I’m very new to crabbing, this being my first year to work snares from the beach. I knew I needed to get snares so I started buying them. The more I learned about them the more I regretted my early decisions and moved on to better and better snatchers. The Durasnares are designed really well, and they’re well built. They’re very functional and I had success with them on opening day!
What separates Durasnare from other snare manufacturers is their willingness to roll up their sleeves and work with beginners and provide insight and coaching. When you’re new to something, you look for people that can help you advance quickly so that you don’t make avoidable mistakes. The folks at Durasnare are such people.
I had countless stupid questions and they kept providing me with timely and insightful guidance that really steepened in the learning curve for me so that I could be effective on day one.
It wasn’t like dealing with a company. It was more like dealing with a friend. I was given coaching on everything from how to work snares to why I should always make sure I wear waders. It was like I had someone looking out for me.
Along with making a truly great set of snares, these people are true ambassadors to the sport of crab snaring. They really doing everything they can to expand membership to the sport, and I for one feel that I should support them.
Obviously buying a snare doesn’t put crabs in the bucket, but these people will do everything they can to make sure that the snare you do buy ends up getting you some Dungeness crabs. They’re truly a great outfit.
So far so good! This is a new hobby for me; I did some research and swung into Mazama Sporting Goods, found the Durasnare, took it for a spin on the coast, and to my surprise it produced on the first cast and has become on of my more valued tools of the trade... +plus the support team is super friendly and helpful in answering my questions! -Cam@mcenzieoverland
Love the snares, and the videos! Looking forward to testing out the new 12 oz snares
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The durasnare seems to be the perfect happy medium for crab snare. Cages aren't to big, weight was made well and stayed in the cage perfectly. I could meet that snare out 100 yards with a good throw. I like the loop design over the others I've seen. The blue also looks cool.
Downside I lost my durasnare the first day i was out but I think I caught a cage or something in bay. 9/10 will buy more in the future. My only issue was one of my loops lost it's "loop" form and I couldn't ever get it to go back. Turned into a weird oval with a bend. Maybe there was a fix for that and I just didn't know.
