Big RED Ice Fishing Tip Down-Tip Up- Sensitive to The Slightest Fish Bites- Used for Both Larger Reels and Heavier Line as Well as Smaller Reels and Lighter Line. Just another WordPress site (207) 645-4423. Metal Replacement Reel $9.40. Another method is to dig a trip next to a stream or river. Any standard fishing line will do. This is especially useful if you are fishing where more than one pole is allowed, and you are tending more than one hole. Twine should work well as long as it's small enough to hold the knot and big enough that it won't snap. The inner door is to allow fish that have been caught in the trap's first chamber to pass through. Hunting. http://www.fao.org/docrep/004/x2590e/x2590e07.htm, https://nogreaterjoy.org/articles/making-a-fish-trap/, https://www.trails.com/how_32865_use-catfish-traps.html, consider supporting our work with a contribution to wikiHow, The choice then, is the mesh size, determined by the size of fish you are trapping. What you need: - several lengths of wood or plastic pipe (2 x 18'' and 1 x 24'' used here) - approximately the diameter of a broom handle - nut and bolt, or screw of suitable size - reel (the one used was $3 at Walmart) - zip ties (at least 4) - a few small eye screws (or round staples) Also needed (but not pictured): - fishing line - hook - bait - ice auger - Frozen Lake Fit the line with a few sinkers and a hook. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/d\/db\/Make-a-Fish-Trap-Step-1-Version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-Make-a-Fish-Trap-Step-1-Version-2.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/d\/db\/Make-a-Fish-Trap-Step-1-Version-2.jpg\/aid176495-v4-728px-Make-a-Fish-Trap-Step-1-Version-2.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"546","licensing":"