Hello Fam!
I've been busy collecting food for my baby these days every since I came up with this pretty cool idea... I was in the dollar store (my favorite place lately) when I came across these mini laundry bags. (The kind u throw in the washer or dryer with your load)
I made a few alterations but nothing major and also cut a bottle and used it as the funnel like most homemade fly traps... I had some fish I bought a few months back (red snapper) that we really didn't like because it was extra fishy lol both smell and taste were extremely strong so it's been great for bait!!! also had a bag of shrimp that I picked up for a fishing trip during the summer that I didn't use it all so I throw in a few of those as well.
The pics does not really do it justice but believe me when I say this thing works GREAT, In 4 to 5 hrs I at least have 20 to 30 flies!!! I usually set out the trap once a week and feed Triple OG 4 to 5 every other day (The first week I did it a few times and I use a nice size deli cup that I keep them in that has a small cup of water soaked cotton balls and a cup of diced pineapples soaked in honey (gut load baby!!!) so it works out perfect!!!! These bags are only a dollar and the only thing I had to do was sew some smaller mesh around the sides (on the inside) since the bottom and top already had it.
I also used a cool whip top as the dish to sit the fish on that fit perfect!!!! This was today's catch
I've been busy collecting food for my baby these days every since I came up with this pretty cool idea... I was in the dollar store (my favorite place lately) when I came across these mini laundry bags. (The kind u throw in the washer or dryer with your load)
I made a few alterations but nothing major and also cut a bottle and used it as the funnel like most homemade fly traps... I had some fish I bought a few months back (red snapper) that we really didn't like because it was extra fishy lol both smell and taste were extremely strong so it's been great for bait!!! also had a bag of shrimp that I picked up for a fishing trip during the summer that I didn't use it all so I throw in a few of those as well.
The pics does not really do it justice but believe me when I say this thing works GREAT, In 4 to 5 hrs I at least have 20 to 30 flies!!! I usually set out the trap once a week and feed Triple OG 4 to 5 every other day (The first week I did it a few times and I use a nice size deli cup that I keep them in that has a small cup of water soaked cotton balls and a cup of diced pineapples soaked in honey (gut load baby!!!) so it works out perfect!!!! These bags are only a dollar and the only thing I had to do was sew some smaller mesh around the sides (on the inside) since the bottom and top already had it.
I also used a cool whip top as the dish to sit the fish on that fit perfect!!!! This was today's catch
Thanks for sharing, I'll have to see what my dollar stores have. In my state flies have been really dwindling down, so if nothing else it'll be a jump start next season.
