Crayfish Traps - Both Commercial and the Sportsman Pro Crayfish Trap

Crayfish Trap Specifications & Visual
for Commercial Version, Sportsman Pro & Sportsman Plus
Also
Crayfish Trapping Accessories

The Crawfish Trap Line-Up Left - 12x12x24 - Commercial Version Center - 9x9x24 - Sportsman Plus Right - 9x9x18 - Sportsman Pro

Sportsman Pro - 9x9x18 inch Wire mesh - 1/2x1 inch galv. 2 inch inside tunnel entrance 16 ga. welded mesh	Commercial - 12x12x24 inch Wire Mess - 1/2x1 inch galv. 2 inch inside tunnel entrance 16 ga. welded mesh

View 1 of door opening. The door provides easy access to the bait holder centered between the tunnels and provides quick removal of captured crayfish. Crayfish can be easily dumped from trap to a five-gallon bucket without ever actually handing the crayfish themselves.	View 2 of door opening. The door is hinged and is directly centered. It is secured with a rubber strap with a easy to handle hook for fast closing and opening. See Picture Below.
	Side view of how door is secured. Notice the door is curved to conform to the pot. The door over laps each side of the actual opening of the pot. A heavy rubber strap is attached to the door and is stretched around the pot where the hook on the end is inserted into the mesh of the pot. The hook is bent to provide ease in latching or unlatching the door.
View of Bait Hanger & Escape guard. Click on picture to enlarge. Bait is placed on a bait hook and then hook is inserted in the eye of the bait hanger which dangles the bait in the center of the pot between both tunnels. The Escape Guard prohibits all escape.
	View of rope clamp. Each trap design has a rope clamp. The end of the bait hanger is constructed to secure a rope clamp which simply squeezes together, then slips over the rope where it is released. The bait hanger is the main central trap support which provides a strong location to attach the rope. The rope clamp makes an excellent handle as well. Min. 1/4 inch rope is recommended.
	Tunnel view - made of black net. This one of the main secrets why these traps out perform ALL others many times over. Crayfish and Shrimp are at the bottom of the food chain, Everything is out to eat them! Plain wire entries become transparent when in the water and crayfish are very exposed to all predators, or so it will seem, when they enter other types of traps. Only starving crayfish will enter other types of tunnels and the rest will pass the traps by for a safer meal. The black netting supplies them with concealment from predators as they make their way to the bait. Also, the mesh size, texture, and bounce, of netting does not give them sense of encountering an object that cannot be entered where painted wire or plastic will!
The Sportsman Plus Crawfish Trap Center (End Views) The Sportsman Plus is identical in length to the Commercial Version crayfish trap and identical in width to the Sportsman Pro crawfish trap. Each crawfish trap has their own unique quality to catch the maximum amount of crawfish in any given environment. The crawfish trap you choose should be based upon; storage & handling, the amount of crayfish you want to catch, security of your set. Additional view below.
This view shows the Sportsman Plus crayfish trap in the back and the Sportsman Pro crayfish trap in the front. Bait boxes are on each side. The Sportsman Plus crawfish trap takes the standard Sportsman Pro crawfish trap bait boxes. The differences between the two crawfish traps are. 1. The Sportsman Plus crawfish trap is six inches longer. 2. The Sportsman Plus crawfish trap can capture and hold 50 percent more crayfish then the Sportsman Pro crawfish trap. Trapping environments are identical.
This view shows the Commercial Version crawfish trap in the back and the Sportsman Plus crawfish trap in the front. The length of each trap is identical - 24 inches. The Commercial crawfish is 12 inches in height compared to the 9 inches in height of the Sportsman Plus crawfish trap. The Commercial crawfish trap has longer tunnels and will capture and hold 25 percent more crayfish then the Sportsman Plus crawfish trap. The primary difference between the two crayfish traps is that the Sportsman Plus excels by many times in low crawfish populated areas.
The Sportsman Plus crawfish trap may not be available for purchase because of materials, (see right section). If this is the case then the Pricing & Shipping page will indicate availability.	The Sportsman Plus crawfish trap is my personal pick for the number one crawfish trap for all areas in the USA for the beginner & advanced crawfish trapper! This is the crawfish trap that I personally use for all my sport trapping. (I do use the others too but use this one the most) I have withheld this trap from the line up for a number of years because it is harder to make and some of the parts are unique and hard to come by.
	View of the Crayfish Trap and shipping container ready to be shipped to your address. Don't wait to long before ordering! Orders are taken on a first come first serve basis.
Crayfish Grapple The best way to stop trap theft! Crawfish Grapple Secrets
	8 Oz. Zinc Cannon Ball /w rope snap Used for single trap ground lines. Crawfish Grapple Secrets
Live Bin for Crayfish Catch Live Bin Picture Gallery to Follow. Yes, it's finally here by demand!	Click Pictures to Enlarge
A perfect method of purging the crayfish before cooking them if purging is a must for you. You will find that a live bin is a must have for normal trapping activities!!!	Mesh Size: 1/2 x 1 inch galv. welded wire Length: 18 inches Height: 11 inches; Width: 11 inches Door Opening: 9 in. by 10 in. Holding Capacity: 35 - 45 pounds of crayfish
When live bins contain crayfish for a number of days the bin should be suspended in the water where the bin is not resting on the bottom.
Simply a must have for those who plan on family crayfish boils!	These bins at 50% will hold crayfish for several weeks with little dead loss. Do not place old bait or place feed for the crayfish in the bin.

Low Profile Trap Buoy (Aids in reducing trap theft)	Keep your trap line less visible and more professional to reduce theft.
One rope end has snag proof eye for trap's Rope Snap. The other end is cut only.	Crayfish Rope #1 35' 3/16" Commercial Floating Rope Snag Proof Snap Eye installed for trap's Rope Snap
Crayfish Rope #2 35' 3/16" Commercial Floating Rope Snag Proof Snap Eye & Buoy has been installed. Slip proof eyes on both ends.	One rope end has snag proof eye for trap's Rope Snap. The other end has slip proof buoy installed.