How to Use a Cray Pot

Catch and eat crayfish by using your own trap, also called cray pot. Other names of crayfish include crawdad and freshwater lobster. Many types of crayfish exist, with over 150 species inhabiting the waters of North America. Though most crayfish are red, other colors such as green, brown, blue and tan are also harvested by many fishermen.

Things You'll Need

  • Thread
  • Needle
  • Live fish baits
  • Nylon rope
  • Pieces of vegetation
  • Fishing gloves
  • Catch container
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Instructions

    • 1

      Put pieces of leaves, grass or other types of vegetation in the corner of your cray pot. Crayfish are attracted to small corners and crevasses with vegetation.

    • 2

      Attach live bait to the cray pot with the thread and needle. Thread the baits onto the edges of the trap. Use fresh pieces of small cut-baits like snapper, tuna, salmon heads, herring, cod heads and shad. If your cray pot is equipped with a bait box, place the baits inside the box.

    • 3

      Secure the cray pot with a nylon rope, and suspend the trap down at the water bottom. Tie the rope to a secure object. Lay your cray pots in areas with cover such as near grass flats, tree roots, rocks and other structures.

    • 4

      Pull the rope, and check your traps every hour or so. Wear fishing gloves, and collect your catch in a covered container.