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Post by milkie62 on Sept 5, 2011 21:40:39 GMT -6
I have 2 doz #2 square jaw victor coils.plan on using them for water sets only for mink. I want to dbl jaw them in case of coon catches also.Doe anybody have pictures of how they look with dbl jaws and other mods. Thanks Ed
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Post by thebeav2 on Sept 5, 2011 21:54:47 GMT -6
They are great Mink traps. Put them on drowner rods or slide wires and leave them the way they are. The only thing I might do would be to put some #2 music wire springs on them.
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Post by milkie62 on Sept 5, 2011 22:25:40 GMT -6
I was almost thinking of putting on 1.5 springs for a lighter pan set off.
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Post by milkie62 on Sept 5, 2011 22:28:24 GMT -6
Also was adding a swivel and about 3' of dbl loop chain since I picked up a spool really good price and adding old truck rotors which I get for free as the weight in case of a coon catch.
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Post by RdFx on Sept 6, 2011 4:59:36 GMT -6
Ditto on Beavs idea as great mink trap and on drowner, its nitey nite for coon. The double loop chain is fine...
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Post by trappnman on Sept 6, 2011 7:29:34 GMT -6
add a couple of lag bolts to your rotors- one or 2 coming in from each side- make them long- 8-10"-
you will be amazed at how they then dig in bottoms, rather than slide.
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Post by RdFx on Sept 6, 2011 17:40:22 GMT -6
Right on Steve, learned that long time ago and also with RR plates..... wasted alot of trapping time looking for critters that skidded the weight along.
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Post by milkie62 on Sept 6, 2011 21:00:37 GMT -6
Good idea on the lag bolts, thanks !!!!! How do you think a loose drag like this would hold up with an otter catch ? I do have some otter a 2 places I plan on setting near bridges.
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Post by trappnman on Sept 7, 2011 8:37:14 GMT -6
not well at all I'm afraid unless deep dropoff type water- so increase the weight substantially, or stake the bottom WELL. I had an otter 2 years ago, pull up a beaver drag weight (that beaver barely moved) and get into the next set- and he was caught in both traps- and had the chains of those traps so knotted together, I had to get the bolt cutters to cut them apart.
I like otters, but glad we don;t have thme everywhere- it would sure change my staking methods if I could expect more otters.
kind of like growing up- coon were such a non factor in late 50s, early 60s, that one could stake mink/rat traps without a concern for a coon catch- today, every trap has to be made "coon proof"...
so far, I can get by with normal staking in most creeks w/otter.
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Post by milkie62 on Sept 7, 2011 23:47:47 GMT -6
Thank you for the otter info . Ed
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