Hope this isn't a dumb question?
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Hope this isn't a dumb question?
How to make a Cricket Trap
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the second site shows more ways to build traps.
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Goggle: Live cricket trap
<<<what i do is get a minnow trap and put bread in it put the trap by a feild or tall grass leave for a day or 2 you should be loaded with crickets>>>
tenn, the above is a post a guy made about a cricket trap out of a minnow trap. this was about on the 3rd page on the google site above. might be worth a try too.
Thanks guys. Now I can cut some corners come shellcracker season.
Dig a hole in your wifes flower bed with post-hole digger. Put a coffee can in the hole and spinkle some yellow cornmeal in the bottom of the can. The crickets will fall in the can and can't jump out.
That shoe box trap works like a charm, it'll even stand a little rain. We used to put cut taters in 'em for bait.
Good information.
I have some empty 2 liters bottles that I can set up real quick. I'll let you know if I get any.Quote:
Originally Posted by olduckhunter
no question is a dumb question
Well, here is an even dumber question...
What kind of crickets do you guys use for bait? All I ever see where I am is the hard bodied black ones. I'm assuming the brown, softer bodied crickets (since he mentioned he tried raising them) is what you fellers are talking about. The kind you would buy at a pet store for feeding lizards.
Do the black "hard shelled" ones work for bait?? I never used crickets, but I've used plenty of grasshoppers for panfish. Would a trap like that work for those??
(OK, so maybe it was a bunch of dumber questions...) :D
u got me something to do now. now i got 2 hope my minner trap is tied up on the tree branch thts under water on count of the high water
Well you have several good suggestions and if you notice the bait shops mostly use cut irish potatoes to feed .