So getting a lot of rain and where on stand by for a bit so able to sit down and get some online training done ( helps I also knocked out a lot of extra stuff last few days

)....but I get bored easy and like doing other stuff while staring at a screen so decided to try and build a crab snare with some stuff I picked up.
Crab snare can be a few things apparently but what I'm making is apparently kinda popular on the west coast for peir fishermen after Dungeness crab...but don't see why this couldn't work for the blue crab you always see down here . Anyhow it's basically just a weighted metal cage covered in non locking mono / nylon snares .
Bait it cast it out crab gets into the snares while trying to get the bait and when you see you rod moving you just real them in ... Snare closes and well
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Is it possibly overly complicated? Maybe but egh I like playing with stuff.
So after some googling saw 80lbs mono was suppose to be the best ( though after buying it I saw it might be a bit over kill for blues) so just got what I could find at Walmart. And cut a bunch of 1' lines
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And crimped on the eyes with these lil deals I have on for making steel leaders
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Now I thought it would be a good idea to try and straighten these out by doin the trick matt jones showed in his trot line video for straighting out his mono trotline drops, just run them under hot water for a bit and pull them tight. And it worked but ....well some looked nice and had a good loop but others .... Yeahhhh so I guess don't do that anymore lol
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As far as the cage, it's about big but Walmart has these coated seute bird feeders for like $2 I think. Don't have anything like hardware cloth ont he boat so figured why not .
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Aannnd just crimping on the loops , first few I did too loose to keep the loops set right though.. apparently having them up like this in a "dragonfly" set helps catch better vs them being flat on the bottom
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Pulling the tag ones right with pliers really helps lock in the and keep the loops set I found out
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Tied in a weight
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Aaannnddd I guess I'll call I done
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Probably over kill for these crabs but I think it should work..... Now to finish up a few more of these online courses I can go cast this thing over and see what happens