chain drowning rigs

[livetotrap]

Any one use chain for their drowning rigs instead of cable or wire? I saw an add in the trapper and predator caller magazine for the locks.

[jsevering]

I dont but a good friend of mine rodger ricco uses a few chain sliders for otter trapping...........pretty heavy set up to be lugging to many of them around.... he uses a short piece of pipe for the lock..........jim

[markymark]

Dave Plueger has been using that system for quite sometime and does make a lock for that setup.

[trappnman]

read elsewhere where someone likes chain because it doesn't kink like cable does o nthe first beaver.

I suggest to that man, use cable bigger than dental floss.

I've been using cable exclusively last 2 years- had ONE kink up- when the bottom stake got pulled and the coon brought the whole rig to shore.

In my opinion, a big coon will work a drowner much harder than any beaver will.

I have no doubt chain would work- but storage and hauling for many traps would put the kaboosh on chain for me.

[thebeav2]

No way I'm using chain for my drowning systems.
I have very few problems with kinking on my cable drowner's. I use nothing but 1/8"
Lets see 500 feet of 1/8" cable costs about $45.00
A 100 feet of #2/o twin loop runs $25.00 and you can about triple the weight.

I like to build my drowning systems and then roll them up and then place them In a 5 gallon bucket I cut cardboard dividers for each one so they are separated. Makes for a very efficient means of keeping them all neat and In order.

Gary

[trappnman]

Good idea on the cardboard!

our best try at something like that was to put each one in a cheap plastic bag and then into the bucket.

[primetime]

Great tip on organizing Beav! I love stuff like that.

I am way to unorganized and it does slow me down big time!

[musher]

It's stuff like what Beav wrote that forces a guy to read every thread. You never know who's going to throw a "keeper" into their answer.

[livetotrap]

Thanks alot guys, i wasnt sure if it was something that I wanted to pursue of not, I will prolly try a couple this year.

For those that do use chain, what kind do you use? I have some regular chain at the house but the links catch on the drowning lock and doesnt slide very easy...

Cable users, what size and where would i get it?

[plueger1]

I'm gonna try and post a pic here of one of my chain drowner locks. I got tired of frayed cable poking holes in my gauntlets. Paid $20 from a guy for over a thousand foot of chain. Not sure what size it is but its welded link and doesnt weigh much. Wraps up around the trap into a nice compact package. Sure beats having to change cable every year or two.

[plueger1]

Heres the trap and drowner rolled up and ready for action. Doesnt really take up any more space than my cable drowning rigs.

[furman]

Nice set up plueger

I read your article in Fur Taker awhile back and I liked the idea. I am going to make some up this year to give them a try.

The only thing I need now is someone to sell me thousand foot of chain for $20. ;D

[thebeav2]

There's the rub

[Stef]

I like to build my drowning systems and then roll them up and then place them In a 5 gallon bucket I cut cardboard dividers for each one so they are separated. Makes for a very efficient means of keeping them all neat and In order.

Gary

Good tip Gary... even for snare mans

[jimb]

THATS MY AD YOU SAW. 6ft. OF #2 STRAIGHT LINK CHAIN, A LOCK, 2 UNIVERSAL SWIVELS, AND A QUICK SNAP, WEIGHS 1.25 LBS. I RIG ALL MY MINK AND COON FOOT HOLDS ,[ABOUT 375]WITH THEM AND HAVE FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS .AS TO WEIGHT CONCERNS .I CARRY JUST A LITTLE MORE THAN I CAN SET IN A DAY IN MY TRUCK,AND THATS ABOUT 125 WET SETS. SO THATS 150 LBS. .... CHAIN RIGS COST ABOUT $3.75 AND THATS A CONSIDERATION THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT,BUT ITS A INVESTMENT THAT WILL LAST AS LONG AS YOUR TRAP. ... YOU CAN SEE AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT SYSTEMS AND VENDERS AT THE MTA. NEXT WEEKEND.