Lobsters are one of the most sought after species for fishing due to the unique, sweet and refined flavor of their meat.
If you are interested in this type of species for your next journey and you are one of those who loves to put their skills into practice, building lobster traps It will be a fun activity that will serve you well on your next outing.
Construction of lobster traps
There are various methods and preferences of lobster trap construction. In these lines we offer you a simple and quick alternative to do:
Materials
- Wire mesh roll (5 to 10 meters)
- Pliers or cutting pliers
- Rope
Building process
- We must fix the stockings of the trap. One recommendation is to opt for dimensions of 1.3 long x 45 centimeters wide x 30 centimeters high. A kind of rectangular shape.
- Cut the pieces of wire to the measurements for the base, each face of the trap, and the roof of the trap.
- Keep in mind the fastening of the parts, which can be done with pieces of wire, strong clips or a simple welding process.
- You must consider that the upper part of your cage must have a gate through which you can remove the piece once you fall into the trap. To make the door you can cut a rectangle where you can extract the lobster. Then you must attach it to the original structure.
- To make a strong and rigid structure, you can use bridge structures or metal rods on the sides.
- For give it weight, some options are to use a semi-square brick or stone that should be lined with wire and fixed to the lower internal part of the cage, so that it does not move and does not cause damage to the piece once trapped
- You create trap entry, that is, cut on one of its sides, as high as possible, a hole through which the species of the size you want (6 x 4) can enter. You can choose to create a hole nearby so that the smaller pieces can come out and only capture the right size ones.
- In that hole must insert a funnel or wire mesh net to take her to the piece towards the inside of the cage. It should be fixed very well with wire.
- Once your cage is ready, you must place the bait inside the net and proceed to submerge your trap, tying the rope at the top to be able to manipulate it when you take it out of the water.
Recommendations for the use of lobster traps
- When you make use of your trap, you should check a few times a day if you have been lucky and thus be able to also verify the sizes of those pieces that you have caught.
- Verify that you can make use of your traps in the locality in which you have decided to fish.
- You can place a buoy to easily locate where you have left your cage.
- Be careful when extracting the piece, remember that not only is the structure made of wire, but also that lobsters have their defense systems. Better wear gloves when extracting them from the trap.
