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How to Assemble a Crab Trap

Crab traps help you catch a delicious meal. Maybe you enjoy eating crabs, but buying fresh crab from the store tends to be expensive. By building a crab trap, you can save money by catching your own crabs. A crab trap is baited and placed on the sea floor. The bait attracts the crabs, and they get caught in a trap that resembles a cage. The trap can then be pulled to the surface.

Things You'll Need

1 inch by 1 inch wire fencing
snap rings
rope
ripe chicken or fish
flotation device

Instructions

- 1
  Cut a section of one inch by one inch wire fencing that measures 12 inches by 16 inches. Cut a second section that measures 12 inches by 24 inches.
- 2
  Bend the first section of wire fencing into a bracket shape. Bend the second section into a semicircle.
- 3
  Connect the two pieces of wire fencing with the snap rings. Your trap should resemble a barrel. Cut two pieces of wire fencing for doors to the trap. They should fit over the open sides.
- 4
  Attach the doors to the trap with snap rings. Tie a rope to the top of one of the doors. Run the rope across the top of the trap and over to the other door. Thread the rope through the bottom of the second door and back up to the top. The end of the rope will be pulled from the surface when the trap is in use. You can pull the trap up when you have caught a crab.
- 5
  Bait your trap with ripe chicken or fish. Attach it securely to the inside of the trap. Drop it into water where crabs live. The crabs that enter the trap will not be able to find their way out.

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