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Post by huckleberry on Nov 9, 2013 22:04:49 GMT -5
I have thought for years that sections of 1/2" conduit about 3-5 inches long would make as good a cable anchor as anything. Well let me tell ya, no need to make em over 3 inches long. I about tore my back in two trying to pull one I made today. I only drove it about 12-14 inches deep and couldn't get it out at all. I did pull my middle back muscles tryin.
The whole lot of over fifty will cost me about 5 bucks to make. It would be more but I already had several hundred feet of cable for the cost of 0 bucks. LOL
Got a bunch welded up today. Will get the cable on them tomorrow. Then I am gonna make a bunch of drags with a mess of 3/8 rod I found somewhere.
After I get some traps set tomorrow that is. LOL
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Post by lonestar on Nov 9, 2013 22:12:48 GMT -5
lol i must be a real nwbie cause im not sure what you mean by cable anchors lol but i know what you mean by drags and thats perfect material for that......
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Post by huckleberry on Nov 9, 2013 22:30:53 GMT -5
cable stakes, or cable anchors. LOL Duckbills, earth anchors, washers, and many more. They are also called disposable anchors. I always get mine back out though unless I know it won't hurt anything by leaving it.
I get a pic so ya can see what they are and how they work.
I used to use alot of drags. But I do alot of trapping near the towns and cities and didn't wanna have a critter get into town with one of my traps on a drag.
I am gonna use some this year though, I really like them for yotes and coon. Although the ones I use for yotes are much heavier. I usually use 1/2 rebar for those.
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Post by lonestar on Nov 10, 2013 8:36:08 GMT -5
nine are all 3/8 rod iron some rebar but mostly rod iron cause i had lots of it allready lol
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Post by huckleberry on Nov 10, 2013 23:30:35 GMT -5
3/8 aint heavy for this area. Not for yotes anyway. For fox and coon it is fine.
All my yote drags are 1/2 inch rebar and I even add a little extra weight at times. And use 6-8 ft. of heavy chain also. I love to use drags, but I hate to track a critter miles to find it. Which I have had to do a few times.
I talked a fella in Tn. into trying them once. he was a very good fox trapper. I gave him a cpl of my fox drags and he tried them. We comm. fished together and that friday night when I got to the boat ramp he was waitin on me with that drag in his hand. Told me he wanted tie it to me and make me drag it around all night. LOL Said I wouldn't walk half the steps he had tracked a red he had trapped that morniing. LOL He never used another drag as far as I know.
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Post by lonestar on Nov 11, 2013 1:57:02 GMT -5
i drag all my traps but i use 10 to 12 feet of chain they seem to hang up quicker and wrap up where they dont bend the drag etc ... and yes on occasion i have to look around for em lol .
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Post by trapper7 on Nov 13, 2013 10:27:53 GMT -5
I started using Pogo anchors last year and really like them. I made a puller out of a 6' iron bar. Otherwise, you will bust a gut trying to pull them out by hand.
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Post by huckleberry on Nov 13, 2013 22:50:42 GMT -5
If I hadn't lost my driver for them that is what I would use for alot of sets. They are easier to drive and hold good in most dirt. And a heck of a lot easier to get out.
I drove one 12 inches deep that was 3 inches long the other day. When I pulled it it brought up and hole of dirt that was 12" accross.
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