Wickerdave said:
Hi Guyss
Gonna take a shot at making crab traps. Need some input first. What do you think is the best crab trap, round or square, and why,
Thanks
Dave
an interesting comparison would be swing door vs. ramp traps.
I have great success with the low cost Danielson box traps modified like this:
I attach 2 pieces of 1/2" rebar across the bottom of each trap, corner to corner so they cross in the middle, using nylon zip ties, this adds just enough weight to keep them flat on the bottom even in strong tide/current conditions. I use double floats on each trap.
to each door, I wrap about 4" of 3/16" pencil lead wire, this provides quick solid door closing but doesn't slow the crabs on the way in.
for bait bag, I use one of the standard plastic mesh pouches secured vertically in the center of the trap, this pulls the crabs into the center and makes room for more crabs to enter and lets me add bait from the top (small pieces like koke/trout heads) or from the side for larger pieces...
some of these adjustments came after attaching GoPro to traps, here is best one that I uploaded, this was in the Siuslaw just up from the CG station:
cheers, roger