From Crab Traps to a Full Cage Empire
Walt's Cage And Wire is the number one source for all of your high quality cage and marine trap supplies. Started in 2009, we began the manufacture of topless crab traps used here in the Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay.
While the crab trap business grew, winter time was tough, with little to no sales due to our traps mainly being used for recreational purposes. Business stayed steady over the years, we started wholesaling our traps to bait and tackle shops and added on products like rope, floats, and baskets.
The wholesale aspect of the business helped because we could continue to build in the winter months to meet the demand of the summer.
"Through commitment to service, quality and innovation, Walt's Cage And Wire has grown over the years to become a leading provider of products for the marine and small animal industry."
Fast forward to the spring of 2022, material supply issues from covid left us seeking other avenues besides just crab traps. Around this same time we ventured south to visit a collogues facility, we thought maybe he had some insight on how we could improve. During this visit he had asked " Why don't you build rabbit cages?". Up until that point we had never even considered such a thing nor did we know an industry like that existed. So with some research and insight from others we ordered in our first pallets of material. Today we offer a full array of products for the cage industry, Through commitment to service, quality and innovation, Walt's Cage And Wire has grown over the years to become a leading provider of products for the marine and small animal industry.