Never been a fan of the double ferrules.

Twist on supports are junk.

Whammies work great, You can position a snare at any angle with these. You do have to match the cable size and support wire size with these.

Tubing is also great as you can use about any size wire and cable combination with these. You can adjust the angle pretty good with these, but not quite as extreme as the whammies. Cold temperatures can make these harder to use as they loose flexibility.

Never been a fan of the double ferrules.

When all else fails, the S/W/M/L/N bend in the support can do it all.

WHY? IMO opinion they work great. Once a animal connects you want it to release quickly from the support. If it fits loose on you support wire just bend the tip up a bit and it will stay until an animal hits the snare and being loose it will come off the support wire easily.

When I have my druthers, I’ll choose the twist on universal support collars. Every time.

I’d take them over every single other type that I’ve tried so far, and I’ve tried everything mentioned so far plus electrical tape and bent wire alone. I have zero problems using them, but apparently everyone else on this forum does. The lurkers must like them, or just about every supplier wouldn’t continue to sell them, so there’s someone else out there that likes them. I especially like the fact that I can use one and get a secure fit with everything from 1/16 to 1/8 cable and 9 gauge to 14 gauge wire. Seems ideal if you ask me. I’ve snared mink and hogs with them and everything in between that’s found where I live, and I use all sorts of support wire at times. They’re great.

You're all alone Aix. LOL

With all due respect to my young friend from LA., who is a very good snare maker/user, I'll have to agree with The Beav on this one. Only problem with the plastic tubing is stiffness when it's cold. I use #9'support wire tacked to an inverted L shaped piece of half inch rebar to stabilize it, then tie off to something solid with an extension. My solution to rassling with the plastic tubing while saying bad stuff about M. Steck is to sharpen the end of the wire that's gonna be inserted into it before I tack it to the rebar. Maybe when Aix & I meet head to head at the TTFHA Rendezvous in 3 weeks he can convince me of the error in my thinking. He's a very sharp guy, but I'm not at all sure on this one. I'm pretty old & set in my ways, but I'm gonna ask him to explain his preference real slow and simple & see if I can find an advantage to his method.

I guess I have to ask the question why do guys not like the twist on support collars. I have cables that have had both and I'll us the twist on anytime before the plastic in cold weather. I sharpen the ends of my support wires in order to get them in the plastic supports when it is cold out and now I'm concerned about slipping and running the wire through my thumb. Never had an issue with the twist on supports.

. The only problem I've had Is when your dealing with freezing weather. Then you can have problems shoving the support wire Into the whammy.

Double ferrules. My support wire fits exact with no slop. Rubber gas line sometimes is a pain because I find its not rigid enough.

There are none better than properly sized steel wammies...

But are we talking about those tapered spring whammies? If so there Is no way you can convince me they are the way to go.

I can do that with a proper sized plastic whammy to. And they don't rust.

But are we talking about those tapered spring whammies? If so there Is no way you can convince me they are the way to go.

I can do that with a proper sized plastic whammy to. And they don't rust.

Inverted S

Inverted S

Spot on!

I second the inverted S

Aix,do you have a picture of the three toed yeti