned quite a lot simply by watching most of your videos. This video too is an eye candy to watch. Thank you Chad. Greetings from India. . .

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching my videos. I sincerely appreciate it.

[@sendaisweetie5297]

Hi Chad! For passive fishing you can try the pit method. It's where you dig a trench to a pit then bait the pit and have a cut off point near the entrance to prevent them from swimming away when you check the trap. Cover it for shade. I see this method used for catfish a lot. Personally, I prefer the "bring sausage with me" technique. hahaha =D

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Hey, that might work here. There are a lot of bullhead catfish that often cruise the shallows. I should try that. Thanks for sharing.

[@phrommaphromwong2243]

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[@SpookiBunny]

glad to see you back! looking forward to your future projects Chad, congrats on the progress with the fish trap!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thank you!

[@richard2mitchell]

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES i love trap videos...and food videos

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thank you!

[@katherineuribe2952]

You may need to tighten the weave of the trap. Also, try fresher, stinkier bait. Don't ask me why but fish love stinky bait. That small sunfish would have made good bait for the catfish. Good luck!👍🏼😊🐟🐟🐟

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Oh yeah, the stinkier the better! I'm okay with the current space in the weave. I don't even want the small fish anyway. The one that escaped was lucky to find a larger gap to squeeze through.

[@Engulfing_Darkness]

Chad, thank you for your hard work. Excellent video!!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thanks a lot Felix!

[@lucosta5492]

Olá Chad Zuber! Muito obrigada por compartilhar mais um vídeo incrível. Amo...❤👏👏👏 Deus abençoe sempre! Desejo a você muita saúde e prosperidade!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Muito obrigado Lu! Deus te abençoe também.

[@AzamatSlowedAndReverb]

The collective wisdom of a tribe is more powerful than just one single person. Amen brother and one day a tribe will be born. Keep going man.

[@teachgold]

Maybe a full net to cross the river. Not long and the flowing stream would provide dinner.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

I'd love to make a long net like that and I eventually will but for narrower parts of the river because a net that big would require 2000 feet of cordage which is about 200 hours to make!

[@chriskleeblatt1867]

The video quality is improving again. Nice to see you again, Chad!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thanks for watching.

[@timchristensen1115]

Make barrier walls with rock under the surface into pathways that the fish are forced to swim into. Place the trap at one end the pathway and then go to the opposite side of the water and walk with a long branch in th water to scare the fish toward the pathway. They will swim right into the trap in an attempt to get away. Your videos have always been informative and entertaining. Thank you for being you Chad.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

That is the technique I had in mind to do when I came here but the fish were not in the shallow water where the rocks are. They were only in deep water. I was disappointed because I expected to find them in shallow water like last year at this time but winter lasted longer this year so they aren't fully active yet. Maybe next time I will find them in the shallows and will be able to construct the funnel like you describe.

[@timchristensen1115]

@@ChadZuberAdventures How deep is the deepest water? If it isn't very deep then perhaps you could use netting in deep water to accomplish what the rocks would do in the shallow water.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

@@timchristensen1115 About three feet deep. Yes, netting would be excellent. But that would require about 2000 feet of string which alone would take me 200 hours to make and who knows how long to weave the net. 😂 I would be working all day every day for a month to make that!

[@clayspurlock6849]

hurray for episode 1 of Season 2!!!!!! commenting to support

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thanks for your support Clay!

[@CarlosGarcia-fi4yu]

with the river rocks, build a bottle shape or "V" shape at the river and place you fish trap at its narrowest point facing the current. also, your design gives fish the opportunity to move inside freely make narrower towards the end of the design.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

That technique will work when the fish are in shallower water.

[@maggpie5552]

Love it! Although the fish is excellent by itself....stuffing it with the watercress makes it more excellent, lol. Enjoyed, keep em coming, thanx.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Mmmm, that would be good.

[@haudtalis5036]

This trap is excellent, I would definitely fall into one. 😄

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Haahahahha

[@ZobrAz]

Brilliant! For some reason, the fishing net is misconceived as something like a medieval technology. But in fact it is much older - not even the Bronze Age, perhaps even older than the Neolithic. A great example of the value and versatility of basic rope!

[@cjvilleneuve1566]

like hook and fishing poles, a sold as humanity

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

I believe that the fishing net is very old.

