Round Body Grips

[romans117]

Anybody have experience on using round conibears? If so, please educate me.

[oldmink]

I got 1. A buddy of mine gave it to me. Its a 110 sized I guess. Tried it out. Too darn hard to stablize. I guess you could fabricate some kind of holder but when I reach for a trap I need a trap that comes up ready to go to work and not one that needs equippage to hold it in place. Too much farting around for a cut to the chase guy like me.

My apologies here to anyone who makes these traps but I think their gimmicks and/or toys. Maybe curios. I can honestly say I would not pay .10 cents for another one.

There's my opinion and I'm sticking to it. Have fun.

[trappnman]

roughly on the same subject- has anyone used those guillotine type bodygrippers?

[bobwendt]

there is a place for them, notch out a tile or culvert or hole or hollow log the right size, for the springs and put in the entrance. self stabilizing that way and no squaring up the hole for a square coni. probably a specialty trap, but everyone has places they would be the berries.

[romans117]

I am thinking about 8 and 10 inch irrigation pipe. There are already slots cut for the water to flow through for the springs. My two shepherds chewed the ends off $600 of irrigation pipe trying to get to rabbits, skunks and coons that hid in the pipes. I thought since I paid for the pipe I should use it for something.

[Beaverspanker]

I have two, an 8" and a 10". I've used them for two seasons. Next season they will be hanging on the wall in my collection. Every beaver I caught in the 10" showed signs of strugle and was really twisted up in the cable. I only caught one otter (in the 8") and it also showed signs of struggle and actually made off with the trap but fortuately I found it a short distance a way. It was anchored well but apparently not well enough. It was caught right too, not hip caught. Should have been dead a heck of a lot sooner than it was. The spings are very strong so I don't know what the problem is but whatever it is they don't kill near quick enough IMO.

[woody]

Oldmink, you can send it to me, I love them. I use sullivan stabilizers with them and have no problem. I have also hung then by the spring with a stake and had rats waiting for me. I use them in trail sets for mink with the SS's and have had them waiting for me with the mink laying on the stabilizer. I also like the 5 incher double springs in a pipe for coon.

Beaverspanker, I have had the same thing happen with square #330's. if you don't like them you can send them to me also . woody

[robertw]

Where are the RBGs at on BMP evaluations? Have they been tested?

[robertw]

Have any RBGs been tested by the BMP?

If the BMPs only evaluate square body grippers it would be kind of discrimnatory wouldn't it?

[robertw]

Thanks for the answer Yoteskinner.

Question #2) Were all trap manufacturers charged $5g ?

[raya]

Ahh what the heck i'll toss in my .02 worth ive been useing the rbg's 5 inch for what bill 2-3-4 yrs ive caught big coons in them in fur season and huge ground hogs. all includeing the coons were dead head still in the box. I cant wait to try the 10-12 inch modles. RayA

[17HMR]

Arrowhead stabilizers work great with the rbg's, their made by VL Ent. in SD.

[Clefus]

I think one would try more than ONE to get an idea of how the product will function.....
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Hey Bill......

[thebeav2]

I have used th 220 sized RBGs and have had no problems with stablizing them and they kill coon on the spot. I think they offer a more natural looking opening when used In trail sets.
swivels are very Important and that means on bodygrips too.

Gary