i just got a dozen of duke 1.5 and im going to use them for fox can some one show me how to modify them

id put at least 3 heavy duty swivels ,#2 chain ,make sure the pan is not wobbly .if you have a welder you can base plate and laminate ,i use all 1 3/4 for land now ,i used mostly 1 1/2s before ,then coyotes started moving in and destroying my traps ,now i go with all 1 3/4 as i find it a great universal trap for all critters im catching .all my 1 1/2s are used for water traps

so have the pan so it isnt wobbly but have it tight

Shows 3/16" laminations, nightlatched, new o/s pan bolt, , dog eye closed, 1/4" baseplate w/ center swivel, #2 machine chain with 3 crunchproofs and jaw tips bubbled.

yes i dont use no pan tension ,you have the trap placed right and bedded solid ,the fox will commit before it has time to do anything that my 2cents

but wont it be hard to bed since its loose

hey andy ,look at them ,looks as nice as a diamond necklace

u know the part that holds the trigger how do u have that

what is loose ??if your trap is loose you have problems ,

the dog ?

Oh, they work OK I guess......

Yote in a coon set.



Yote with both front feet in one in a fox set.

jerry ,yeah held a FEW but lost alot lol,then smartened up and changed

i didnt know a 1.5 duke could hold a yote

yes it will once in a great while ,everybody gets lucky sometimes
with proper modifications you withstand a better chance,at least in dukes case

MB-550-RC

ahh ,andys fancy traps i see there .you see andy when you get good ,you can catch them in anything lol

Hmmmm, are you really sure this is the case?????

I can't even think of how many coyotes and cats I have taken with the Modified Duke 1.5's. Only thing that limits you is jaw spread and that is eliminated by showing them where YOU want them to step.

jerry ,i have never modified my 1 1/2 for land ,they were stock,ive since then changed to 1 3/4 no more 1 1/2 on land .i dont know how big your coyotes are but we get them from 50-60 lbs every year

nice work Jerry!

We are still Bro's Andy.......

Oh, there were still those Duke's in the truck and the rest of them were froze under the ice on all those watersheds........

Jacob. I do think you need to put some pan tension on your trap. You do this by tightening up the screw that is holding the pan to the trap. Tighten it up a little and then work it and see if it moves with just a little pressure. If it takes a small amount of pressure to move it you will be alright. You seem like a new traper and dont understand all the modification terms that have been throwed at you. You hang in there and you will learn. Only way you can learn is ask questions. larry

Understood.... There is no need to go to that extent for water trapping. I use them for both. I also modify everything and am not at all too bashful to use them on coyotes/cats. Heck, I am just not bashful at all.

btw ,nice catches i might add.is that what you mostly use are 1 1/2s or you use any other larger size traps ?

ya well ive been trapping since i was 9 and im 14 now and my dad always took care of my traps but he passed away. so im on my own now thanks alot for all your help guys and girls

I built up some fully modified 1.5 Dukes I use for yotes. These have laminations, baseplates, MB crunchproof swivels, turned up and bubbled jaw tips, new brass bolts, nitelatched, #3 American chain and #2 music wire springs.





Why...because in some areas, dogs are an issue and these traps are very, very easy on the feet and not as "scary" to landowners

Absolutely NO PROBLEM holding our yotes in these. We don't have the Eastern wolf-yotes...just Western Oregon's red belly yotes. I hold these, not once in a while...I hold them CONSISTENTLY!! I short chain and use 1/8" cables on Pogo anchors.

These are not my #1 choice for yotes....I prefer MB 650 O/I laminated and Duke #3 OS fully modified and 4 coiled. But I never am worried I'll lose a yote or bobcat in the modified 1.5s.

Lets not hijack someones post .He is looking for information on how to do the mods . Make your own if you want to poke at each other .

Drifter

I agree Drifter. Very well said.