Re: Night latch trigger help
[Re: L.C.]
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10/08/12 07:12 PM
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Re: Night latch trigger help
[Re: L.C.]
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10/08/12 10:16 PM
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1crazytrapper
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Get a hold of Jason Dufresne on here and get one of his Night latch jigs. It is only $5.oo and it is better than any meathod in the trapping Archives. I just did 2 doz traps in 30 min. and the latches are perfect. I asked Jason at the NE trappers convention why he had not done a post on his jig. He told me that he was worried everyone on here would think it was a plug for his mod business. JASON-- If you are looking at this or do later, I ASK WOULD YOU PLEASE DO A POST on your night latch Jig. THERE WOULD BE ALOT OF HAPPY TRAPPERS ON HERE AFTER THEY SEE HOW MUCH TIME YOUR LITTLE TOOL SAVES! THIS IS NOT A PLUG, I WANT OTHERS TO SAVE TIME AND HAVE PERFECT RESULTS(SHARE WITH THE BROTHERHOOD).
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Re: Night latch trigger help
[Re: L.C.]
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10/09/12 06:47 PM
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Jason Dufresne
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Here ya go guys a simple tool that will save you a ton of time when it comes to night latching! Wish I had thought of it a few thousand traps faster than I did lol!! Just a short piece of tubing with a nut welded to it, so I can use a thumb screw to hold down the dog of the trap, allowing me to get a precise depth (read distance to travel before firing) repeatedly. I grind all the teeth off of a mill file on one side, and use the bottom or edge of the file to file down my notch. This allows me to ride the file against my jig without filing it away at the same time, and makes it last for thousands of traps. I've found this is the fastest, most easily repeatable way of night latching...doing it to the dog. For those that night latch, you can thank me later... If you'd like a jig, or a file pm me here or e-mail me on my web site and I'll set ya up!! Catch 'em all...Jason.
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Re: Night latch trigger help
[Re: L.C.]
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10/09/12 08:52 PM
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1crazytrapper
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Thanks Jason, I was hopeing that you would show everyone your jig. ANYONE WHO NIGHTLATCHES NEEDS ONE! I have only had mine 1 week and it has saved me alot of time already! The best part is that all my nightlatches are perfect!
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Re: Night latch trigger help
[Re: L.C.]
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10/09/12 09:13 PM
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Yes ,Thanks for all the great info you bring to this site !
Simplify your methods to the point of perfection.
Become fast,efficient & effective.
The real "SECRET" to successful trapping.
KEEP IT SIMPLE!
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Re: Night latch trigger help
[Re: L.C.]
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10/10/12 07:00 AM
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I wish someone would invent one for nit-latchin the pan.
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Re: Night latch trigger help
[Re: L.C.]
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10/10/12 02:45 PM
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1crazytrapper
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IMO, I PERSONALLY DONT LIKE TO NIGHT LATCH THE PAN, THEY ARE WAY MORE EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THAN THE DOG.
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Re: Night latch trigger help
[Re: 1crazytrapper]
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10/10/12 06:24 PM
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IMO, I PERSONALLY DONT LIKE TO NIGHT LATCH THE PAN, THEY ARE WAY MORE EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THAN THE DOG. Personally I'm not too worried about wearing out either one. I got one of these jigs from Jason last year and the bottom line is that it is waaay faster than any other way I have tried, bar none. I did better than a hundred traps this year with it and they are also easier to adjust if you put too much of a notch in it or too little. Thanks Jason!
D/J
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Re: Night latch trigger help
[Re: 1crazytrapper]
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10/10/12 07:29 PM
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IMO, I PERSONALLY DONT LIKE TO NIGHT LATCH THE PAN, THEY ARE WAY MORE EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THAN THE DOG. Thats how I feel about it.
don't worry over the smart ones. catch the dumb ones, they pay the same.
i can do it because i dont know that i cant.
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Re: Night latch trigger help
[Re: L.C.]
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10/10/12 07:59 PM
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I Prefer to notch the pans. How many years do you think it takes to wear out a pan with a nightlatch? When I do need to replace a pan, it is then that I switch over to a PIT pan setup.
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Re: Night latch trigger help
[Re: BandB]
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10/15/12 09:58 PM
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Thanks for that tip. Much easier than vise grips and a file LOL. couldn't agree more.
