This has been done before but there's a lot of pics that don't display on the threads so I'm doing a stripped down version with a couple of questions at the end (hence the reason for doing it).
Take one plastic bottle (this is a three litre one).
Cut it around the neck and reverse the cut bit in to make a Lobster pot design. Push a hot metal skewer through both the body and the reversed top and secure with freezer bag ties. Add some string to lower it in and out. Finally, fill with a few stones and a bait.
I've tweaked the colours and circled an American Signal Crayfish that showed some interest (probably mooched off when it realised it was only bread on offer =D).
Now from what I've seen Minnows are as greedy as they are dumb! These are my questions: Where is the Minnows' survival instinct and is there a nack to getting other types of fish in?
I took my kids out to an area that gets massive Minnow sized mixed shoals, literally Roach/ Rudd swimming together with Perch and Pike to try our luck.
The fish were interested from the off and weren't put off even when I lowered the trap into place in very clear water, but they only venture as far as the bit where the lid would go and turn away. I wondered if bait other than bread would work but equally they were interested with bread in it.
Take one plastic bottle (this is a three litre one).
Cut it around the neck and reverse the cut bit in to make a Lobster pot design. Push a hot metal skewer through both the body and the reversed top and secure with freezer bag ties. Add some string to lower it in and out. Finally, fill with a few stones and a bait.
I've tweaked the colours and circled an American Signal Crayfish that showed some interest (probably mooched off when it realised it was only bread on offer =D).
Now from what I've seen Minnows are as greedy as they are dumb! These are my questions: Where is the Minnows' survival instinct and is there a nack to getting other types of fish in?
I took my kids out to an area that gets massive Minnow sized mixed shoals, literally Roach/ Rudd swimming together with Perch and Pike to try our luck.
The fish were interested from the off and weren't put off even when I lowered the trap into place in very clear water, but they only venture as far as the bit where the lid would go and turn away. I wondered if bait other than bread would work but equally they were interested with bread in it.
