mikew

Anyone making thier own crab pots? Have a couple ideas to try out, am pretty good at working metal into whatever I want and hoping to try for some Dungie's on the south coast.

Dichrofisher

You know, I love to make my own stuff but by the time you make something seaworthy for 65 dollars, you could bought it for 35 dollars. To skip powder coating, maybe one could start with aluminum or brass rod? You are making a pot? How about a collapsable cage, or what the chinese use- a pyramid design that has less sides. This could be fun! Have you seen the crab hawk design. Not a snare but a small collapsable wire framed net that collapses as you pull it in...

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Davy

Pots are expensive.. Are those green square ones they sell for around $15.00 any good? For people that crab like twice or three times a year?. Been a long long time since my youth of crabin around Yaquina. These days it's all new to me for sure.

Osprey

I have one of the square traps. I've had it for several years and it works a lot better than rings do. One thing I recomend is after you put it together you pinch all the clasps shut except one side and then spray paint the edge of that side so you know which side opens. That way they don't collapes. I use mine several times a year and it's still in good shape. Also I don't use fish for bait cause the sea lions will bust them open to get at the bait. I use mink or chicken.

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krikcoin

we made some out of pvc pipe and fitted them with chicken wire they worked out all right for a couple years but if you get a crack or some of your glue doesnt bond or wears out on your fittings the pipe fills with water and they get heavy so holes drilled throught decrease the weight immensely. other than that these have worked really well.

buddah426

i dont know about pots but i make my own snares for fishing them from the jetties. i use brass rings found in any hobby shop and use weed eater cord for the loops. then all you need to do is to is take some fine netting and tie up a bait bag in the middle of the ring. their not as good as the cage snares you can buy in the store but they work just as good and cost quite a bit less than store bought snares.

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