[@IslandHermit]

I've made cordage out of fibers harvested from the stems of Himalayan blackberry, which are an invasive weed where I live. Including the time to harvest, clean, and ply the fibers, it took me about 10 hours to make 6 meters of cordage. I found that the best tool for cleaning the fibers were my thumbnails and by the time I was done I had notches 2mm deep on both of them.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

That’s exactly what happens to my thumbnails when I clean a lot of cordage. The edge of a seashell works good too as long as it’s not too sharp.

[@Andy-sp2ke]

I love your channel!❤Please dont stop making videos!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thank you Andy!

[@CampfireKodiak]

You have a lot of patience! Wow!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Patience and diligence is key

[@lexbeats13]

Man, I've been missing this series so much!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

I hope more people will watch it. Thank you for being here.

[@gavinmaynard7047]

So happy your back posting your videos. Feels like I’ve been waiting forever. As always awesome content

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thanks Gavin!

[@RhodiumFX]

Been baiting for too long for a new video. Glad to see you are back! My brother and I used a similar method to catch birds back in the day. Not sure what the law there is on birds, but we caught up to 26 birds in one day. We made a rectangle trap with a similar entry on all 6 sides and placed it in the busiest tree we could find. You could also try and make a V shape with the stones in the river to heard the fish to the trap.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Wow! I never heard of a bird trap like that. There aren't many birds here but that may be worth a try for quail.

[@julioroblero859]

Congratulations ..Man

[@kingelite8990]

Love your content Chad stay motivated and consistent brother 💯🙏🏾

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thanks a lot!

[@Daniel_gaming24]

Great video ❤ I enjoyed every second 😊keep up the great work Chad

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thanks, will do!

[@crumblemuffin1257]

AYYY the Internet's favourite Tarzan is back! Welcome back Chad!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thank you 💪

[@survival-alone]

You are a very good earth handicraft person

[@illegallyblonde232]

All your inmates escaped 😂 I watched this like 5 times, so many details. Burn wood to bend it. Got it.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Hahaha, they are escape artists!... No! Don't burn wood to bend it. Just heat it. I don't place it in the flames, just near them. Some woods work better than others. But this was a common practice among native tribes to shape wood for arrows, bows, etc.

[@TheVodec]

Good to see you out and about, Chad.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thank you!

[@TheGrace020]

Incredible another season 😻Good work as Always Mr Chad you are one of a kind 😼

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thank you!

[@varunaneruva7617]

Привет, Чад! В следующий раз, когда будешь плести сеть, делай узлы. Нити не должны скользить, иначе рыба будет их легко раздвигать и убежит!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Привет! У меня не было времени. Но я поступлю именно так, когда сделаю еще одну ловушку.

[@svenneumann7094]

Dammed another great vid. I like it more with voice💪🐟 wow never heard about this "wood-bending" everytime i learn some new. Thx chad

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Really? Yeah, bending the branches with heat was used a lot especially for straightening arrow shafts and spears, but also for other applications such as what I shared and for forming rabbit sticks for hunting.

[@svenneumann7094]

@@ChadZuberAdventures stupid Guy from City i am😁🤣🤣💪

[@jodsvelis9819]

Thanks for another season!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thanks for watching!

[@Damalas75]

Protein Fish is back on the menu Congrats! now you can make fish jerky for storage and use it to make broths as well. Just need a sustainable carb and Veg. Shame potatoes probably not grow well in such a dry soil. You will have to give the handless fishing net a try if the trap keeps failing over all.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Yeah, I want to smoke some fish.

[@andymorel4645]

When I was a kid, my grandfather had a net shape like a D to cash shrimp or fish. This a D with a funnel net in the centre and 1/2" net. It is use for active fishing in the root or leaves. That could help you

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Hmmm, I don't think I've seen a net like that but it makes sense. Thanks!

