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Post by hardwoodcharlie on Jul 20, 2015 19:19:22 GMT -5
So who all got a chance to run them last season? And what was your opinion on them.if they held up ok to the Yotes,how they did on fox.....
Just curios did not hear to much about them after season started,allot of buzz prior to but not much after,just curios.... Thanks a lot Charlie
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Post by REDNECK on Jul 20, 2015 19:31:31 GMT -5
Was told just the dogs/pan needed to be worked on but was told over all a good trap
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Post by uncledoug on Jul 20, 2015 20:18:10 GMT -5
I tried a couple of them, sturdy trap. Where I trap the cows kept sneaking through the elec. fence and stepping on one of my sets, happened 3 or 4 times but never damaged the trap, I just reset it and all was good. The couple reds I caught in the same trap were sitting there waiting for me in the morning. The jaws were tough on the reds so if I buy more they will be laminated. I heard a lot of moaning about the pans not sitting level, even after adjusting, I found this to be true but it didn't seem to bother the Reds so it didn't bother me. The price is right and they are a good trap, well worth the money. One big plus was that I didn't have to replace the dogs after a yote catch, my Bridger #2 dog on traps need the dog replaced or at least bent back into shape after each catch.
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Post by jeckman on Jul 20, 2015 20:38:57 GMT -5
I filed off about half the "notch" and leveled the pan... Caught 3 yotes with one of the 6 i bought. Zero problems truly after any catch but when they turn into mud balls they really turn into mud balls of a trap to clean off... Mine are #2s..
Personally i like dogless style the montana 3 has and think the bridgers pan is bigger than i want to run in frozen deep snow conditions... Bare ground they're a pretty good setup IMO...
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Post by nightstalker1 on Jul 21, 2015 6:39:29 GMT -5
Ran some with no problems...well built trap
Only change I would have Bridger make is use a "step down" style pan to get the pan lower
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Post by REDNECK on Jul 21, 2015 7:43:41 GMT -5
Night stalker will you be at the nta in hamburg if so I would like to get a driver from you
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Post by SawmillCreek on Jul 21, 2015 9:44:48 GMT -5
Grind off part of notch and some adjustment and they sit nice and level. Great trap w couple minutes of work. I'll be buying more of them
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Post by bill1960 on Jul 21, 2015 18:00:46 GMT -5
Am going to laminated all mine they were really hard on red, grey fox and coon but were good on yotes I adjusted the pan and bent the dog and had the pan level or just a bit lower then the jaws I had one that a truck drove over and another that a tractor did and they held up with no damage to them the one the truck drove over i got a fox in it the next day hope this helps
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Post by hardwoodcharlie on Jul 21, 2015 18:55:13 GMT -5
Thanks for the replays guys, Mr Nightstalker is their a step down pan available for these? or just something that you would like to be available as an option. Thanks again Charlie
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Post by jeckman on Jul 21, 2015 19:07:11 GMT -5
They are very easy to adjust so the pan is perfectly level. One quick bolt to loosen then a lil tap tap tappy.. Doubt a step down pan is available as they aint got much room under the pan when its level..
Bridgers top to bottom are all a decent trap and get the job done...
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Post by chicken on Jul 24, 2015 15:07:13 GMT -5
My partner that I trap with loves his!! I run duke #2's ... The Bridgers have been hard on fox that I know of
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Post by chappy on Jul 24, 2015 19:38:22 GMT -5
Any trap with weight can be hard on fox.
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Post by jimd on Jul 25, 2015 7:07:52 GMT -5
Bridgers are a little sharp on the jaw edges. It's a good idea to file the edges to round them off
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Post by traps82 on Jul 25, 2015 12:17:47 GMT -5
Bridgers are a little sharp on the jaw edges. It's a good idea to file the edges to round them off ALL Bridgers need this and all should be laminated IMO, even after filing off the edges.
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