DIY Minnow Trap

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ibr3ak

I Eat Fish
Dec 15, 2007
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Not sure if this is a place for it, but here goes anyways.

We're planning to go fishing this weekend so I figured I'd make a minnow trap with crap I've got laying around the house.

Didn't have any metal rods I was originally planning to use for a frame so I used a 5gal square kitty litter bucket:




Cut off the top and bottom to use the middle portion as a frame:




Then cut out 4 openings on all 4 sides, 2 bigger ones to just use as a screen and 2 smaller for the traps:




Used sharp scissors to poke a bunch of holes along every opening:




Then cut out 4 pieces of vinyl screening for the top, bottom and 2 bigger openings. Also made 2 "pockets" out of a screening with 2 small holes on the ends for the smaller openings. Then I used a fishing line and a needle to saw all the vinyl screening to the frame itself, threading it through the holes I've poked out earlier (also applied a coat of black spray paint so it looks more uniform):




Then cut out a line on top screening and sawn in a zipper so it's easier to get the fish out, and put on the handle from a bucket so there's something to tie a rope to if needed, and this is how it looks when done:




This is probably useless to most, but I've had nothing better to do :). Will post an update after its been "field tested" :D
 

Reddog80p

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Nov 18, 2006
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BK the Ghetto DIYer...It actually looks pretty cool LMAO
 

247Plants

Plant Obsessed
Mar 23, 2007
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eastside LBC
Nice!
 

pavemike

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Feb 11, 2008
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nicely done. what are you baiting the minnows with?
 
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