How to Make a Crab Snare for $1.78

These DIY crab snares only cost $1.78 each to make. While they are pretty cheap, they are also incredibly effective at catching Dungeness crab and rock crab from shore (jetty or beach) without a boat in Washington state. I’ll show you how to make a crab snare and talk a little about how I fish with them. A 4-ounce weight would add another $1.50 on to the total cost. I fish with 4-8 ounces of weight depending on the current.

Supplies are listed below. You can get most of them at your local hardware store or order them online. The prices were pretty similar. Most of these items aren’t sold as singles so you’re just going to have to buy more than what you would need for a single snare, but chances are you’ll go through a few snares in a season anyway and all your friends will want one too once they see how easy and effective these are at catching crab...so the more the merrier. The roll of cage wire makes something like 72 crab snares though.

May you catch all the crabs and may they only be the good kind ;)

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Supplies to Make Crab Snares:
* Trimmer Line .065-inch: https://amzn.to/2M901n4
* Copper Crimp Sleeves 18-10: https://amzn.to/363vxdk (You could also use ring terminals 16-14 size w/ 5-6mm hole instead of looping the trimmer line and using the crimp sleeves)
* Bicycle Inner Tube: https://amzn.to/3qDUqUP
* Galvanized Cage Wire ½” x 1” mesh: https://amzn.to/2LX45Hl
* #12 Jack Chain: https://amzn.to/35Z7rAk (best to just get a foot of this cut from the local hardware store for like $0.70 instead of having to buy a big roll)
* 88-lb Duo-Lock Snaps: https://amzn.to/3p6qL6o
* 4-oz Fishing Weights: https://amzn.to/360BjMA
* Wire Cutters
* Pliers

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