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Post by TrapWorks on Mar 31, 2009 9:14:21 GMT -5
Could someone be kind enough to put up a picture of a body grip treadle or pan? I have heard you can use these to good effect.
Thanks
T
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Post by Itrapny on Mar 31, 2009 12:07:25 GMT -5
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Post by TrapWorks on Mar 31, 2009 12:19:25 GMT -5
Cheers mate. So the trap goes upside down? How does the dog flick off then?
T
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Post by Itrapny on Mar 31, 2009 12:41:02 GMT -5
Got me, I've never used them myself
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Post by rufus on Mar 31, 2009 15:35:30 GMT -5
I tried them up north this year , but didn't catch anything in one so I can't say how well they work. I do like the way they look. In my test firing they went off without a problem.
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Post by Adirondack-Jim on Apr 1, 2009 7:14:26 GMT -5
A number of styles of bodygrippers have the humps on the outside jaw tips that will keep the dog off the ground. Like the one pictured.
I've used them in cubbies for fisher sets. In those sets I normally push the springs down to contact the ground for a bit more stabilization. This will raise the bottom of the trap up a bit so there's no pressure on the dog.
They seem to work very well at catching the bait stealing weasels which only weigh ounces. How big are your stoats(sp?)
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Post by TrapWorks on Apr 1, 2009 9:44:57 GMT -5
Thanks all.
Adirondack-Jim, our stoats are your weasels. Our weasles are smaller than a stoat, they do not have a black tip to their tails and they do not change to ermine in the winter.
I guess because by law we must use a cubby or a tunnel, the dog should have clearance anyway.
Thanks for that guys, now I shall have to make some pans!
BTW. The trout season opens today! Roll on the weekend!
D
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Post by Adirondack-Jim on Apr 5, 2009 13:51:11 GMT -5
How much "public" access to trout waters there?
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Post by TrapWorks on Apr 5, 2009 14:37:45 GMT -5
Lots if you can afford the permits. I am extremely lucky that I have access to non public waters. The stretches either side of mine fish for up to £200 per day per rod with a two fish limit per rod - dry fly only. It's called snobbery! Luckily my wifes Godfather owns part of a famouse chalk stream water T
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Post by Adirondack-Jim on Apr 6, 2009 8:30:55 GMT -5
That's great you have that kind of access. Any trout pictures?
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Post by TrapWorks on Apr 7, 2009 9:48:05 GMT -5
Not yet this season Jim. I haven't managed to get out yet, but when I do...
T
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Post by jdpaint on Apr 7, 2009 14:30:47 GMT -5
Hey trapworks , i did see a pic where someone made the pans out of square thin peices of wood ,drilled 2 holes in edge ,stick on trigger wires and bend them over.
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Post by TrapWorks on Apr 8, 2009 4:06:12 GMT -5
Thanks JD, that's what I was thinking of using. 2mm or 3mm plywood, this could be sprayed, dyed or muddied up.
Cheers for the replies all.
T
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Post by flatiron on Apr 8, 2009 9:11:21 GMT -5
Dave , I have some 120's ( double springed 110's) that are used for mink . All I did was staple a small thin piece of plywood onto the triggers and bent them down into the desired position . I'll try to dig a couple out and take a couple of pics.
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Post by TrapWorks on Apr 8, 2009 9:53:23 GMT -5
Your a good man Von. JD posted me a link to some pics also, I can't think why I didn't think of this before!
I have a squirrel in someones garden that has started running over the cubby since I took it's mate in a 110. It avoids the trap all together, even though I have baited the whiskers with a tube filled with peanut butter. Maybe the pan will let it see a way through?
T
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Post by jdpaint on Apr 8, 2009 10:09:20 GMT -5
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Post by TrapWorks on Apr 8, 2009 10:18:39 GMT -5
Yea I thought about that JD, or bushing in with some sticks etc. I often find though that the same trap will catch if moved a few feet or a change in circumstance. EG. If I catch on a beam (which is how I took the last one from there) I could also move the trap and attach it to a wall or door of the barn, same trap, almost same location but simply a different set up. I'm sure you guys do similar things when one trap fails to take, often a change in tactics is what's needed.
T
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Post by jdpaint on Apr 8, 2009 10:22:14 GMT -5
Good luck you sure do keep busy settin traps.
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Post by marshkeeper on May 7, 2009 16:21:24 GMT -5
try using waxed cardboard in a .pinch. you know the kind that lettuce etc. comes in. . the wires slide into the holes easily they'are pretty waterproof. i used them last season with good results.
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