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Post by JWarren on Apr 1, 2006 17:51:31 GMT -6
I can't for the life of me figure out why anyone buys new #1 longs anymore. One could buy #110 conibears for much much cheaper. If one didn't like conibears then they could get duke 1 1/2s for about the same price or cheaper and use the trap for fox and a host of other critters. Personally, I believe new manufacture #1 longs will be obsolete it the future. Who is willing to pay $60 and up per doz for these things when other traps are more versatile and cheaper?
Is there anything a #1 long will do that a coil won't do? Maybe marten trappers who need to set with mittens on. I know I'm not paying 60-70 a doz for rat traps.
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Post by briankroberts on Apr 1, 2006 19:18:40 GMT -6
You'll let a monkey waste ammo, but you won't pay an extra buck for a trap??
......B.....
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Post by mean1 on Apr 1, 2006 19:36:35 GMT -6
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Post by Stanley on Apr 1, 2006 19:45:16 GMT -6
The monkey is shooting anti's. Go monkey Go  And there's lots of them. |
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Post by JWarren on Apr 1, 2006 19:49:53 GMT -6
 how do you know hes wasting ammo if you can't see what he's shooting?
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Post by SgtWal on Apr 1, 2006 19:58:33 GMT -6
Without getting in a debate over longs-v-coils, I would say they buy 'em 'cause they like 'em.
To each his own and so on.
wayne
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Post by bobwendt on Apr 2, 2006 7:24:07 GMT -6
$5 each new but try to sell some very good used ones for over 1-2 dollars each. go figure. leads me to believe the bulk of new #1 ls sales are to farmers catching rats,coons etc in the barn ,and newbies. the one true use where the #1 ls shines is a boat line and #1s in feed beds on a large river . like our white river here where dens can`t be seen anywhere for conis, or runs either. just set under root wads and catch thousands of rats where there is essentially no sign that hardly any even live on the river.
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Post by dj88ryr on Apr 2, 2006 8:29:57 GMT -6
That monkey looks like he is shooting a Desert Eagle.... They are the balls in hand held howitzers, I had one in .44 mag, I sold it so I can buy one in Stainless and .50AE |
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Post by trappnman on Apr 2, 2006 10:59:22 GMT -6
Bob -you bring them to FTA, I'll buy them. Used #1 are my preferred gopher trap- by far!
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Post by DaveLyons on Apr 3, 2006 23:40:43 GMT -6
WHY Not!!! I had to laugh at a buddy that was with me setting up a big rat line on a few lakes and marshes. He brought a bunch of 110's. I had only about 5-8 doz. 110's and about 3-4 doz. #1 longs. Well he got the idea to set rat runs with coni's in the marsh. I told him not to because the trap would be gone by morning. Been there done that never again for me. Well that marsh ate 2 doz. 110's the next day. One should learn there is no bottom in a Cattail marsh. Set the feed beds and roll.
Dave
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Post by mustelameister on Apr 4, 2006 8:35:47 GMT -6
Dave--depends on the cattail marsh. Several in this area have hard enough bottoms one can walk about in hip boots yet. In others you'd disappear if you slipped over the side of the canoe.
But I have lost traps in floating bogs, where I've set along the edge of the bog and the wind blew out of the other direction and pushed the bog over the lath.
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Post by Dusty on Apr 4, 2006 10:08:41 GMT -6
I own hundreds of them, and buy em up every time I get a chance. They're great marten traps.
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Post by JWarren on Apr 4, 2006 10:34:02 GMT -6
I buy them up too if the price is right, I'm not going to pay the price of coyote traps for new ones though
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