not so much confused as i am unsure ive read the regs many time and from what it sounds like is minnow and crawdad traps are fine to use as long as they arent what was it... over 30 incher or over 3 feet, something like that,, any of u sure of this? can i use minnow traps here in cali? thanks for your time

call dfg and ask they will tell you

If a call to dfg doesn't help,  see if you can get a game warden to clarify it for you , I have found most of the wardens are willing to clarify things for you , good luck with finding out about it , TIGHT LINES TO YA !!!!