Monday, June 25, 2012

The Variety Of Ice Fishing Traps

By Thelma Kent


There are a lot of designs that are available for ice fishing traps. There are various fishes and other creatures that were caught with the use of traps for thousands of years that have passed. There are a lot of devices that can be used to catch an assortment of fishes, crabs, lobsters and eels.

A type of a device that has been used ever since prehistoric times until today is the simple barrier that is made from stones and woods. They can also be made out of corrals, fish screens and labyrinth devices. Each have its unique designs according to the fishes found in that area, their behavior and location.

Eel tubes are used for eels and also for fishes that are long and thin. These creatures are caught because it is set as their shelters with bait inside of them. They are often constructed by closing one end part of the tube. They can be made out of hollowed logs, bamboos, pipes and steels. They are usually grouped into two.

You can also create an artificial bush wherein it is made up of tied sticks, brushes and branches. They are suspended on water or they can be placed flat at the bottom. Once the creatures settle in the bushes, they can be caught easily by lifting the bundle off the water.

Enclosed baskets are the most practical and common tool ever made and used. They are molded into different shapes such as hexagonal, conical and rectangular. There are many other shapes but whatever structure it is, they all function the same by letting the fishes get into the funnels but never letting them out.

Frames are made of strong components so that it can avert the pots from being damaged while fishing. They are commonly composed of timber, sticks or steel rods. In few instances, they are created in such a way that they are space-saving when they are stored.

Modern baskets are developed with outer covering with the use of nylon mesh, wire netting and plastic-coated steel. The choice of components of this ice fishing traps will depend on the supplies' availability, usage and cost. The cheapest ones are said to be the ones that are built out of molded plastic pots.




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