Fykes are easy to make. I make mine from 2"x4" Turkey wire, and three bicycle tire rims at least 21" diameter, spokes removed of course. I used to weave the entrance netting, These days I cheat and buy fish net replacement and cut the bottom off. One of my favorite baits is Sardines packed in...
Snappers are such dinosaurs head shot or not their nervous system keeps functioning. When I made soup chopping their heads off or three .22 hollow points to the head just tamed them down so I could clean them and still had to make sure not to grab the head 'cause they can still bite ! After...
They eat baby ducks like M&Ms. Ask around and see if some body is trapping snappers. Look for people who do wild life removal. Or you tube has vids on how to make your own fyke. Some tips if you want to soup 'em up don't use a hook they get what we call a fever, put them in a drum with water...