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Disposable Stakes for coons #8061696
01/27/24 12:36 PM
01/27/24 12:36 PM
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North East Utah
That.darn.coon Offline OP
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That.darn.coon  Offline OP
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North East Utah
What do you guys use for disposable stakes? This year I ran POGOs, but my problem with them is the J-hooks kept breaking when I would drive them in.


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Re: Disposable Stakes for coons [Re: That.darn.coon] #8061816
01/27/24 03:06 PM
01/27/24 03:06 PM
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East, Kentucky
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when I did mostly pogo's but it was in muddy banks so it was easy... Honestly, most of the time I had about 5' of chain and a good drag that I "pre-hooked" up if I could not use a pogo.. I know guys who use the wolf fang acnhors for coon and like them


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Re: Disposable Stakes for coons [Re: That.darn.coon] #8061824
01/27/24 03:23 PM
01/27/24 03:23 PM
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How deep are you driving them in. In all reality do not need to be very deep at all for coons as they are only pulling horizontally and not up, assuming you are speaking of DP’s. If foot hold traps, would need to anchor for the biggest animal that may step in the trap. But in my ground conditions, a foot in the ground requires a lot to pull. If worried about the J hooks, weld them…. That and they are called disposable anchors for a reason, they are very cheap to replace……

Last edited by TC1; 01/27/24 03:24 PM. Reason: Add on

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Re: Disposable Stakes for coons [Re: That.darn.coon] #8061853
01/27/24 04:14 PM
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Iowa
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All of my water coon traps are on about 30 inches of cable with the big, soft ground Berkshires. They will hold in any mud, sand or muck. If the bottom is firmer just don't need to drive them as deep.
DPs are on about 15 inches with regular Berkshires.

Re: Disposable Stakes for coons [Re: trapdog1] #8061855
01/27/24 04:15 PM
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Ohio
Originally Posted by trapdog1
All of my water coon traps are on about 30 inches of cable with the big, soft ground Berkshires. They will hold in any mud, sand or muck. If the bottom is firmer just don't need to drive them as deep.
DPs are on about 15 inches with regular Berkshires.

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Re: Disposable Stakes for coons [Re: That.darn.coon] #8061859
01/27/24 04:17 PM
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Here, I use regular Berkshires and a home made driver with a T on top, half the time I can just push the anchor in. Never had a coon pull one.

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