300 floats equal 600 traps that's not a lot of traps to have out In good rat country. But It does take some time to get them all out.

never though of using river cane. how does it hold up?

I can add a couple of pieces of scrap wood to funnel them over the trap, that is not hard to do. I am using #1.5 coilsprings, not #1s. The guy on you tube seemed to have success using them. I am not making 600 floats, just wanting some to throw out while im running my coon line on the river.

Here in PA your bait/lure cannot be visable from the air, so here is what I use for trapping muskrats. I designed it around the #1 1/2 coilspring, but similar size traps will work.

I actually have sold several of these this summer and still have a few available.

They sure dont make it easy for you to trap in PA!

coyoteinc

I like that.

Huntgod what are the measurements? Is that 1/2" plywood?

7"W X 22"L X 1 1/4 thick rough sawn pine. The foam on the bottom is 1/2 inch.

Pretty slick, how are you using it? Is it a floating set? I'm curious because one pond ive been scouting has little in the way of slides and the water level changes dramatically with run off and rainfall. A float seems like the higher precentage option. I've seen rats in it so I know they are there.

I run the same kind of double floats that Huntgod uses although mine are 8" wide not 7" and 24" long,just because of plywood original dimensions.My floats work very well with carrots,better with parsnips,best with muskrat poo and some Lennon's lure.As far as a pole I have used 5/16" fiberglass snow stakes(they are ok in non windy spots,but not in an open marsh),open marshes I use 3/8" or 1/2" fiberglass ussually 5-6 feet long.Putting bait up above the float is an excellent way as beav suggested to get the rats moving right on top of your floats.I also use a 4 position float that I built for 1 1/2 coils that really works well.I will try top post some pictures if I still have them.The pan tension is ultra important for rats-its gotta be very very light or you will miss alot of rats.Its like anything-you really need to experiment with what works for you.Very light pan tensions don't do well on open marshes with wind and waves etc..Also have tried some of those repeating colony traps where the rat goes into the trap and has to dive into a hole into the cage underwater below-they didn't work so great for me last year,but I am going to try smearing up the interior hole with wet mud and see if that helps out.Again its all about experimentation and what works for you in your area-floats are not for everyone that I have read,but they sure work well for me!

Thanks to all who had advice. I modified the ones I made with your input. It should cut down on the number of misses. I think next time I am going to buy 10" or 8" pine boards so I dont have to use scrap wood to block the entrance. Im ready for November so I can deploy them.

Use it primarily on pond sets and yes it is a floating set. Holds 2 #1 1/2 coilsprings or similar traps.

I bait it with either apples or corn depending upon what surrounds the pond I'm trapping. I use Katz Bros Mud Road for lure on the lure holder.

here are some pictures of last falls float catches-just a few days worth-even an albino one as a bonus!You can hopefuly see the 4 position floats I made-they worked very well

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I am getting some of that lennons lure. That is a boat load of rats!!!!

Ya Lennon's lure is fantastic stuff!! Really like the fact that is petroleum based as well so it doesn't wash off very easy in rain/water sets.Going to be an interesting year for the rats I think-hopefully there are some still out there to be caught!!

I gotta move to Canada...

How many in the picture? Best days catch? Best season total?How many traps are you running?

You don't need to move to Canada. Floats work in the US as well.

3 day catch on floats, 1048 rats.

That's not going to happen this year, nice haul.