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Post by Scott W. on Mar 22, 2011 8:02:49 GMT -6
You guys that are using the drowning rods with two stakes at the top, and none necessary ar the bottom, please explains stake spacing and placement. I've got plenty off places that are too rocky to get a stake in the bottom, or too sandy to hold one. Bank anchoring points are usually good, but would be nice to get away from the gunny sack full of rocks.
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Post by trappnman on Mar 22, 2011 8:50:59 GMT -6
if you want to continue with cables in rocky areas- you cannot beat the wire basket over sand bags
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Post by thebeav2 on Mar 22, 2011 9:24:44 GMT -6
If I could do the Pic thing I would, but being puter Illiterate I can't.
What you have Is a lets say 7 foot 1/2" re bar slide rod. On the bank end you have one washer welded right at the end. Then down about 16" you weld on another washer, this one needs to be welded on the side. These will be your two staking points at the bank. Now you can slide on your lock from the bottom end. After you have your lock On the rod. Oh ya make sure you have It on In the right direction. Now on the bottom end I place one of those U shaped cable claps. This arrangement allows me to remove the trap and leave the rod behind If It's a hot location. Same goes with setting up your line before season.Set your rods and then come back and attach your trap.
With the two stake system you don't have to throw out heavy bags of rocks and after the catch you don't have to wade out and remove your catch or have to drag In your weight to remove your catch. Just pull the second stake and rotate the rod back to the bank.
As long as you have two staking points at the bank the animal can't rotate the rod back to the bank. The bottom end of the rod doesn't even have to be shoved Into the bottom.
Then If you want to use this system on dry land culvert trapping you can set It up the same way. Just shove the rod In the culvert and use only one stake to secure your slide rod.
One thing about slide rodding culverts Is that you never know whats on the other end of that rod.
Oh ya 3/8ths T bar stakes to anchor your two point staking system.
This system may not fit each and every situation but It dose work.
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Post by garman on Mar 22, 2011 9:54:34 GMT -6
Let me warn you one thing about wire baskets in rocky area, #1 they work great, lightweight wtc, but if the bank drops off to quickly and that basket gets stuck you can have issues. Used them alot last time I trapped coon fairly hard and loved them but on rip rap they get stuck and one spot was way to deep to wade.
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Post by trappnman on Mar 22, 2011 13:52:21 GMT -6
yes, could see how that could happen on rip rap-
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Post by garman on Mar 22, 2011 15:10:44 GMT -6
yeah I should clarify mainly rip rap had problems with
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