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Post by REDNECK on Jul 28, 2015 21:43:48 GMT -5
I am looking to get some mbs but dont wont to get twice for fox and yotes coon opossum help me choose
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Post by realcountryboy on Jul 29, 2015 2:54:14 GMT -5
If your going to target yotes with them, go with the MB 550s, there both nice and both will no doubt hold a yote but the increased jaw spread and beefier frame of the larger should hold up a wee better.
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Post by jeckman on Jul 29, 2015 7:25:07 GMT -5
Get into freezing conditions mb550s always froze down harder faster for me than say a bridger 2 or montana 3..
Mb are a very solid made trap though and grab and hold well...
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Post by tony1967 on Aug 15, 2015 18:35:40 GMT -5
I used 550's last year, and just bought a half dozen of the 450's at little valley to try this year. 550's held reds, grays and my first yote, so hoping the same with the 450's.
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Post by abulldog57 on Aug 19, 2015 19:41:49 GMT -5
well i'm not very experienced but i have both. never caught a yote but did get to reds in a 550. both paws of the caught foxes were very flattened out. one was half ripped, now i also understand that the paw damage was from the fox trying to escape. so i bought 450s. they claim they will hold yotes also. that i dont know. but i really like the smaller size of the 450s. jaw spread is smaller but pan is almost the same size. using alot of 450s this year. just my two cents. good luck
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cooper67
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Post by cooper67 on Aug 21, 2015 14:32:28 GMT -5
Red i own a lot of 550s catch every critter with very little damage, they also have shock springs on each one, i sell furs with feet on them so i need a good trap with little damage.if having problems with freeze ups bed in peatmoss.
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Post by REDNECK on Aug 22, 2015 0:17:11 GMT -5
Peat is what I only use I am staying with my bridger #2s I liked them last year and unspent all my money at the nta convention I still need #2 chain for my earth anchors as of now i have Jap #2 its bigger so I may just run cable for this year if I can get any local
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tmc
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Post by tmc on Aug 22, 2015 5:46:19 GMT -5
jimd of South Shore Sportsman will be at Herkimer, I won't quote his price on #2 chain but it's very, very affordable.
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Post by REDNECK on Aug 22, 2015 12:48:02 GMT -5
Ya no will not be able to go to any more conventions this year the nta convention killed me or should I say I did lol I will be running a small line nothing big so I think I will be ok
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