How to Make a Cheap Crawfish Trap

Make an inexpensive crawfish trap with a soda bottle and string.

Trapping crawfish is done to obtain survival food, provide the main course for a boil or to catch bait for attracting larger fish. A variety of trapping methods is used to catch crawfish including commercially manufactured traps. Making a cheap homemade trap is possible with the use of a few common items and is a project suitable for younger anglers with the assistance of an adult.

Things You'll Need

• 2 liter soda bottle
• Multitool
• String
• Hotdog

Instructions

1. Remove the screw on cap from the top of a 2-liter soda bottle.

2. Hold the soda bottle by the side. Cut the top off the bottle 6 inches below the top with the knife blade or scissors. Make the cut as even as possible around the bottle.

3. Turn the narrow top of the bottle and insert it into the bottom of the 2-liter bottle. Push the top in until the cut edge of the top and bottom align.

4. Punch holes 1 inch apart around the side of the bottle. Use the punch or small screwdriver on the multitool to make the hole through both the top and bottom pieces of plastic.

5. Lace small diameter string through the holes to connect the top and bottom of the bottle together. Leave the ends of string long and tie them together to form a loop for attaching the trap to a stump, rock or other anchored object.

6. Place one or two small pieces of hotdog into the trap as bait for crawfish. Place the trap in the water along a bank or in shallow slow moving water. Allow the trap to sit undisturbed for several hours or overnight to attract and catch crawfish.

References

• Survival Topics: How to Make a Trap From Soda Bottles

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish