How Do You Make A Basket Trap For Fish?
Our ancestors made and used all kinds of baskets for many purposes, including fishing. You can make a basket trap to use for fishing. Some people like to use a basket strictly for catching bait to go after the big guys. Purchase some hardware cloth in a ½-inch mesh size. To make a basket trap for fish that is 2 feet square, you’ll need a piece of hardware cloth that measures 2 feet wide by 8 feet long. Hardware cloth is pliable, easily shaped and not expensive. Measure 2-foot lengths along your hardware cloth. Lay a board across it to help hold it down. Then, bend the hardware cloth into a 90-degree angle at each 2-foot point that you’ve measured along the cloth. Bending the hardware cloth in this way forms a box. Your box will turn out to be 2 feet on each side and will be 2 feet deep. Turn your hardware cloth box into a basket trap for fish by enclosing the ends that meet. Use a thin, lightweight piece of wire to lace the ends together. Cut a piece of your hardware cloth big enough t
