Brian Bambl i was thinking the same thing, but its probably bc they entered in at such a slow pace that it would have been way boring or would have taken too long? Just a guess

Haha lol that's funny

Lol

+dzikxxx 11 minutes of edge of your seat non stop live action.

xD

I got crawfish for bass it's fake

That’s how I feel about pacemakers. Like what a dumb product. 🙄

You know I’m not sure. Forgive me but is that a brand or a type of trap? I bought it at a sporting goods store used it the once in this video and my cohort has been using it since. It worked great to my mind. I’ve had plenty of time to think bait since posting this and I feel like that is more important than the trap. Something that smells but can’t actually be eaten like a punctured can of cat food would have kept the little buggers coming.

It was smelt from a local gas station bait fridge. For some reason it had been dyed with a bright florescent green dye which makes it look banana like. Some of the other comments here have a bunch of different ideas for bait.

+CHAOTIC PIG2 Are you talking about the camera?

+Ryan Musselman I got them both now, thanks. Now I have to come up with an encore.

Do bananas work tho

You are right. I need to play around with the settings more.

Tom Hamilton Yes most definitely because the point of getting a GoPro in the first place is for performance and quality. Other-wise good video.

#firstworldproblems

James Bleach So true. My underwater footage didn't record in HD. The humanity.

EXOglobe wow, you're lucky! for some reason, I only got 240p :(

we eat them up here in Vermont too

+jeff leite we have the best crawfish down here in cajun country. last boil i went to we boiled a 100lbs sack and they were big as baby lobsters

Yeah I eat them up here in Minnesota

i eat them here in new jersey. Sadly theyre only available at the chinese buffets not at any seafoof markets ive been to

+Jav M if you can find a fresh water Creek or a clean ditch after a rain (like one in front of a house in a residential neighborhood ) you can find crawfish.

Ouch! Some were much bigger than expected but not that big. Not sure of the weights but the biggest was maybe 5 or 6 inches long. I was surprised that they were quite visible from the surface in 10 feet of water.

the only species of crayfish i know of that gets anywhere near that size lives in tasmania. I know for a fact that there is no species that gets anywhere near that in North America...

It was some smelt dipped in some green fluorescent goo from the local gas station bait fridge. You are not the first to think it was banana peels. If you read through the comments here there are a number of other recommendations on baits for crawfish. Apparently they will eat about anything if it is meat of some sort.

Tom Hamilton Ok thanks so much i will try it out.

David Quintero I'm not sure of the model or make of the trap but they are pretty common. I picked it up at a general sporting goods store that has a hunting and fishing department. I'm sure if you looked on Amazon you'd find something identical. As for the body of water it was Lake Macgregor in North West Montana. It is somewhat well known for Crawfish, youca see them on the bottom from the dock.

David Quintero It looks like a Fabrill Crawfish Trap. which sells for like around $23.00+ on Amazon.

No just trout.

+fallenangels62 just look up lobster hoop net its the same thang

Grimm Reapo bait?

Thanks for the advice. I've learned a lot here for the next time I go crawfish fishing. I am bound to catch more.

I'm am not sure of the brand. It is a rectangular metal mesh trap from a sporting goods store. There isn't anything special about it. I think if you search the comments here I added a link to one that is similar a few months back.

Hehe

Lmfao I was thinking the same thing!

I think I paid $20 or so. However I found these www.cabelas.com/product/Frabill-Vinyl-Coated-Crawfish-Trap/737570.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3Dcrawfish%2Btraps%26WTz_l%3DHeader&Ntt=crawfish+traps&WTz_l=Header on cabela's .com Neither are exactly like mine but I think they all work. I don't know if one style is preferable.

Thanks for the link

Wouldn't it be something if you could put the camera in boiling water and have it bubble around while the crawfish are cooking. Not sure I'll be the one to try this. I will try to expand on this video this summer. From lake to table.

They were smelt strips bought at a local gas station. They were died fluorescent green for some reason so they sort of look like banana peels. I'm told dog food would work well also. Good idea using a plastic container with some holes so the scent gets out but the crawfish can't eat up all the bait.

Tom Hamilton i tried dog food last year in water rich with crawdads, all I caught was minnows and small goggle eye.

josh young Must be very wary crawdads in your neck of the woods. From what I saw at this lake they would eat just about anything. I would have thought dog food would be excellent.

Yeah me to, I think part of the problem is that dog food floats. I probably could have rigged something up to keep it on the bottom of the trap, but decided to use different baits instead.

I used a plastic container with a few holes drilled in top and that kept dog food inside and still escaped enough to draw the crawfish in. I'm hooked now.

Smelt from the bait fridge at a gas station. It was coloured fluorescent green for some reason. Seems like most baits will work. In a couple of other traps we used chicken livers and fish eggs. The one thing I'd do differently is to lut the bait in something they could smell but not consume. Would probably have caught more.

