2 coil or 4 coil

[musher]

I like 4 coiled traps. I might be all wet but I think that they pop out of the frozen ground better. I also find that I have a more centered catch because everything is being pushed everywhere - no twisting. (Remember the all wet part).

If a guy had to pick between #3 victor 2 coil soft catches or #3 canadian yote modified Bridgers (4 coil inside/outside lams) which is the better choice. My druthers would be the 4 coil soft catch because they don't make a mess of a foxes feet. Our freakin' laws here are leaning towards 4 coil softies being o.k. for lynx but only 2 coil softies are o.k. on yotes. The 4 coil bridgers are legal for both but they aren't the nicest on fox. (but still legal because the Europeans don't care about fox because they have some of those. All footholds are legal for fox.)

Opinions?

[Steve Gappa]

I do think they pop out of frozen ground better...but who would trpa in frozen ground.... ;D

[jimdrummond]

I switched to all offset jawed traps for canines this year. So far they have done great , no foot damage on fox or coyotes. Even without laminating, they work perfect. I dont care to laminate my traps due to the fact that it will slow them down in colder weather. Maybe if I saw more foot damage, I would trade in my sleepy creeks for a 4 coil trap but not yet.

[kyboy]

I catch a lot of greys. Many times in my cat and yote sets and thats in MB650's. Either inside/ouside laminated or cast jaw. No cuts at all.

[mmwb (Andrew Parker)]

"...but who would trpa in frozen ground.... "

Is there another option?

[musher]

"...but who would trpa in frozen ground.... "

I believe that it is Steinbeck that wrote, "The best laid plans of mice and men are often torn a sunder."