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#1597856 - 11/16/09 12:55 AM Pockets vs Blind Sets (Mink pics)
Marbleyes trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 1601 Loc: Central MN	I remember some argument about who could take more mink in a pocket or a blind set...so I went to find out this weekend. I only got one side of the story, but it seems pretty convincing to me!!! Went out with a friend this weekend on the mink line having too much fun, and we even caught a few of those tricky mink. They sure seemed to love those Duke traps in pocket sets. Worked so good I think we caught enough to cover gas for the weekend. Better view of the mink _________________________ "Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man." Henry Adams
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#1597857 - 11/16/09 12:57 AM Re: Pockets vs Blind Sets (pics) [Re: Marbleyes]
BlueRidgeTrapper trapper Registered: 10/16/07 Posts: 5918 Loc: Fishersville, VA - 23 Year...	Gotta ask...how many? Gotta love those Dukes... _________________________ "Dear liver, I'm sorry for the all the extra work I put you through.But the good news is you'll probably have an early retirement"-Blake Shelton
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#1597866 - 11/16/09 01:50 AM Re: Pockets vs Blind Sets (pics) [Re: BlueRidgeTrapper]
shorthair trapper Registered: 12/24/06 Posts: 1104 Loc: Maine	Dang you got some big mink! Sure a shame the way the price is right now though. You might cover gas:) _________________________ "My biggest worry is that my wife (when I'm dead) will sell my traps for what I said I paid for them."
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#1597876 - 11/16/09 02:22 AM Re: Pockets vs Blind Sets (pics) [Re: shorthair]
Eric Cottrell trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 1217 Loc: Minden, La///Cuidad del Carmen...	Not bad for goofing off with a friend! _________________________ http://www.louisianatrappers.com/index.html
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#1597888 - 11/16/09 03:04 AM Re: Pockets vs Blind Sets (pics) [Re: Eric Cottrell]
GRIZ trapper Registered: 12/27/06 Posts: 534 Loc: Central MN	Did ya have to lower a set or two due to dropping water? _________________________ I.B.O.T. #288 GRIZ
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#1597899 - 11/16/09 04:28 AM Re: Pockets vs Blind Sets (pics) [Re: GRIZ]
RogerDoger trapper Registered: 07/16/08 Posts: 1722 Loc: Colchester, Connecticut	I don't think we have that many in our whole state! LOL. Congrats. _________________________ Member: CTA, NTA, NYSTA, MTA(Maine),FTA
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#1597901 - 11/16/09 04:39 AM Re: Pockets vs Blind Sets (pics) [Re: RogerDoger]
LineMtnCooner trapper Registered: 01/20/07 Posts: 3257 Loc: Northumberland County, PA	Nice haul!! Good job! _________________________
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#1597933 - 11/16/09 05:41 AM Re: Pockets vs Blind Sets (pics) [Re: LineMtnCooner]
ohiotrapper43988 trapper Registered: 10/21/07 Posts: 136 Loc: harrision county ohio	[Please excuse my language... I'm an idiot] thats a good hual _________________________ season total 28 coon 7 rats 1 mink 1 skunk countless possoms
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#1597988 - 11/16/09 06:48 AM Re: Pockets vs Blind Sets (pics) [Re: ohiotrapper43988]
Nick C "Speling Zcar" Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 10256 Loc: Iowa 23 Years Old	Haha! Sweeeet! _________________________ Let The Talkers Talk, That's What They Do Best
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#1597989 - 11/16/09 06:48 AM Re: Pockets vs Blind Sets (pics) [Re: ohiotrapper43988]
EmpireBuilder trapper Registered: 11/02/07 Posts: 592 Loc: Hawkeyes	To live in minnesota! I always have argued with the blind setting guys also! I like to catch the mink and move not wait around! Pocket sets are ten times better than any blind set! _________________________ Don't Tell Lies.... There is less to remember! R.I.P. Indian Larry... Riding your Famous Grease Monkey Chopper in the sky!!!
