Tossed the 8oz when in estuary yesterday as the tide movement was calmer. Then hit surf to perch fish. No perch and the crabs were after my razor clam necks. Pulled out the 12oz but all I had were razor clam necks for bait. The snare gets emptied of those quickly, two casts max, sometimes just one. Had enough to fill snare once and I was able to pick up four to fill out limit with just one set of bait. Bait efficiently is an understatement. Still had 3/4’s of razor necks left in snare after hauling in a half dozen. These snares just keep getting better. And check out the new hook/clasp. Much easier to secure and unsecure.
I’ve been using a folding type snare for a few years now. I started off with an off brand cinch snare “like” the Durasnare and had terrible results. It was light and was carried away in current if you don’t add weight. The line and how the cinches were made was very poorly done. Never caught a single crab with it. Found a folding snare and it worked good, grabbed a lot of crab. Only thing it didn’t do was cast very well. I use a 13’ heavy action rod with an avet mxl conventional reel, one of my shore casting setups from back home on Maui. That setup likes around 8-10oz to cast well. So I had to add a bunch of weight to the folding snare to get any distance at all, but it still flew like a kite, got bucked around in the wind and liked to drift in the current. But it worked so that’s what I used…
Fast forward to thanksgiving weekend 2024. Camped on the Oregon coast at our usual crabbing spot. Brought out the casting rig and two casts in and my mainline snapped and I lost my folding snare. Pulled all the old line off my reel and drove up to the local tackle shop. Sarah was there and was quick to show me the Durasnare when I asked her what snares they had in stock. Given my past experience with cinch snares, I was very skeptical. But she insisted that these were flying off the shelves this season. So I bought me a spool of #40 mono an 8oz Durasnare and headed back to camp. First impression was “wow, this thing is made solid” and man can it cast!!! It flies into the wind like nobodies business and it can hold in current way better than the folding traps. My first cast ended up with a keeper crab and was getting good crab the rest of the afternoon.
Do yourself a favor. Buy one of these and go catch some crab!!!!!
I just purchased my 5th and 6th snare. After trying several competitors on the market. Durasnare is in my opinion the best choice. Great price, excellent quality and efficient delivery.
This snare has yet to send me home with an empty ice chest.
Thank you for making my crabbing and enjoyable experience.
First time crabber, saw this snare in Bi Mart and had to try it. Wife has been bugging me about getting into crabbing for awhile. First time out with it, we caught 6 keepers and 16 total crab! Was a blast. Cage is perfect size for small chicken wings. We now own 4 of these snares and are looking forward to our next trip!
The 1/2 inch cage on this snare is amazing. Every time I’ve gone crab snaring off the surf I will typically get something off the first couple casts using this snare.
Whether it’s chicken, squid, or mackerel the cage allows the bait to sit longer than most other snares while allowing the crab to pick away. In order to eat first, crabs need to eat first!
The loops close like butter, cage allows you to really pack bait in, and the weight allows me to really send it out there.
Highly recommend getting this snare and keeping 1-2 backups per rod you’re casting with.