[@andymorel4645]

@@ChadZuberAdventures the flat of the D seat on your belly and with your hand shake the root towards you and the net

[@Smixxx]

love to know how your camera is just chillin in the water LOL

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

It’s called a tripod

[@Smixxx]

LOL! i mean like under the water sorry i should of clarified haha@@ChadZuberAdventures

[@ladyofthemasque]

At 1:51 when you enter your hut, we can see your pottery and other things displayed on the shelf atop the fireplace. It reminds me of the display shelves found opposite the entrance (with a central fire pit between) for the houses found at Skara Brae, the single most intact Neolithic village in all of Europe. Admittedly your home is made of adobe, not split and stacked stones, and your hearth is not centrally situated. Nor is the roof made of reeds and animal hides, and you're definitely in a desert instead of the wet, windswept Orkney Islands of northern Scotland. But there is a certain similarity, a continuity of human existence. We're going to have homes, we're going to have shelves, and we're going to put things on them, ideally organizing them so that we know what we have or what is missing at a glance. I think your hut home is going to be very lovely when you're finished with it. I'm looking forward to seeing the tiled floor, but I know there are other things you can do, too. Have you considered finding & baking limestone, or using white ashes to create a plaster to lighten and brighten the interior? (I don't know if you have any limestone in the area; where I live, the nearest limestone is found in the San Juan Islands, if I recall correctly. It'd be a lengthy trip on foot to go get any! But I do know ashes can sometimes be a substitute for making cement, so it's not that much of a stretch to consider a limewash from them, if you can get the colors light enough.)

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Yeah, I already have too much pottery. I can't even have it all on the fireplace at the same time. Haha! Tiny homes is how people lived and everything had to be simple because there just isn't room for a lot of stuff. I'm learning that as I go... Limestone, I have not found yet. There are other options to making cement though. Clam shells from the coast. I haven't made lime yet though. I tried using ashes to make lime but I was unsuccessful. I need to experiment more with that.

[@ladyofthemasque]

@@ChadZuberAdventures Iirc, Primitive Technology did a video somewhat recently on that, making balls from ashes and water, then kiln-firing them to turn that into quicklime for mortar?

[@ladyofthemasque]

@@ChadZuberAdventures Yay, super easy to find! kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5bWm2amf6tmoqM He's working his projects in an area of Queensland (iirc) that has no limestone, just snail shells and wood ash, and no iron other than iron bacteria in the local seasonal streambed, so it's been a real struggle for him to make quicklime for mortar and smelt things. Not bad clay in his area, though!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

@@ladyofthemasque I will have to keep trying

[@koyotestarrk]

chad, greetings from colombia y un abrazo mi hermano! i was checking your primal tendencies playlist and there were some episodes that said s2 1 or s2 02 i thought that was season 2, u might wanna check on those and update them, again all my love from colombia and keep up the good work!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Yeah, I was supposedly starting a new season back then but it wasn't going well and I had to stop. I didn't do many like that and they will soon be forgotten. This one is done in a different style after a long hiatus so I prefer to call this season 2.

[@koyotestarrk]

@@ChadZuberAdventures im really glad you done that and that youre evolving and making things with the love u do i watched all the primal tendencies videos and i cound be more hyped for this new season un abrazo desde colombia

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

@@koyotestarrk Abrazooooo

[@jiyex]

Let's gooo second season,happy to see your adventures again greetings from colombia.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thank you Esteban! Bendiciones para ti.

[@BiornBear]

Great job. I’ve never survived in the southwestern region so I’m learning a lot from you before I give it a shot. My region is southeastern so it’s totally different I film mine only for my purposes not to share so it’s great to see how others do it. Great job.

[@Salmon-cg4qg]

thats huge! the amount of work you have done is amazing! especially the thread that looks like its manufactured. I love to see you fishing, keep going! and a question: are there mussels in this area? I suppose they can fit as a bait. thank you!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Do freshwater mussels even exist? Well, I've never found mussels or clams here. They would be a great bait though.

[@StaySynth3tic]

nice! it was an amazing video! the building and testing process was pure entertainment! i really like these kind of videos. and about an another fishing technique i would like to see you try is called twin heart fish trap. i saw similar idea but with spiral shape. building with stones is totally fine. in this video the 18:25 is a PERFECT place to try it.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thanks for sharing that technique. I never heard of that before. Well, originally I was planning to place the trap in the shallow area that you indicated but there were no fish there. I could be too early in the season since we had an extra long winter. In the summer months the fish are more active so hopefully then I will have an opportunity to test that out. Thanks again!

[@eileensorensen2414]

Great to see you back again!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Good to see you here too!

