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Post by coalminer on Jun 3, 2012 9:21:57 GMT -5
Plan on trying to get some mink and rats this cooming fall. I own no body grips al all, should I get 110's of spend a little more and get 150 size traps? Was thinking BMI on the 110, Bridger on the 150's.
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Post by trappermac on Jun 3, 2012 9:31:51 GMT -5
If I was just starting out and buying my first rat or mink coni I'd be going with the Bridger 150's without a second thought.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2012 10:00:32 GMT -5
I would go duy a dozen Duke 110s and a dozen 160s.
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Post by jimd on Jun 3, 2012 14:15:30 GMT -5
the bridger #150 is a great trap. Skip the #110s and get the #150s and some #160s
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Post by centro44 on Jun 3, 2012 17:13:36 GMT -5
Didn't care for the bridger 150s, thought the spring I was to small due to using a 110 spring..........duke makes a 150 and they have 160 springs.......I use duke but we all like what we like
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Post by proratman on Jun 3, 2012 17:37:33 GMT -5
Duke makes a good bodygrip for the money. I bought eight dozen #160 for Muskrats about three years ago. Take off the spring without the chain. Cost about the same as #110 Victors. Great Muskrat trap!
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Post by centro44 on Jun 3, 2012 19:25:25 GMT -5
Beats them belisles that always bend the jaws
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Post by oldeman on Jun 3, 2012 20:18:47 GMT -5
If I was starting over I would start with 160s and buy whatever else I needed later.The 160s make a great rat-mink trap and you can leave one safety on if you don't to smash h@ll out of your rats.
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Post by traps82 on Jun 3, 2012 22:07:16 GMT -5
Well... If I can find rats, LOL, I am going the 160 route.. Here is an idea...Small springs on the 150s... If you get the 160s, use that other spring as a replacement on the 150s.
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Post by centro44 on Jun 4, 2012 11:33:30 GMT -5
but if someone is buying a trap, why should they then have to for example put a 160 spring on it to make it better......just not right in my opion
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Post by clt on Jun 4, 2012 12:40:24 GMT -5
I would also go with a 160,they are a great all around trap and will kill everything from mink to coon.On land for mink pans are a nice addition but not needed in the water.They are an excellent all around trap.If I had it to do over again I would have just bought 160's and 330's as far as bodygrips go,those two traps will do everything that you need a bodygrip to do.JMO
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Post by traps82 on Jun 4, 2012 13:15:17 GMT -5
but if someone is buying a trap, why should they then have to for example put a 160 spring on it to make it better......just not right in my opion I get that, but I am saying if youhave the 150s and dont like the spring and are getting 160s.. Just swap em out.
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Post by centro44 on Jun 4, 2012 14:17:51 GMT -5
traps82: i fully understand that.......im just saying i think bridger needs to use a bigger spring.......does anyone else have the problem of getting the spring eye over the corners of the jaws???i know i have that problem with mine......sucks when your in chest deep water trying to monkey with one and your trying to get to your next 10 properties to check lol
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Post by Brunner on Jun 4, 2012 19:04:46 GMT -5
but if someone is buying a trap, why should they then have to for example put a 160 spring on it to make it better......just not right in my opion 82 has an illness for which a cure has not been discovered. He is always trying to build a better mouse trap. ;D ;D
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Post by proratman on Jun 4, 2012 20:22:39 GMT -5
Alot of Northwoods have that problem.
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Post by coalminer on Jun 4, 2012 20:36:15 GMT -5
I have a problem with 160's in Pa. They have to be in a box with a 7 x 7 opening 7" back in a water way. Pa has had some issue's with pets and I think we are 1 dead pet away from a ban on 160's. That is why I am asking on the 150 size traps. I had 160 Beleisle and loved them for coons but the size didn't work in the boxes.
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Post by traps82 on Jun 4, 2012 22:09:07 GMT -5
traps82: i fully understand that.......im just saying i think bridger needs to use a bigger spring.......does anyone else have the problem of getting the spring eye over the corners of the jaws???i know i have that problem with mine......sucks when your in chest deep water trying to monkey with one and your trying to get to your next 10 properties to check lol I know you know that I wasnt getting all Tman on ya ;D ;D ;D I would LOVE to have single spring 160s.. Brunner is right.. I am always thinking and planning... I got my #4 monty doglesses that I made offset... Now, I will make it work!!!
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Post by jimd on Jun 5, 2012 13:53:14 GMT -5
coalminer, it sounds like Pa residents need to control their wandering pets instead punishing the trappers.
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Post by minkman1 on Jun 5, 2012 14:33:25 GMT -5
120 for winter mink trapping, but if i could I would get rid of my 110's for single spring 150's or 160's. When I first started I always thought 110s were the way to go but after you get a few rats under your belt and a ton of misses with baited 110s and 120s you find a bigger trap is better. If you are trapping runs with different animals using the runs, I would run 220's, YOu catch a beaver one day and a muskrat the next. For baited mink and rat sets I would defiantly go with something bigger than a 110 or 120, but don't rule out that 120 for tight mink spots in the winter. I am thinking about getting the 150's my self.
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Post by kkac on Jun 5, 2012 15:03:23 GMT -5
#160 dukes all the way, never had a busted rivet out of any of their bodygrip traps. i've only had a trigger and maybe a dog to replace and i trap with them year round. at 72.00 a dozen it doesn't take much catchen to pay for.
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Post by proratman on Jun 5, 2012 17:02:20 GMT -5
Be careful of the #160 Duke trigger wires. I have had them go right through my 36" glove.
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Post by nightstalker1 on Jun 5, 2012 19:11:54 GMT -5
I like the 150's
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Post by proratman on Jun 5, 2012 20:52:12 GMT -5
Those #155 Dukes have a super powerful spring.
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Post by Hidehunter1 on Jun 6, 2012 9:17:31 GMT -5
Your choice of traps has a lot to do with what type of habitat you plan on trapping. If you have primarily cattail marsh to trap in, I would go with 160's if you strapped for cash and look up every used 220 I could find and turn it into a 210. If you are working shallow ditches and creeks, a 110 is OK, but not optimal. For mink I like the 155's and 160's and only use 110s in dry trails or boxes.
Actually on the Duke Traps I believe the 155 and 160 springs are the same size, if I am not mistaken. I have some laying around I am going to ck on.
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Post by centro44 on Jun 6, 2012 11:30:03 GMT -5
i dont know what your money limit is but lets say buy 2 dozen of each........each trap has a place on your line.......a 160 maybe better in one place then a 150, but in another the 150 might be better then the 160...........for example on my spring line which began in febuary, i have a property that was loaded with mink this year.......they had a small hole in the bank that they were going through and exiting else where.......a 110 did the job just fine........covered the hole perfect.......now setting a 160 there or a 210/220 would be just dumb......or one culvert i trap i used a 210 or a 220, a 110 just wouldnt cut it......would have to fence the trap off too much.....i hope that helps
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