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Post by furman on Aug 11, 2006 21:20:00 GMT -6
I was reading in the water trapping archives and was looking at the posting -Targeting Coon with a Pocket Set-And in the post there was talk about the Armstrong stick guide.
My question is how does the Armstrong guide stick affects mink at pockets? (Using this type of guide on a mink pocket)
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Post by trappnman on Aug 12, 2006 6:30:20 GMT -6
not at all.
I often make mink sets using JUST that stick as a guide, set, the whole kaboddle.
A bank with a slight depression (natural or manmade) plus an outer guide stick, is the workhorse of my mink line.
The only disadvantage, coon or mink- is with the stick, the set freezes quicker.
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Post by furman on Aug 12, 2006 7:56:20 GMT -6
Thanks Trapperman
That's one thing that I’m going to change at my set’s this coming year.
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Post by trappnman on Aug 12, 2006 8:26:28 GMT -6
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Post by Kyle on Aug 12, 2006 23:25:41 GMT -6
What is the Armstrong stick guide?
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Post by furman on Aug 14, 2006 0:23:59 GMT -6
Look in the water trapping archives under the post
- Targeting Coon with a Pocket Set-
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Post by shagnasty on Aug 14, 2006 7:01:41 GMT -6
several years ago, steve told me about that trick, so i started using it and it helps tremendously with coon. i think the biggest thing is it keeps the coon from stepping on the side of the trap and flipping it out or feeling the steel. it makes the coon step between the stick and the pocket. basically it forces the coon in tight to the pocket or if a blind set, forces the coon tight to the obstruction or high bank.
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Post by mustelameister on Aug 14, 2006 7:33:53 GMT -6
I too employ this guard stick but with my #11s, I bend the springs towards a small diameter pocket and snug them into the bank mud. Therefore, the loose jaw is guarded and the dogged jaw is pointing towards the hold.
In high traffic areas I like the small pocket covered by overhanging grass, with a drowner system to take the catch out of sight.
For these small diameter pockets, in rock-free soil, I exclusively use Trapper Art's pocket shovel. Actually, I use the pocket shovel he used to make. His new ones, IMO, are too short of length in the blade. His old ones were 12" long, with a 4" diameter, and the sides of the blade were 1/2 to 1/3 of the way around.
Real easy to grab a swath of overhanging grass, pin it back with a rerod, ram this shovel into the bank at water's edge, rotate 360 degrees, withdraw, and you have your pocket.
Works for me.
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