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Fish Trap

Push pins to hold it together.
Top of bottle cut off
Top 1/5th of bottle cut off, turned around and stuck in bottom.
Holes cut in bottom of bottle. Fishing line to tie it to shore
Catfish chow. Dog food will likely work, too. A bit of raw bacon or a chicken neck will catch crayfish.
Fish Trap by bbum.
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World's cheapest fish trap. Made from a plastic soda bottle, a bit of fishing line, and a few push pins. Cat fish chow used as bait, but dog food or cat food would likely work just as well. 
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daniel.mcg  Pro User  says:

Is it legal to catch fish like this?

cool.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

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bbum  Pro User  says:

I have no idea. Given that we are catching tiny blue gill in a private pond that we stocked ourselves, I'm going to assume so.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

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huangpo says:

Punching lots of holes in this would help it sink faster. Try using a long nail held with pliers heated with a flame.

Nice reuse of material! And a very simple design compared to the southern Louisiana crawfish trap:
courses.temple.edu/neighbor/FRUGE-CrawfishTra p.jpg

One thing the crawfish trap above has is an easy method to empty the trap.

CHALLENGE: How could the plastic bottle trap be modified to make it quicker and easier to empty and put back in the water?
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

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bloodbeard says:

This is similar to the design my dad showed me for catching minnows for bait. We also used funnels screwed into the lid of a mayo jar, but the same principle. I think it would be illegal to catch game fish in Michigan with one of these, at least on a public lake. Anyway, one of these with a piece of bread inside makes a cheap way to supply all the live bait you'll need.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

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ronsta says:

incredibly smart use of clear plastic. to prevent fish from escaping, a clear plastic door that only opens in one direction would be awesome. i'm sure it could be done; i just don't have the know-how.

also, i wonder if you could attach a strong battery-powered underwater light to the far end of the bottle to trap shrimp at night...would be very useful down here in south florida.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

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OzYowie says:

Fish can’t swim backwards! Ingenious
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

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PhotoshopBob1564 says:

Small fish can turn around but most will not be able to get back out. The way the trap is designed with the funnel like entrance.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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dear140 says:

IF any1 knows any others plz post on here theres something about milk jug traps but the explanation sucked.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

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shepshep2k7 says:

Yh i remember this trap, i used to be a little nipper ( im only 17 now lol ) when i used to make traps that are exactly the same, except we didnt use the pins to hold in the neck of the trap. Me and my friend used to catch fish mainly and in bit numbers, quiet surprising howmany fish can fir in them things
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

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babyduckyparsons says:

i think you should staple it together instead of pushpinning it together.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

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bbum  Pro User  says:

Then you can't get it apart to get the fish / crawdads out!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

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katachthonios  Pro User  says:

Nice, seems like a good way to collect bait.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

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