[@eileensorensen2414]

@@ChadZuberAdventures~ I've been waiting, checking in regularly😀

[@fadifadi-4u]

عمل رائع صديقي "تشاد" أتمنى أن تنجح في اصطياد بعض الأسماك بهذه الشبكة حاول في وقت لاحق صيد السمك لا يتحقق كل مرة! تحياتي من سوريا 🌷🙏

[@geoffreybudge3027]

Bush lines for catfish with rib bone gorge hooks . Tie the bait on. Of course a gill net is nice but in America don’t get caught 😊

[@maggpie5552]

Welcome back Chad! Weeeeeeee! It worked, so happy for you. Such a beautiful trap too, killer job. Glad you didn't want to eat the turtle :-} Did you ever finish the floor, and a bed of some kind? Can't wait for the next one, thanx.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

I've got a lot of work to do at the hut. Floor is still dirt with just a few tiles. No bed yet either. I need to work on that.

[@maggpie5552]

@@ChadZuberAdventures Wonderful....more videos...again, congrats on the fishing trap, it's a beauty :-}

[@purge2--u--nite342]

Good to see you back brother. Much ❤️👍

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thanks!

[@ZxelA0214]

Finally you have managed to get it work after years.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Yeah! 20 years later I caught one fish!

[@tozeur]

Je ne comprend pas pourquoi les autres ne te suivent plus. Stay strong for better life. ✊

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thank you Toz!

[@linnjohnsen4073]

I’m really happy to see you had a new video now😁

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thank you my friend!

[@jaymannewell]

Your area looks like a simple stone fish trap could work, using stones and mud you could build a larger semi permanent corral similar to the one you made for the turtle. The other method i would try, being as the cordage is so valuable is a simple round drop and pull net, like an open top crab net, about the size of a hula hoop with flexible cone shaped netting. Hung from that branch in that spot would be perfect, let a very small stone weigh down the net and keep the hoop tied up to just 6/8 inches below the surface, tie an X across the hoop and dangle bait down in the cone from the middle of the X. When you see the fish in the hoop, quickly yank it up onto shore, collect catch, reset and walk away, In my area if you keep the bait active they will begin to return regularly and will be there most times if you need one.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Yeah a fish weir would be great in the shallow water where the rocks are but I didn't see any fish there. Usually there are a lot when the water is warmer.... I like the idea of the dip net you described. That is definitely worth experimenting with.

[@elisakazek]

I would not wonder if Conan the barbarian would enter and drink something with chat😂. Thanks for going on with your work

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

I would gladly receive Conan as my guest.

[@Jckgjlms]

Great video Doctor Chad! Could you make a casting net? I think that’s what it’s called, but if you can see fish in the water from below you could throw a weighted net over them and latch them? I’m not sure how this system works but maybe you could do something with it?

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

I don't know how effective that would be with yucca string because it is kind of stiff. I would also need probably about 2 thousand feet of yucca string to make a casting net that's big enough. That would take me about 200 hours to make!

[@Jckgjlms]

@@ChadZuberAdventures “Fishing with Zuber”

[@1123pawel]

The net should be a bit like a basketball hoop. Loop the strings equispaced around a hoop, and start tying alternating adjacent pairs of strings, using your thumb or a stick as a spacer to keep the net uniform. I hope this makes sense, it will make the net more solid and keep from unraveling. Pro tip with willow is to dry it completely and soak it thoroughly before weaving. Just like you put a lot of time and care in preparing the fibers to make excellent quality string, dried and soaked willow has excellent results, and does not shrink much or warp.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

I have made a net as you described. A small one. It's hanging in my hut by the front window. I'm sure you've seen it. It just takes a long time to make that way. What I made is actually a basket. And yes, just like I said in the video, it is better to allow the branches to fully dry first. But I didn't have time to wait. Sometimes I do what I gotta do not necessarily the ideal or best way to do something. To save time it was the best way.

[@paleojennifer9766]

I found your channel quite by accident about a week ago (I've lived in AZ nearly two decades and figured it was finally time to learn how to harvest prickly pear fruit, lol) and have been enjoying your episodes! Are you in AZ, too? The topography seems familar but I cant quite figure it out.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Welcome! I hope you enjoy the videos. I've made a lot of them. I can't say where I am though. I'm sorry about that.

[@caroaraguti]

Gracias Chad!❤

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Gracias Carolina!

