Trap canvas always comes off

[Guest]

I want to try and solve this problem BEFORE ice hits this year instead of having it drive me nuts all season. The black strip that clamps the canvas on to my fish trap is always falling off. Someone told me he used some sort of glue to keep it in place but, that approach seems a little too permanent. I thought of maybe useing little brass screws but, that has drawbacks too. It is not that the strip is worn out, it has been that way from day one.
Any suggestions?

[Skeets]

My Trap 2 came with a dozen little black screws. I put one every 6-8 inches all the way around the black rubber strip.
It has never came off after 5 years of heavy use. I would try the screws, that is what they are for.
The canvas for the new fish traps for this year are held in with a bolt, nut and grommet. This is the best way yet to secure the canvas. Wish thay would of done that 5 years ago.

Bring on the ice!
Skeets

[Guest]

Yeah that would have been nice. I bought mine in '98 and it had no screws with it. So I shoulg be OK useing some small brass ones because those black ones are tough to find at my hardware store.

[Greg Clusiau]

CHIRO, Your on the right track. We had trouble in very cold weather with the old style Fish Traps and remedied the problem by using small screws all the way around. Just make sure to leave yourself enough fabric to lay on the ice a little.

Greg C.

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[Guest]

i also have the older model of the trap and use to have the same problem,i used some clamps on mine,u can take them off and on to adjust the canvas and it will also keep the canvas from ripping when blown by the wind,mine is also about five yrs. old and the canvas is very worn and easy to rip,it has taken a beating over the yrs.(time for a new one-almost.

[rmh2o]

chiro you might want to get stainless screws instead of brass to avoid a corrosion problem

[Guest]

Yeah, stainless makes more sense than brass. As for the clamps, that is not a bad idea either. I already have a ton of those cheapo minature plastic ones in the wood shop!

[Duffman]

Had some of the screws pull loose last year, moved them 1/4" and then added more every 4" or so. No problems since.

[REEFRAKER]

Had the same problem, I used aluminum rivets has been good since

[Bryce]

Small drill bit and plastic cable ties cured mine.

[garagelogic]

Aluminum rivets have given me 3 years of no problems.

GL

[Steve Foss]

I've got a Trap II that's three years old. Also solved the problem with screws.

I used #6 x 3/8" or 1/2" sheet metal screws. They come with a hex head and are also slotted for a standard screwdriver. Cost about $2 for 100. I just mounted the right size hex bit in my cordless drill, got everything reading and went right down the line driving the screws every six inches or so. Took about 10 minutes total.

Never had a problem since. And like some of the others said, make sure you leave very little extra fabric hanging loose. The more you leave, the less likely the front of the Trap canvas is to actually touch the ice. Not a problem when there's good snow, but it sucks when it's bare ice.

I know. I learned that one the hard way.

[This message has been edited by stfcatfish (edited 11-05-2002).]

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