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#529739 - 01/20/08 01:28 PM Drowning Locks - L-style or Swivels?
TrapperJake TrapperJake trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 699 Loc: SW Illinois - 25	I'm going to be doing some beaver trapping and will make some drowning cables (3/32"). I'm trying to decide between using the L-style locks or swivels for drowning locks. What is everyones experience/thoughts? Thanks, Jake _________________________ "Take MEEEEE, Bill Tyler!!!"
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#529758 - 01/20/08 01:40 PM Re: Drowning Locks - L-style or Swivels? [Re: TrapperJake]
mydogisscout mydogisscout trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 525 Loc: Grand Blanc, Mi	I have never used swivels, I onl use the L locks. but, I have heard that cable will cut through the swivel. _________________________ ARMY STRONG!
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#529790 - 01/20/08 02:00 PM Re: Drowning Locks - L-style or Swivels? [Re: mydogisscout]
iayogi17 iayogi17 trapper Registered: 12/16/07 Posts: 90 Loc: ENE Iowa	swivels work for the short term but in the long run I would go to the L locks with the hole just fitting the cable
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#531310 - 01/21/08 07:19 AM Re: Drowning Locks - L-style or Swivels? [Re: iayogi17]
TrapperJake TrapperJake trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 699 Loc: SW Illinois - 25	Thanks, so far. Anyone else? _________________________ "Take MEEEEE, Bill Tyler!!!"
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#531319 - 01/21/08 07:24 AM Re: Drowning Locks - L-style or Swivels? [Re: TrapperJake]
Predator Predator trapper Registered: 12/27/06 Posts: 41 Loc: NWPA	Swivels will out last the cable. After a few catches the cable will be a mess.
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#531338 - 01/21/08 07:39 AM Re: Drowning Locks - L-style or Swivels? [Re: Predator]
2poor 2poor trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 2866 Loc: Lake Mille Lacs , MN	Forget them both and use #2 twist link chain or re-bar ! _________________________ It is a lazy man that can't find his wife a second job !
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#531340 - 01/21/08 07:42 AM Re: Drowning Locks - L-style or Swivels? [Re: TrapperJake]
Flatiron Flatiron trapper Registered: 01/14/07 Posts: 113 Loc: Venus PA	I use them both and they both work great.
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#531362 - 01/21/08 07:58 AM Re: Drowning Locks - L-style or Swivels? [Re: 2poor]
Cubs9999 Cubs9999 trapper Registered: 12/26/07 Posts: 69 Loc: Kansas	2poor: did you make the lock yourself? what size tubing did you use? _________________________ Husker by birth. Cyclone by choice. Kansan because you have to make a living somewhere.
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#531379 - 01/21/08 08:08 AM Re: Drowning Locks - L-style or Swivels? [Re: Cubs9999]
2poor 2poor trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 2866 Loc: Lake Mille Lacs , MN	Originally Posted By: Cubs9999 2poor: did you make the lock yourself? what size tubing did you use? Yep ! 1" tubing cut at 45 degrees. Blaze color makes it easy to see at set. If the lock is gone a Beaver has found a new home. MTP sells a similar lock ! _________________________ It is a lazy man that can't find his wife a second job !
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#531416 - 01/21/08 08:51 AM Re: Drowning Locks - L-style or Swivels? [Re: 2poor]
Tim Bauer Tim Bauer trapper Registered: 12/24/06 Posts: 364 Loc: central MN	I aggree with 2poor, I'll never use wire or cable again. If I can't make a rod work I'll use the chain. The lock works on both. [img][/img] [img][/img] _________________________ Hi, my name is Tim and I'm a trapaholic.
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#531419 - 01/21/08 08:54 AM Re: Drowning Locks - L-style or Swivels? [Re: Tim Bauer]
KYBOY KYBOY trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 3374 Loc: East, Kentucky	I make mine just locks like tim does. Rod and chain are the way to go! Edited by KYBOY (01/21/08 08:54 AM) _________________________ Take life by the throat, then choke it until it spits up what you want!