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

That’s a great trap! I’m sure you will have success with it once you find the best spot. Another way…. You may already know this because it’s similar to your turtle corral. You make a circle of stones that is taller than the water is deep, and leave a small opening on the side the stream is running into. Then bait the circle and weight it down. The fish will come for the bait and all you have to do is drop a single stone over the opening and they are trapped. Fish them out at your leisure with a net or your hands. Another way… make a large flat basket, almost like a large plate with shallow sides. Make it almost as big as you can reach. Walk slowly through the stream with the basket in the water in front of you. Hold the basket vertical. When you walk up to a fish, quickly scoop it and fling it onto the bank in one quick motion. This works well once you get the hang of it and you can be more selective of your fish.❤️🤗🐝

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Yes, the funnel method or making a corral with bait to attract the fish is a good idea. I originally wanted to place the trap in the shallow water and make a funnel of rocks to direct fish into the trap but I didn't see any fish in the shallows. Maybe because we had a long winter and the fish aren't that active yet. Maybe next time I can try that... The large flat basket idea to flip the fish onto the shore is a unique idea I never thought of. Thanks for sharing.

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

@@ChadZuberAdventures You’re welcome! Good luck fishing❤️🤗🐝

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

@@ChadZuberAdventures I meant to tell you, if you use the basket method, weave it with lots of open space. You don’t want any drag on it when you try to flip the fish out or you won’t be fast enough.❤️🤗🐝

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

@@deborahdanhauer8525 Yeah, definitely. Too much drag will reduce the speed of the flip.

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

@@ChadZuberAdventures good luck❤️🤗🐝

[@augustoduran5328]

this trap was amaizing

[@SnyperMK2000JclL]

Alright Chad! Thank you for inviting us back to the hut again after such a long break (stupid mother nature making things all wet and muddy)... i cant wait to see what new amazing things you get up to out at the hut. Ps. You have shown us so much but one thing you have had for a while and never talked about. Lol, how does your hair tie work? I have never used anything other than your standard elastic hair bands, and well the simple string tie intrigues me.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Yeah, I'm going to have an abundance of wild foods this year - manzanita, pine nuts, maybe acorns, and more... My hair tie. It is so simple. I should make a short video to show how I do it. I like it because it will hold my hair tighter than those elastic bands.

[@SnyperMK2000JclL]

@@ChadZuberAdventures yes please, have a bit in a video or do a short if you have time. It's the simple things we don't really think too much of that can sometimes have the biggest impact on making our life better... like keeping your hair out of your face and out of your way while working, oh and having something reusable that doesn't break after a few days... :P

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

@@SnyperMK2000JclL My hair ties last for a few weeks usually.

[@mattparker9726]

28:50 Ok I have two ideas, first, leave the trap in a shaded area for at least a day, and second, chum the area around where you lay the trap, with the guts of a previously caught fish, especially if going for the catfish. They are well known to eat refuse and other fish. The second spot you took the trap to was ideal IMO, because not only is the water slow and deep, and shady, it's also nice to be able to nap in the shade while waiting for the fish dinner.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

The first spot had a lot of fish. The second spot had some catfish earlier in the day but when I placed the trap I didn't see them anymore. But chumming the area would probably bring them back.

[@magdabagda501]

Geez, that's a LOT of labour! I couldn't imagine doing all of that myself as I'd just get lazy and do something else. PS, It would be a massive project, but maybe try to build a clay pipeline that runs water from the river to your hut. It would save a lot of time walking and will make it easier to accomplish future projects.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

A clay pipeline, huh? I'm sorry but that is really a crazy idea. It would have to be a few miles long. And then how to pump it against the gravity? And then the time to make it, probably about 100 years. Oh, and then maintenance because surely it would break at times.

[@delfoxxd6469]

Always love it when Chad uploads

[@AlexandrDavyskiba]

Oh, that sound at 3:20, feeling pain every time I hear that 🙉

[@anonymouscayh]

That new intro tune is great, good work Chad!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thanks

[@oloololowski6089]

you can try make denser net, better bait and smaller hole for the fish to enter, and idea for another project, you can play with iron. BTW good job with such amount of string, respect for you

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

I actually don't want a denser net because I prefer to catch larger fish. The small ones can escape.

[@christinaunderwood1481]

Trying putting all your branches in the sweet lodge first to make them bend easier. Fast way to heat them all up at once.

[@jvvayne555]

The Zuber has been busy, glad to see you back man

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thanks!

[@noemat1980]

Very good. I think to increase the chances of catching fish with that trap. You should build a sort of V in one point of the river with the stones and with the trap at the top of the same, in order to force the fish that go upstream to slip into the trap, building an obligatory road. Congratulations, your videos are always very interesting.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thanks a lot!