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#1598015 - 11/16/09 07:05 AM Re: Pockets vs Blind Sets (pics) [Re: EmpireBuilder]
trapinrookie trapper Registered: 01/01/08 Posts: 289 Loc: michigan	show me a pic of your pocket set _________________________ 79 coon 3 grinners 35 yotes with the hounds 1 grey fox 18 red fox with the hounds
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#1598020 - 11/16/09 07:08 AM Re: Pockets vs Blind Sets (pics) [Re: trapinrookie]
2poor trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 8255 Loc: Lake Mille Lacs , MN	Like there was ever a doubt ! Great catch, the smile say's it all !!! _________________________ It is a lazy man that can't find his wife a second job !
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#1598058 - 11/16/09 07:48 AM Re: Pockets vs Blind Sets (pics) [Re: 2poor]
upstateNY trapper Registered: 08/01/08 Posts: 6187 Loc: ny	While Im banging in my pocket sets,I keep an eye out for good blind sets.Anyone not takeing advantage of both sets are missing out. _________________________ the wheels of the gods turn very slowly
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#1598099 - 11/16/09 08:24 AM Re: Pockets vs Blind Sets (pics) [Re: upstateNY]
wynn hall trapper Registered: 12/17/08 Posts: 921 Loc: exeter nebraska	Very nice! _________________________ Every time I get something paid for its ends up worn out!
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#1598103 - 11/16/09 08:27 AM Re: Pockets vs Blind Sets (pics) [Re: wynn hall]
TrapperMatt trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 2500 Loc: Shippensburg, PA..23 years old	Impressive _________________________ Dont Give up, Dont Give in, If you do.. Your done...
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#1598163 - 11/16/09 09:15 AM Re: Pockets vs Blind Sets (pics) [Re: EmpireBuilder]
Jim Spencer trapper Registered: 08/19/07 Posts: 1646 Loc: Arkansas	Originally Posted By: EmpireBuilder To live in minnesota! I always have argued with the blind setting guys also! I like to catch the mink and move not wait around! Pocket sets are ten times better than any blind set! Your arithmetic is WAY wrong, EmpireBuilder... _________________________ www.treblehookunlimited.com Turkey Hunting Digest Guide to Trapping The Mink Manual
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#1598215 - 11/16/09 10:06 AM Re: Pockets vs Blind Sets (pics) [Re: Jim Spencer]
MnMan trapper Registered: 03/04/07 Posts: 2655 Loc: Central MN, Really old	Holy Crap....what a load of mink! That would be a great season catch for most folks. I hope you learned something you can pass along to me the next time you are helping me go fishing. _________________________ I'm just happy to be here!
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#1598245 - 11/16/09 10:26 AM Re: Pockets vs Blind Sets (pics) [Re: MnMan]
trapperPaul_IN trapper Registered: 09/08/09 Posts: 116 Loc: Kokomo, IN - Howard CO	WOW thats a nice haul right there. Great job _________________________ 2009 - 2010 (1st year trapping) Rats (0) Coons (0) Mink (0) Yotes (0) Red Fox (2) Beaver (1) Grinner (1)
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#1598250 - 11/16/09 10:30 AM Re: Pockets vs Blind Sets (Mink pics) [Re: Marbleyes]
2020 trapper Registered: 11/06/09 Posts: 343 Loc: Wis.	WOW !!!! That is unbelievable- you guys are good, Pocket sets? did u use any bait? just how'd you do that ? dig a small hole at the water edge and put a trap in front of it? Very Impressive catch- WOW!!!
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#1598327 - 11/16/09 11:26 AM Re: Pockets vs Blind Sets (Mink pics) [Re: 2020]
Marbleyes trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 1601 Loc: Central MN	Answers for those who are interested... For what we ran for traps/bait/traps...go pick up a copy of Gerald Schmitt's Mega Mink Methods. Doing all the same things, and having all the same results! Not quite 50 mink in the picture. A little bit for dropping water, maybe 10% needed to be adjusted. Empire Builder...The area you live is not too much different than where these mink are taken! Jim Spencer, we both know the pockets shine in the midwest. You know how to catch them in your country! Blind sets all the way. _________________________ "Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man." Henry Adams
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