Re: How many swivels on your coon traps?
[Re: Mystic Wildlife]
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07/19/07 08:43 PM
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1 seems to work pretty good for me. Never thought about putting extras on my coon traps though. It wouldn't hurt anything.
One day I will figure this game out.
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Re: How many swivels on your coon traps?
[Re: Big Har]
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07/19/07 09:26 PM
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mine swivel at the trap, the stake, and this year one at mid chain. me to
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Re: How many swivels on your coon traps?
[Re: LOV 2 TRAP]
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07/19/07 10:41 PM
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I use at least 2 on coon traps 3 sure aint gona hurt.I dont want that chain to have a chance a binding up.
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Re: How many swivels on your coon traps?
[Re: RayA]
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07/19/07 10:49 PM
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Re: How many swivels on your coon traps?
[Re: wheelers]
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07/19/07 10:53 PM
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Swivel at the trap and at least 1 extra. long chains have 3.
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Re: How many swivels on your coon traps?
[Re: frozentoes]
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Mine have 4 swivel points. one at the trap two in the mid chain swivel and one at the stake. Chains are stock length.
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Re: How many swivels on your coon traps?
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07/19/07 11:10 PM
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1 at stake, 1 mid-swivel, and 1 comin from the trap
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Re: How many swivels on your coon traps?
[Re: goatchin]
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07/20/07 12:18 AM
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I have a swivel at the end of the chain, one in the mid-chain, and another swivel point (just the j hook) at the trap. Thats what I'm using this year, I figure it can't hurt and if when gets tangled in a bunch of junk this will help keep the animal comfortable.
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Re: How many swivels on your coon traps?
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07/20/07 05:33 AM
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One at the trap, one in-line and one at the stake. I would put more on if I thought they would help. Now for otter I would reccomend at least 23 for every six inches of chain.
It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, but only 3 for a proper trigger squeeze.
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Re: How many swivels on your coon traps?
[Re: Mystic Wildlife]
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07/20/07 07:22 AM
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Most of my coon traps are 1 1/2 coils baseplated and center swiveled with three swivels. Also have installed chew guards. I feel confident the coon will be there when I get there. Most of my coons are caught on dry land.
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Re: How many swivels on your coon traps?
[Re: TrappinK-9's]
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07/20/07 11:02 AM
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woofman, Chew guards are added almost like a double jaw but they don't touch when trap is closed. I made mine from 20 penny nails. Look in the archives of sullivans forum for pictures. When welding these in becareful to leave enough room for the pan and dog to operate.
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Re: How many swivels on your coon traps?
[Re: Mystic Wildlife]
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07/21/07 08:39 AM
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I should have asked this too, how many use shock springs with stakes? I just put one on a LIL grizz. I had some left over from my #3s and figured it couldn't hurt.
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Re: How many swivels on your coon traps?
[Re: LT GREY]
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07/21/07 11:04 PM
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I use the factory swivel that goes through the frame, a link of chain, a universal swivel, then another 2 links of chain, and then a universal connected by one rivet on the end of the chain. This allows this rig to be used for drowning set-ups as well as staking.
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Re: How many swivels on your coon traps?
[Re: LT GREY]
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07/22/07 02:11 AM
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Three (3) double on every trap minimum! Same here. Swivels flat out pay for themselvs in a hurry.
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Re: How many swivels on your coon traps?
[Re: NDtrapper]
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07/22/07 02:12 AM
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I use 1-2 swivels on mine.
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Re: How many swivels on your coon traps?
[Re: Dan Allen]
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07/22/07 09:48 AM
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1 double swivel at the trap, 1 double swivel at mid-chain.
Unless kids are brought into trapping; trapping dies of old age. Remember; Rush Limbaugh is always right.
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