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Re: Night latch trigger help
[Re: L.C.]
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10/15/12 10:23 PM
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I wouldn't call it a night latch. It's a filed and tuned latch. I want to hear the CLICK in the dog.
Last edited by Wildtrapper; 10/15/12 10:26 PM.
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Re: Night latch trigger help
[Re: Wildtrapper]
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10/16/12 07:44 AM
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I wouldn't call it a night latch. It's a filed and tuned latch. I want to hear the CLICK in the dog. When you do it the correct way as Jason does ,you will hear the click when setting. As I stated above ,view ( Logging Roads,Lanes & Lamination's)and see how Jason makes an ordinary trap into an extraordinary trap! http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...sag&cad=rjaThanks for sharing Jason.
Simplify your methods to the point of perfection.
Become fast,efficient & effective.
The real "SECRET" to successful trapping.
KEEP IT SIMPLE!
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Re: Night latch trigger help
[Re: bic]
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10/16/12 12:36 PM
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I Prefer to notch the pans. How many years do you think it takes to wear out a pan with a nightlatch? When I do need to replace a pan, it is then that I switch over to a PIT pan setup. Notching the dog doesn't make sense to me either.
John 14:6 Accept Jesus as your savior and repent your sins. The alternative will be to go where the fire is never quenched and the worm doesn't die.
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Re: Night latch trigger help
[Re: Jason Dufresne]
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10/16/12 09:39 PM
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Here ya go guys a simple tool that will save you a ton of time when it comes to night latching! Wish I had thought of it a few thousand traps faster than I did lol!! Just a short piece of tubing with a nut welded to it, so I can use a thumb screw to hold down the dog of the trap, allowing me to get a precise depth (read distance to travel before firing) repeatedly. I grind all the teeth off of a mill file on one side, and use the bottom or edge of the file to file down my notch. This allows me to ride the file against my jig without filing it away at the same time, and makes it last for thousands of traps. I've found this is the fastest, most easily repeatable way of night latching...doing it to the dog. For those that night latch, you can thank me later... If you'd like a jig, or a file pm me here or e-mail me on my web site and I'll set ya up!! Catch 'em all...Jason. Got mine in the mail today Jason. I suppose I'll have to start using it soon. Thanks buddy! ~ADC~
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Re: Night latch trigger help
[Re: L.C.]
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10/16/12 11:46 PM
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Jason Dufresne
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Yeah, sorry about that ADC! Hope it gives ya more time with the Mrs., or making your awesome skinning rigs!! -Jason Wildtrapper -It's having a 90 degree sharp corner on the shank of the pan, falling into the 90 degree filed edge on the dog and the spring pressure forcing them into one another that gives that sweet audible "CLICK!"
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Re: Night latch trigger help
[Re: Wildtrapper]
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10/16/12 11:56 PM
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When you file the latch as you do what gives it this audible "click"? I see the latch is filed and tapered but what on the dog does it click against? The dog is under pressure as it is holding down the jaw.Starting with the pan a little high,and pulling down on the pan till it drops into that notch-that's your click.Metal to metal when the pan drops into the notch on the dog or vice versa.You can also feel the click.
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Re: Night latch trigger help
[Re: Jason Dufresne]
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10/17/12 11:31 PM
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Here ya go guys a simple tool that will save you a ton of time when it comes to night latching! Wish I had thought of it a few thousand traps faster than I did lol!! Just a short piece of tubing with a nut welded to it, so I can use a thumb screw to hold down the dog of the trap, allowing me to get a precise depth (read distance to travel before firing) repeatedly. I grind all the teeth off of a mill file on one side, and use the bottom or edge of the file to file down my notch. This allows me to ride the file against my jig without filing it away at the same time, and makes it last for thousands of traps. I've found this is the fastest, most easily repeatable way of night latching...doing it to the dog. For those that night latch, you can thank me later... If you'd like a jig, or a file pm me here or e-mail me on my web site and I'll set ya up!! Catch 'em all...Jason. So simple, and so ingenious. Like most good ideas.
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Re: Night latch trigger help
[Re: L.C.]
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10/17/12 11:36 PM
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Very nice Jason. Sure beats the vice grip guide I was using.
I'm itchin' to see a coyote twitchin'.
More trappin' and less yappin'.
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