[@santilopez815]

No me puedo imaginar todo lo que se viene esta temporada!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Hay mucho!

[@IngeniousOutdoors]

Hey long time no see Chad. Im glad you finally succeeded! But you asked for ideas, so here I am lol. Maybe make a massive dip net with a long strong arm that you can lower and wait till the fish swim back over it and then you raise it quickly (or even slowly) and by the time they realize they should swim away, it's too late lol. You might be able to swing using that branch hanging over the water in the first spot as a makeshift pulley and switch out the arm for rope. Then dip your net, wait until they settle down and swim over it, and then yank them up. It's not exactly passive fishing but it's maybe worth a shot? Love to see you succeeding! Keep at it! 😁💪

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Yes, I thought about that idea too. The challenge will be making enough string to make a net big enough to actually work. I used over 300 feet of string to make this trap. A net would require a lot more.

[@IngeniousOutdoors]

@@ChadZuberAdventures nah man you don't even need to make it into cordage. Just use strips of bark tied end to end or strips of yucca leaves tied end to end to make a faux "rope' cheese it a bit lol. ^_^

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

@@IngeniousOutdoors I wonder if there saponins in the yucca leaves would repel the fish. Saponins are a natural fish poison.

[@user-ne7mn2ie1j]

この人の動画は自然界にある素材を使って工夫するから楽しい。

[@mrenok1031]

Glad to know that you're back again Chad

[@Br4ntburz]

Season 2 baaaabyyyyy!

[@1123pawel]

All this time I was sure desert willow is willow!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Taxonomy is strange. Botanists are always changing their classifications of plant species. There are similarities for sure.

[@Primitive_Legacy93d]

Amigo solo te falta hacer hierro😮😮 eres asombroso

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Con jotero no hay límites

[@lander783]

Well done on the trap the placement and the way you faced it the shady area where you put it was perfect awesome stuff 👍👍👍 Try bigger bait i find animal guts works well it makes them come from miles around 😂 your trap making skills are primo

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

It needs some modifications but at least this was promising.

[@anupamrathore224]

It's good to see you back again👏🏻👏🏻 there is an advice for you.. fishes love to hide themselves. If you cover your trap with some leaves 🍃 and branches🤔 they will come into your trap automatically 🤔 huge respect and love from INDIA 🇮🇳

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Yes, some species like to hide. I will weave some branches into the trap to create camouflage and cover. Thanks for your idea!

[@anupamrathore224]

@@ChadZuberAdventures watching you from a long so... anything for my favorite youtuber 👌🏻❤️‍🔥

[@Nunya_Bidnez]

I knew it would pay off Good work Chad

[@stephs7294]

Nice to see you again Chad - and it's good to watch your videos! You have such gorgeous hair too 😊

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thanks a lot. I haven't washed my hair in over a month. Just been so busy.

[@stephs7294]

@@ChadZuberAdventures - well you wouldn't know that's for sure x I'm happy you've been busy, it makes the time go quickly x

[@stephs7294]

@@ChadZuberAdventures - well it doesn't show that you haven't washed it!! It looks great x can tell you've been busy!

[@kamdonworld2020]

I watched bro vedio like watching a movie Im so happy❤❤❤❤❤

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thanks for watching bro! I appreciate it!

[@kamdonworld2020]

@@ChadZuberAdventures welcome... thanks for your reply bro ❤

[@hunterbullet]

U aint no chad your a giga chad . Respects for dedication for the channel . Good vids

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thanks bro 👍

[@liviuplaton9177]

Partea de sus a capcanei trebuie acoperita cu plante sau frunze mari. Pestele adora sa se ascunda dedesupt dar sa vada in lateral.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Bine, mulțumesc

[@samuroadventure1227]

Good to see you back on business, Chad!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thanks a lot!

[@gridinnozmu4358]

Excelente vídeo hermosas tomas submarinas,que habilidad,destreza y paciencia tienes para.confeccionar esa trampa,te felicito,esta muy bello el lugar alrededor de la choza.con las lluvias.🔥🔥🔥🔥💪💪💪

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Muchas gracias amiga! Bendiciones para ti!

[@MiriQLMovies]

missed you buddy! Glad the hut is still there and you're still surviving :)

[@ZobrAz]

Also leister is an viable option since there is easily visible fish swarming.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Leister? What is that?