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Post by Earl8656 on Jan 23, 2007 20:03:34 GMT -5
We use a couple of different ways to fasten our land traps. One is 18-20" rebar on our fox sets, this works in all but the loamy, sandy soil. For that type of soil we have started using POGO anchors with great sucess!! Our conibears(10x10) are cabled now with a snap on one end so that we can loop it around a secure object and tie i back to itself. These are swiveled at the trap and at the snap. Works great!! The smaller conibears are still tied off with 11 gauge wire. On our drowner slides we use 1/8 inch cable for coons, muskrats and mink; secured to either a rebar, pogo, or 35lb wt. Our heavier beaver traps are on 3/16 cable with a 35lb weight. What's everybody else use??
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Post by offshoretrash on Jan 24, 2007 2:18:51 GMT -5
as of now all my traps have 1/8" x 15" bullet type cable stakes i will be putting some drags on a few. i weld all my j hooks and s-hooks.
my snares will have the cable stakes or just tied off to a tree since i will snare mainly in thickets.
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Post by cajunbill2 on Jan 24, 2007 9:24:55 GMT -5
i use 100% pogos
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Post by Earl8656 on Jan 24, 2007 9:29:06 GMT -5
Bill, how long of cables do u use and what size washers. I have found in our red ground that 1 1/4 inch washer and 12" of cable is more than I care to pull up, myself. We end up leaving about 1/2 of em in the ground. But on some of the bottomland ! am using 2" washers and 18" of cable.
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Post by offshoretrash on Jan 24, 2007 10:03:09 GMT -5
make yourself a puller. it's a lot easier on the ole back
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Post by Earl8656 on Jan 24, 2007 10:18:13 GMT -5
Yeah, i know. It's one of those things I'm gonna get around to doin!! Eventually, yeah right!!
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Post by offshoretrash on Jan 24, 2007 10:59:21 GMT -5
i used a chain withva hook and a bar til i built one.
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Post by cajunbill2 on Jan 25, 2007 7:53:04 GMT -5
earl......depends on the condations that i trap .if i want them to stay put for a couple years .i use a 2 inche washer with a 15 inche long cable.the cable size is 1/8 7x7 (stainless).if its in a sandy area i use a 2 foot cable and double stake or a four foot for a mucky bottom with a 3 inche washer...i double weld a 3 inche pipe on the end of a 3/4 inche rebar (water 5 ft long and land 3 ft long)and cut a X in the bottom of the pipe so the washer sets in the slots when i drive it in.as for pulling them i don't because its less work for the next year and little bit made a good point a bumper jack will pull them up but again if you walk very far in to your area that jack will get heavy after a while .
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Post by cajunbill2 on Jan 25, 2007 14:21:10 GMT -5
good point .please keep them coming.there is always a solution to a problem if we take the time to look for it.
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Post by secesh on Jan 25, 2007 16:33:02 GMT -5
Use High Desert Spears (cable stakes) for traps. For snares either kill poles or HDS stakes. Beaver traps depends on the location but usually 20ft of chain and let then swim out and go down.
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Post by turkeykiller on Feb 12, 2007 7:52:34 GMT -5
All of my coon traps are fastened with cable.....Fox and yotes are double staked rebar....The cable system is the tops.Always on and saves time and money.....Can be used on drags or solid anchored too.......
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Post by huckleberry on Mar 12, 2007 22:09:07 GMT -5
Started using the pogos two years ago....love them. I use the 2" for most everything, not that I need them that big for coon, but I didn't wanna get somewhere and have the wrong ones...has happened to me..... I use some drags for canine/dryland trapping. Depending on the area. For beaver I use the long cable and tangle sticks, or drowners. Drowners are 1/8" cable, staked at top, with at least 40 lb weight on bottom. Sometimes I can stake both ends. If shallow enough, less than 4 feet, and front foot catches. Although I have drowned alot of back foot beaver in 3 feet of water. Conis are all cables now with 2 swivels. A snap on the end to which I either wrap around something or snap to 2-3 loops of wire already around something. Snares are the same as traps, water only here though. Now, I tried this and it helped a bunch with the pogos. After making the pogos up, I then drill a hole toward the outside of the washer. Then put either wire or 1/16 cable through it and either tie the wire or crimp the cable. Leave the wire/cable about 3-4 inches longer than the main cable. After your done and wanna pull it, pull on the xtra cable/wire. It turns the washer back to it's edge and pulls easily. It is not 100% affective, but saved me alot of back aches and carryin another tool into the woods. Works very well with all but yotes. I have held yotes without a problem too, but they fight/dig so hard they chew the wire/1/16 cable up. Or actually start pulling the anchor. I have never lost one since doing this, but came to close for comfort.
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Post by cattrax on Mar 21, 2007 11:04:42 GMT -5
For coyotes and bobcats I use mostly drags with 7' of chain on each trap, where I dont want the cats to move from the set location I use #9 wire and tie it right off to a tree and then make a cubby set. I still use rebar stakes also on some cat and coyote sets. When I do fox trap I use rebar stacks all the time, but this year I am going to buy some pogo stick anchors and try them.
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Post by ozarkmountainman on Apr 18, 2007 0:21:53 GMT -5
could someone explain to me what a pogo is? and how they work? i was using all steel, but it was very heavy and i walk my trapline, so i made some bullet style ones myself, but theyre about 4 inches long, hold great but im trappin in peat moss style dirt here, im gonna go a few other places and i dont think i will be able to pull them back up, i use 24" cable, i was even cutting wood "on site" to save weight. thanks oz
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Post by wheelers on Apr 18, 2007 8:49:13 GMT -5
They are cable stakes with a washer on the end. Washers are 1 1/4 1 1/2 or 2 inches. You need a special slotted driver for these. If you go to www.minntrapprod.com there listed in there.
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Post by Earl8656 on Apr 18, 2007 9:07:34 GMT -5
If you are thinking about using this system, I would recommend getting the heavy duty driver, little extra cost is well worth it
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Post by deerhunter65347 on Apr 18, 2007 10:19:11 GMT -5
For my drowning rigs i use 1/8 inch cable for beaver and 3/32 for everything else. For my land sets i use the berkshire cable stakes with the appropriate end type. With the drowners i will use the drowner pole method and with every thin except coon i use the long chain and drowner sticks.
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Post by Dan Allen on May 12, 2007 14:12:27 GMT -5
All of my coon traps (footholds) have 3+ feet of chain and a drag. My k-9 traps are set up on retreivable pogo's that I made. My conibears are either wired off to a tree, staked with 18" of rebar or they get the pogo's too. My snares for beaver and my cable restraints get the retrievable pogo's as well. ~Dan~
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