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#531595 - 01/21/08 10:42 AM Re: Drowning Locks - L-style or Swivels? [Re: KYBOY]
coyote snarer coyote snarer trapper Registered: 02/05/07 Posts: 517 Loc: Canada	Keepin it simple . _________________________ It's hard to make a comeback if you haven't been anywhere
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#531640 - 01/21/08 11:07 AM Re: Drowning Locks - L-style or Swivels? [Re: coyote snarer]
climber2 climber2 trapper Registered: 12/17/07 Posts: 210 Loc: northern wisconsin	what size rebar? 3/8 or 1/2? _________________________ next to the wonders in nature, I am very small
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#531651 - 01/21/08 11:14 AM Re: Drowning Locks - L-style or Swivels? [Re: KYBOY]
ADC ADC trapper Registered: 12/25/06 Posts: 4444 Loc: Iowa	Originally Posted By: KYBOY I make mine just locks like tim does. Rod and chain are the way to go! I use a round pipe same idea though on the lock. Seems to work great. I have both 3/8 and 1/2" rebar. ~ADC~ _________________________ All new site ---> Iowa Trappers Talk
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#531663 - 01/21/08 11:26 AM Re: Drowning Locks - L-style or Swivels? [Re: ADC]
Brock Brock trapper Registered: 04/06/07 Posts: 11 Loc: central PA	when using rebar what do you do with the end that is in the water?
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#531670 - 01/21/08 11:29 AM Re: Drowning Locks - L-style or Swivels? [Re: Brock]
ADC ADC trapper Registered: 12/25/06 Posts: 4444 Loc: Iowa	Originally Posted By: Brock when using rebar what do you do with the end that is in the water? Stick it into the bottom of the creek. ~ADC~ _________________________ All new site ---> Iowa Trappers Talk
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#531854 - 01/21/08 01:24 PM Re: Drowning Locks - L-style or Swivels? [Re: climber2]
2poor 2poor trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 2866 Loc: Lake Mille Lacs , MN	Originally Posted By: climber2 what size rebar? 3/8 or 1/2? I only use 1/2" myself. _________________________ It is a lazy man that can't find his wife a second job !
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#531882 - 01/21/08 01:44 PM Re: Drowning Locks - L-style or Swivels? [Re: 2poor]
Creek Trapper Creek Trapper trapper Registered: 02/03/07 Posts: 1866 Loc: Eastern Kansas	Most of the time I don't feel like carrying 30 lbs of rebar a mile and a half down to a creek. L-lock for me. _________________________ I hate KU, leaky boots, poison ivy, ticks, cold feet, mosquitoes, KU, mud, wet socks, wasps and hornets, headaches, jammed fingers, and KU.
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#531981 - 01/21/08 02:33 PM Re: Drowning Locks - L-style or Swivels? [Re: Creek Trapper]
foxman13 foxman13 trapper Registered: 06/04/07 Posts: 271 Loc: Shannon Hill, VA	I use 7/32 cable, was fortunate to have someone give me a few thousand feet. It fits the swivels very well, 1/8 inch cable won't last very long for beavers and otters on a swivel, because of the hole size. The L locks that come stock on bridger # 5's I replace with the swivels, because their hole size is too big imho. _________________________
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#532198 - 01/21/08 04:25 PM Re: Drowning Locks - L-style or Swivels? [Re: foxman13]
Tim Bauer Tim Bauer trapper Registered: 12/24/06 Posts: 364 Loc: central MN	I can throw 3 or 4 rods and a couple 750's over my shoulder and carry my stakes and pounder in my other hand and go for quit a distance. Weighs alot less than the beaver I have to carry out! _________________________ Hi, my name is Tim and I'm a trapaholic.
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#532323 - 01/21/08 05:25 PM Re: Drowning Locks - L-style or Swivels? [Re: Creek Trapper]
KYBOY KYBOY trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 3374 Loc: East, Kentucky	Originally Posted By: Creek Trapper Most of the time I don't feel like carrying 30 lbs of rebar a mile and a half down to a creek. L-lock for me. lord have mercy Id be lucky to a pack a handful of #0's that far down the creek anymore. vehical only for me $;\)$ Honestly, I dont hurry but I can with a drowning rod and 750 I can punch in a set in right around a minute and a half. They are really that fast if you want them to be. I trap out of a vehical so weight is of no concern to me. Edited by KYBOY (01/21/08 05:31 PM) _________________________ Take life by the throat, then choke it until it spits up what you want!
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#532773 - 01/21/08 07:33 PM Re: Drowning Locks - L-style or Swivels? [Re: KYBOY]
Creek Trapper Creek Trapper trapper Registered: 02/03/07 Posts: 1866 Loc: Eastern Kansas	I hear ya Kyboy. I'm still pretty young so it ain't that bad, lol. One of the creeks I trap, a vehicle will do ya zero good getting to it. You gotta walk a ways through the woods before ya get to it. It's got the critters in it though, so I ain't complaining. _________________________ I hate KU, leaky boots, poison ivy, ticks, cold feet, mosquitoes, KU, mud, wet socks, wasps and hornets, headaches, jammed fingers, and KU.
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