Cool, thanks for the information.

I use bacon coverd in grease

OddballOutdoors in the UK, running water is more common to find them, probably cause they are tiny and try finding them in a big lake, they must live in lakes too, cos I used to catch them in the run off from local reservoir. the one that Rudyard Kipling (jungle book) was named after.

OddballOutdoors I have seen them in Seeley lake.

I hadn't really paid attention to that. I don't know what that was.

Come to think of it that might have been a 2nd trap being thrown in and the boat starting up.

+Takeitinstride 4now if only there was a way to skip ahead on youtube ::sadface::

We left it in overnight. So maybe 7:00 P.M. until 10:00 A.M.. I'd say maybe 20 feet deep probably a bit less. The big mistake in retrospect was leaving the bait loose. We should have put it in a can and punched holes or something. Once it was eaten it stopped attracting.

Tom Hamilton Thanks for the info.

Tom Hamilton Want a great tip: A pro crayfish trapper discovered a secret, he always put his traps in lakes, anyways, he used an underwater cam and saw crayfish all around the traps but wasn't getting them into his traps, he'd catch an average amount, but still he saw them all around his traps. He discovered if you use dark material on the traps such as woven cord or cloth then your catch triples! The reason is that the crayfish feel safer, like their going under a rock. He went from catching an average amount, to tripling his catch to the amazement of other pro crayfish trappers in the area.

SecretSurvivalistTk That is an excellent tip, thanks. I can't wait for summer to finally get here and take another run at trapping these guys. I'll be sure to put your tip to use.

Yw bud, I love sharing knowledge and techniques. Good luck! I'm in VT, I also can't wait for summer and to be dining on crayfish, yum.

That's bait...

Viraj Tha obviously im not reffering to the fucking bait. you can see a crayfish crawl into frame immediately after it hits the bottom of the water

Sorry I don't understand your request.

+Tom Hamilton I am interested in Euastacus armatus, it is kind of freshwater crayfish at the Murray river (www.arkive.org/murray-river-crayfish/euastacus-armatus/) . Could you please send it to my friend Chris, he lives Ballater st. Sunnybank hills. I need 5~10 pair at first. If the crayfish is ok, I will order 50~100 pcs next time. I need the size is 5~8cm, how much is it?

I don't sell crayfish.

+g davidson I can't understand what you meant

Banana muffins we having a party

Fluorescent green smelt from the gas station bait fridge. Another trap had chicken livers. Seems like they will eat anything. It occurred to me after watching a similar movie that I should have put the bait in a can and punched holes in it or used a small cage of some sort so the crayfish couldn't eat everything before more of their friends could be attracted into the trap.

The entrance looks like it would allow the crayfish to climb back out of the trap as well. Is it just the camera angle?

The opening is funnel shaped, leading in. Essentially crayfish are lousy problem solvers. It is easy enough to wander up the sloped entry and in, but they'd have to put in a little thought and effort into getting out again. Jump and swim out or crawl upside down or some combination of manoeuvers to get out. We even had a fish stuck in one of the traps, again not quite smart enough to realize how simple the exit was. The trap is a variation on many lobster or crab traps.

Sorry for the late response. There is an answer to the bait question below.

Use bacon coverd in grease

Look throughout the comments here. There are lots of bait ideas. I think the key is to use something that attracts the crayfish but they can't consume there fore allowing it to work longer. I used smelt which eventually got eaten. I understand cat food in the can with some holes punched in it is supposed to work well.

thx ill try that sometime

They're not too picky, you just want something with fatty oils for scent to travel. Try leaving some raw bacon in an old sock. Try a blend of meat, bacon, bacon grease and a whole fish or piece of chicken, you can use bait cages or even just sock or panty-hose and wrap in twine. people used to just tie lunch meat to a string one nd of a stick and pull them out when they grab on haha

+TeirAbuser bologna

+TeirAbuser hot dogs work for me

I'm sure there were a few but that is the nature of these traps. They funnel the crawfish (or in other cases lobsters or crabs) in but the little beggars aren't bright enough to get out again without a lucky jump or enough other crawfish that they pile up to the exit. I suspect they aren't even aware they are in a trap and have no urge leave in a hurry. The food is near is all they care about.

Tom Hamilton There's quite a few outside trying to figure out how to get in.

Interesting, this was the first time I tried fishing for them, I assumed a trap would work anywhere. The water was also very clear in this lake but they weren't so wary. If you don't mind me asking where is it you are fishing for them?

I didn't get a chance to go trapping for them this summer but I have received a ton of great advice like this for the next time. I'm gonna fill the trap. Thanks.

I WAS LIKE WTF!!

...y didn't they pull it up that was sooo much lobster I could have had 3 meals of it man