Which notch do you use when you set your 110's for rats and mink?

Personally I use the one that squeezes the 110 as tight as possible on the stabilizer but that varies from trap to trap.





~ADC~

depends on the type of set and current ... for dryland mink i prefer the #3 ... anything else like i said ... pends ... lol

I usually set it on #2 don't use stabilizers.

Why 3 on the dry land mink Gary? Purely for stability?

stability and less tension on the trigger ... i even go as far as to loosen the trigger fore i set it ... so it has sum give to it ..... so the mink will push it out of the way instead of tryin to slink around/thru it ... if ya know what i mean ... lol

I got ya.

i seem to always set on the second. not sure why , maybe just personal preference turned into habit?

I always set it on notch 3. dryland for the reasons that Gary said.

Always have used #1

I use whichever one fits the support stick the best.

I usually use notch #3 for the lighter trigger tension, but will set on another notch to make the trap stable if I feel it's too wobbly with my chosen stabilizer.

Josh

wouldnt the trap be faster if set it on the third notch?

#2

Boss Paul posted on this once, He said the notch closest to the pivot made it a hair trigger, middle "Normal", and the end was the least sensitive, for in currrent etc.

i use #3 for lightest tension most of the time. hey adc did you make that rebar stabilizer? pretty slick ,i need to weld me some of those up.

Yep roamer feel free to copy away, that's how I got the idea. lol

I like notch #3 if I'm setting it on land. If its for muskrats, it will probably be set on a slant because the trap is set on the rat house, or just set in calm water, notch #2. And if its set in current I use notch #1.

I set on 3 most of the time. Especially bottom edge sets. Easier to stabilize in mud. Will set on 3 on bank trails to for the same reason. I set it on 1 in rat runs.

I use #3 unless there is a reason to use one of the other notches.

alright i've always wondered about why there is 3 differnt notches but didnt know it was so complecated i've always used the first notch cause i figured it would be just a little bit faster to catch the animal than if i set on the 3rd notch?

pnw that is nice

I used a "stakealizer" SP? like the bottom picture in ADC's post once for muskrats. I had to squeeze the trap on to get it to fit because the stake was a little to tight (the space between the rods were the bottom jaw goes). When I checked the trap the next day my bait was gone. I pulled up on the dog to see if the trap would fire, but since I squeezed the trap on the stake it took too much pressure to fire, hence no catch. I think whatever notch you chose to use, use it, but just be sure the jaws and dog are under tension from the spring only.

#3 for dry land minking .

bottomedge set ,# 1

set in front of a rat hole or in a run , 2 .

vertical pocket set, #2 .

mark