Islandgirl
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Before Christmas someone decided they like my stainless trap more than me and it was heisted in the Alberni inlet. Going to buy a new one so looking for recommendations
Needing a new crab trap What do you recommend?
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Huyfishin
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some people are such D-bags
Sea Chaser
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Super Crab Trap
Super Crab Traps are 28" stainless steel round commercial grade traps made by a local supplier. These traps are made for the serious recreational crabber! Traps come with 2 large door openings, strong bungy cord/rot string and a 5lb Zinc weight. ALL materials used in making these traps are...
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nicnat
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These square traps work as well as any if there are crab around, you do have to weight them though, 5#'s seems to be enough to make them perform as well as the expensive ones. the price is right especially with the chances of being stolen, as you well know. these are cheap , they fold, and work. https://harbourchandler.ca/square-crab-trap-24-inch-good/
Islandgirl
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Looks like the one that was heisted... had it for about 7 years...sold out tooSuper Crab Trap
Super Crab Traps are 28" stainless steel round commercial grade traps made by a local supplier. These traps are made for the serious recreational crabber! Traps come with 2 large door openings, strong bungy cord/rot string and a 5lb Zinc weight. ALL materials used in making these traps are...westcoastfishingtackle.ca
Sea Chaser
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They sell them at Canadian tire too I believe .
spring time
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If I leave mine out for any amount of time I use the most crappiest one I gone that been repaired lots, they may take the crab ( which sucks ) but they will most likely not take the trap. No one wants that eye sore around but it still catches crabs
I also had one identical to that stolen a few years back. Those smaller high-end ss traps are very popular with the scumbag thieves.
Now I have well-used commercial ss traps which the thieves seem a lot less interested in, and you can usually find them cheap. They catch a lot of crabs and, as importantly, will hold them for days without the crabs finding a way out. A lot of the cheaper traps may catch some (not as many as commercial traps) but do not hold them well for any period of time, especially the ones that have to be assembled and are clipped together.
Thunder21
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I’m not sure where you were crabbing but there are around 5-8 floats sitting at China creek right now. My guess is they have all been set either near Franklin or Cous, the current got them and they have drifted into China creek. They are all smaller floats . Just thought I’d throw it out there incase maybe the large outflows from the rivers got yours.
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gone fishin
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I would look for used commercial crab traps. leave them out all day or even overnight. You will get more crabs then you will with most if not all the smaller sporty type traps.
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Islandgirl
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Thanks for the info, but I was much south of there.
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Fishallspec
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The last 30" SS top Rebar bottom commercial traps I got from Craigslist were for $25 each! Deals are out there!
GottaGo
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KUFA Vinyl Coated Crab Trap Accessory Kit (100' Lead Corerope, Clipper, Bait Case & 14" Red/White (2 Pack) https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01MR7LA3R...t_i_SYB1Z6HDWCPTKGQ3KDK5?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Decent deal off Amazon 2 traps both come with lead rope 14” floats and trap harness’s
Decent deal off Amazon 2 traps both come with lead rope 14” floats and trap harness’s
Whole in the Water
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I don't bother with higher end traps as they don't catch more crabs per se, they just last longer. But with all the theft out there, unless you are going to watch your traps all the time (not too practical for crabbing, I say just go with the cheaper coated wire traps, less likely to be stolen and if they are less expensive to replace. Sad, but true.
Fishallspec
Active Member
Have tried cheap traps and commercial traps with the same bait on a string and the commercial traps always out fish the cheaper traps. Most likely due to the door design allowing less escapement.
Rain City
Crew Member
Adding a pencil weight to the doors on the cheaper traps helps a lot. Also bend up the forks in the door that might drag through the sand. Also make sure you remove the shipping elastic. I also like zap strapping two of the doors closed so they can cram themselves into the sides better without keeping the doors ajar.
SpringVelocity
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Cheap box ones. Why put an expensive trap down unless you are going to guard it?
Whole in the Water
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Yup, just customize the cheap box ones, with weights, weighted trap doors, weights on the line and extra large bait holders - works good for me.
I saw those stainless Super Traps at Cabellas for $129 in stock. They also had stainless version of the basic blue box traps for $75 which I thought were cool.
Last year I tested a bunch of traps in Renfrew between 3 friends. Results were: Commercial trap caught the most. *We concluded that they are bigger and crabs can't get out. The big Octagon Blue traps were next best. *Same reason I think. My new $150 stainless trap similar to the Super Trap was not much different than the cheap blue traps. All traps caught lots in short soaks. The first 2 mentioned retained the most so were the best over all. More bait is better. Keeps them interested longer.
Last year I tested a bunch of traps in Renfrew between 3 friends. Results were: Commercial trap caught the most. *We concluded that they are bigger and crabs can't get out. The big Octagon Blue traps were next best. *Same reason I think. My new $150 stainless trap similar to the Super Trap was not much different than the cheap blue traps. All traps caught lots in short soaks. The first 2 mentioned retained the most so were the best over all. More bait is better. Keeps them interested longer.
