my diy fish trap....

its nasty cus its been in the water for a few months.
i used 1x2 wood for the frame
i had to put a rock on it for the first few weeks for it to sink.
sinks on its own now.
then i had a small roll of metal screen that i stapled to the wood.
then on one end i cut from the center out a few times and bent the tabs in.
make the hole a little bigger then the fish you want.
on the other end i stapled only one side "like a flap".
then attached a bungee cord to it.
thats how i get the fish out.
then tie a string or rope to it so you can tie it to a branch/tree/bush/rock/esc.
use anything as bait.i use bread the most.
last week i put a cucumber cut up in it.today there was one pleco and no trace of cucumber.
did he eat it?or did the cucumber just disintegrate?
today i put bread and raw sausage,we will see next week.
i check once a week.usually 1 to 5 fish in it.
hope this helps someone.
next im making a big trap with lots of entry ways,and bigger meshed screen to attract more.
will show it once i start.

Damn fool you're full of good ideas. mad props.

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lol,thanks.
every time my other half looks at me and i have a dazed look she says
oh great the wheels are spinning.

says by location.lol
ya i get something every week
blue gills,plecos,sunfish,and im sure more i cant think of.
heres the pleco i got today.

i had it all around the house.
but i can guess from local lowes or home depot
"this is a guess"
2 - 8' pressure treated 1x2 should do it "pt will last longer" - 2 bucks for both
staples or tacks - buck
bungee - buck
the screen i used is for concrete work.it goes between the blocks on a house.
"anyone know what its called?
im sure its cheap.
or just use window screen.the metal screen,when you bend in the tabs it stays easier then the regular screen.