pinfish trap
Worth a lookShows low returns (1.0%), but a small market ($39K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible1.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Incredible$44.37avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Great+107.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Price range
Great$13.03–$119.75cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Good697avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Okay2.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Okay67%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Bad91%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Market size
Bad$39K$39K/yr · 33K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, pinfish trap is a $39K/yr Amazon United States market (33K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
pinfish trap market data
- Units sold / yr
- 750–1K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $33K–$44K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.7%
- Avg BSR
- #171
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 59%
- Sponsored
- 88%
- Out of stock
- 2.2%
- Avg brand age
- 56 months
- Avg seller age
- 165 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
10 rising
Sellers
32
Top-5 brand share
91%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
67%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
6%
- Joy Fish39%
- Leukate23%
- EASY BIG15%
- OceanBuilt8%
- Generic5%
- AnglerCo3%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 6%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +107.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.8×
Top pinfish trap search terms
- pinfish trap16K/yr
- pin fish trap saltwater6K/yr
- pinfish trap saltwater6K/yr
- pin fish trap5K/yr
Top pinfish trap products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Joy Fish Pinfish Trap Made with Coated Wire mesh Heavy Duty Two Entrance. Meet Regulation in USA black
Joy Fish$49.844.3★96 rev
EASY BIG Foldable Bait Trap Fishing Net - Hand Cast Cage for Catching Fish Shrimp Crab Crawfish
EASY BIG$13.033.7★1,047 rev
Joy Fish Pinfish Trap-Key Key West Fishing Bait Silver
Joy Fish$54.894.3★159 rev
Leukate Collapsible Fishing Bait Minnow Trap - Durable Fish Trap Net for Minnow Crab Crayfish Shrimp Fish Trap Net - Designed for Minnows and Beyond (Black 6-Hole-2Pic)
Leukate$23.944.0★121 rev
Leukate Collapsible Fishing Bait Minnow Trap - Durable Fish Trap Net for Minnow Crab Crayfish Shrimp Fish Trap Net - Designed for Minnows and Beyond (Blue 6-Hole-2Pic)
Leukate$23.434.0★121 rev
Newest
by launch date
OceanBuilt Pinfish Trap 24 x 11 x 11 Medium Bait Fish Trap 1 Mesh Wire Trap with Dual Throats and Full-Length Baitwell Saltwater Live Bait Trap for Pinfish
OceanBuilt$67.192 rev
OceanBuilt Baitfish & Pinfish Traps Durable Wire Fishing Traps Multiple Mesh Sizes Trap Sizes & Buoy Kit Options (1 Mesh Large Pinfish w/Buoy Kit)
OceanBuilt$115.460 rev
OceanBuilt Baitfish & Pinfish Traps Durable Wire Fishing Traps Multiple Mesh Sizes Trap Sizes & Buoy Kit Options (0.5 Mesh Large Baitfish)
OceanBuilt$119.750 rev
2 Pcs Foldable Minnow Trap Crab Trap Fishing Net Bait Cage for Crabs Minnow Lobster Shrimp Crawfish
Generic$20.9434 rev
AnglerCo Imposter Jig Pinfish Pattern Slow Pitch Fishing Lure Inshore and Offshore Fish (100 Gram)
AnglerCo$19.8241 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Pinfish Trap Made with Coated Wire mesh Heavy Duty Two Entrance. Meet Regulation Made in USA (24X14X9)
LEE FISHER SPORTS$58.820.0★
2 Pcs Foldable Minnow Trap Crab Trap Fishing Net Bait Cage for Crabs Minnow Lobster Shrimp Crawfish
Generic$20.944.0★
OceanBuilt Pinfish Trap 24 x 11 x 11 Medium Bait Fish Trap 1 Mesh Wire Trap with Dual Throats and Full-Length Baitwell Saltwater Live Bait Trap for Pinfish
OceanBuilt$67.195.0★
Leukate Collapsible Fishing Bait Minnow Trap - Durable Fish Trap Net for Minnow Crab Crayfish Shrimp Fish Trap Net - Designed for Minnows and Beyond (Blue 8-Hole-1Pic)
Leukate$19.824.0★
OceanBuilt Baitfish & Pinfish Traps Durable Wire Fishing Traps Multiple Mesh Sizes Trap Sizes & Buoy Kit Options (1 Mesh Large Pinfish w/Buoy Kit)
OceanBuilt$115.460.0★
What buyers say about pinfish trap
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Absolutely awesome lure”
“These fishing traps are cheap”
“Easy to use”
“Works exactly as promised”
“Works great”
“coated in latex to protect it from rusting”
“Easy to Deploy”
“The trap is a good size”
“heavy construction”
“I like that the design allows crabs to enter from multiple directions”
What buyers complain about
“Its small and it doesnt sink as well or evenly as the bigger ones wants to turn on its head as the bait will get into the exit port”
“low quality”
“Easy to break”
“it hasn't worked for me”
“is a bit hard to put on”
“Not strong enough”
“didn't close correctly”
“Cheap material”
“arent even attached to each other”
“Its not up to the task of pulling this thing through water”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is pinfish trap profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $39K/yr across 17 tracked products. 1 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +107.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
- How competitive is the pinfish trap niche?
- 10 brands and 32 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 91% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in pinfish trap?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 1.0%.
- When does demand for pinfish trap peak?
- Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul; the busiest month runs 3.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the pinfish trap niche?
- Listings span $13.03–$119.75; the average listing price is $44.37 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 697 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.