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re: Crawfish Trapping Tips

Posted on 1/13/20 at 5:57 pm to
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 1/13/20 at 5:57 pm to
This was a local crawfish supply shop. I’d check with your local ag supply dealer and they should be able to help you out
Posted by Da Hammer
Folsom
Member since May 2008
5761 posts
Posted on 1/13/20 at 6:27 pm to
NC I can handle traps let me know how many you want
Posted by jimjackandjose
Member since Jun 2011
6498 posts
Posted on 1/13/20 at 7:17 pm to
I got mine over south of alexandria. Ill see if i can find the name of the place
Posted by jimjackandjose
Member since Jun 2011
6498 posts
Posted on 1/13/20 at 8:32 pm to
Posted by SmokinJoe
everywhere
Member since Jun 2015
191 posts
Posted on 1/13/20 at 8:47 pm to
Academy in Hattiesburg had a few pyramids last spring. I’ve got a few of the square ones I use to get trot line bait.
Posted by White Bear
Yonnygo
Member since Jul 2014
13901 posts
Posted on 1/13/20 at 9:49 pm to
quote:

Can you tell me where
Champlin’s in Jonesville, La used to sell them IIRC.
Posted by CHEDBALLZ
South Central LA
Member since Dec 2009
21930 posts
Posted on 1/13/20 at 11:52 pm to
My buddy catches crawfish in pyramid traps with no bait in them. For the most part he uses artificial bait, the pill looking things.
Posted by CrawDude
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2019
5268 posts
Posted on 1/14/20 at 9:08 am to
OP - just food for thought, pyramid traps though excellent, are designed for trapping in shallow water, characteristic of crawfish aquaculture ponds, usually less than a couple feet in depth.

If you plan or need to place the traps in deeper water, you’ll need a pyramid trap with a long neck extension to rise above the water surface or you will have to modify the open top so that it can closed and opened. You’ll also likely need a rod to keep the trap upright. Those features add several dollars to the cost of the trap.

If water depth is an issue where you plan to place the traps you’d be better off with the old fashioned pillow trap used by commercial crawfishermen in the Atchafalaya River Basin or those who trap crawfish in other deeper water habitats.
This post was edited on 1/15/20 at 9:00 am
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