After reading all of the threads on crawdads and the great eatin' they make I have decided to construct my own trap and give it a whirl. I will probably end up making two "versions" just to see the differences in catches etc.
I have already constructed the main cage (which is a cylinder) and am now working on the funnel entrances. The first trap I am making will be all metal. I am using zip ties to hold everything in place, and they work much better than I though, but it just isnt' aesthetically pleasing to my eye :P
My version 2.0 will have a metal cylinder for the main cage. I want to sodder it together so you don't have those twist-ties everywhere. I am not sure that plain electronic soddering will be strong enough to hold it into place, but it is worth a try. I couldn't find my iron to try it this time around so it is a moot point. The actual funnels are going to be made out of netting instead of metal. Some guys claim that this results in better catches because of the color, or the material etc. etc. I really don't know so I thought I would give it a try and see if it matters at all.
Finally I gotta find some places to drop my traps. There is a tiny crick by my house that i can actually step across. I am not too sure it would have enough of them guys to make a difference. There is a park with a decent size pond and it is stocked with fish. I will probably try there. I was wondering if the depth of your trap makes a difference. Do they congregate towards the shore line or are they farther out in the depths of a body of water?
I'll post some pictures when I have finished my prototypes, and any catches (if I catch anything) as well :P Being in the midwest I don't know how prevalent they are. I know they are around because I would try and catch them when I was little, and it seems they are just about everywhere when I was researching it on the net
