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Posted on 6/1/18 at 8:17 am to CHEDBALLZ
That's a pretty dang solid idea, never thought about running a line with that style of traps before.
Posted on 6/1/18 at 8:25 am to baldona
I have 20 nets. Went for Mother's Day in St Bernard and had a hamper in 3 hours. About 2 dozen were #1's. No way you can wait 20 min there. As soon as you bait and drop them we run them right away. If not they've ripped turkey necks right off. Sometimes 4-5 crabs in a net. Was surprised me was 80% were fat this early in the season. Besides necks we use fish bellies. Don't save redfish bellies. Can get a ticket.
Posted on 6/1/18 at 8:29 am to CHEDBALLZ
Did you tie your crab nets to a stick as they were left in water? I’d like to take my daughter to do this tomorrow but am unsure how you leave crab nets out. I always thought you individually worked 1 net at a time lol
Posted on 6/1/18 at 8:37 am to 14ft_flat_matt
we used to use 2 liter coke bottles as our buoys.
Posted on 6/1/18 at 9:00 am to celltech1981
Thanks, that’s a good idea
Posted on 6/1/18 at 9:02 am to celltech1981
i use stainless steel clips (looks like a large snap swivel) for bait. You pierce the fish or chicken and clip it on then you simply open up the clip to remove the bait when you're done and you can use them over and over.
Posted on 6/1/18 at 9:08 am to marinebioman
You just use the cheap $2.99 traps for this or are there better ones?
Posted on 6/1/18 at 9:11 am to baldona
The cheap Walmart ones will not last you much more than a year. You can find some local places where people hand make them and dip them and they can last for years and years.
Posted on 6/1/18 at 9:38 am to marinebioman
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i use stainless steel clips (looks like a large snap swivel) for bait
Or these can easily be made from a coat hanger.
I see more and more people at Rockefeller doing the same thing, setting a string of nets down the canal with floats. You don't have to fight the crowds on the weirs that way.
Posted on 6/1/18 at 11:26 am to baldona
Mine come from Adams fruit stand on Matthews. They 12 years old.
Posted on 6/1/18 at 2:04 pm to REB BEER
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i use stainless steel clips (looks like a large snap swivel) for bait
I use metal shower curtain hooks. Same principle, don’t cost a lot.
Posted on 6/1/18 at 4:10 pm to CHEDBALLZ
Bought 18 from Adams Fruit stand last year. Took em out for the first time off of island road. Came home with 12 dozen crabs and 19 nets. No idea where #19 came from. Cheap shower curtain hangers work great for holding bait.
Posted on 6/1/18 at 4:32 pm to Big Bill
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Cheap shower curtain hangers work great for holding bait.
Problem using them or coat hanger wire is that they rust out along with rotting out the netting over time.
Single strand copper wire works great.
Posted on 6/1/18 at 4:49 pm to Big Bill
I was in there last week. He has some bait hooks for $1 each that look like they made from a stainless rod, I'll buy some next time I'm there to try them out.
There's a guy named Mr. Raymond that makes some nice nets out of Lockport. He sells them at the Lafourche Central Market on Saturdays. I'll get my next set from him.
There's a guy named Mr. Raymond that makes some nice nets out of Lockport. He sells them at the Lafourche Central Market on Saturdays. I'll get my next set from him.
This post was edited on 6/1/18 at 5:47 pm
Posted on 6/2/18 at 5:11 am to CHEDBALLZ
I forgot how to sew a dam crab net. 
Dad always made ours. Many summer nights crabbing off the lake front in New Orleans was a very big thing way back in the day. Families would line the seawall.
Dad always made ours. Many summer nights crabbing off the lake front in New Orleans was a very big thing way back in the day. Families would line the seawall. Posted on 6/2/18 at 6:55 am to fishfighter
When I was a kid our babysitters husband, Mr. Tibby was his name, would sew his entire trawl net. He started with a ball of twine and ended up with a 25' trawl. He made his trawl boards too.
My Pawpaw made his own nets too but he bought webbing, cut it how he needed it and sewed it back together.
My self, I use to know how to patch a net and tie it with the needle but I forgot. It's been way to long.
My Pawpaw made his own nets too but he bought webbing, cut it how he needed it and sewed it back together.
My self, I use to know how to patch a net and tie it with the needle but I forgot. It's been way to long.
Posted on 6/2/18 at 9:43 am to CHEDBALLZ
Man I would love to learn how to make a net. It really is an art. Also would love to make a wooden skiff out of cypress.
Posted on 6/2/18 at 9:58 am to lsuson
My Pawpaw was the master net man in the family, he would make nets for everything. Made quite a few sack to boil potatoes with when we would boil seafood. He also made trawls, dip nets. If drop nets for crabs would have been a thing in his day I'm sure he would have made them too.
Posted on 6/2/18 at 12:07 pm to CHEDBALLZ
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My Pawpaw made his own nets too but he bought webbing, cut it how he needed it and sewed it back together.
Used to do this myself. Still can repair a net.
I guess if I would take the time, I could figure out how to sew a crab net again. One starts off with a 1" round wood stick about 18" long and sew on that to start with. Bigger stock bigger mesh.
Just watched a video on how to sew a net. Sure as hell, I now remember how to do it.
For those that want to make their own, without sewing up a complete net. You can buy webbing by the pound. Used 2" stretch webbing. From there, you lay out the webbing and cut a piece that is 13" wide and 65" long. Now this is for a 18" wide net. Want something wider do the math. pi r2.
From there, loop one end of the webbing around the ring. Long side there. Braze or spot weld the rind together. They do sell clips that will do this too.
From there, take a piece of twine and pass it thru all the bottom loops and draw it up. Leave a little slack to not bunch up the webbing and tight it up. Then just sew the webbing together on the side. Just finish out the bridle.
At some net shops, you can buy the rings and clips too!
This post was edited on 6/2/18 at 1:03 pm
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