330 body grip help
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07/07/18 06:14 PM
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Ok so I am wondering what do I need to use to anchor a 330 for beavers. Do I use a cable and some heavy trapping wire to wire the cable to a tree or use a stake and cable or a cable and a stake or a chain and stake?? Thanks
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Re: 330 body grip help
[Re: Jon C.]
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07/07/18 06:53 PM
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Ok I was thinking that chain and swivels would last longer than cable if the beaver flops a little it might fray the cable after a while and get all twisted up
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Re: 330 body grip help
[Re: Jon C.]
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07/07/18 07:04 PM
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I use 1/8" cable on my 330s-swivels on each end and midline also. Tom
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Re: 330 body grip help
[Re: Jon C.]
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11 ga wire on all mine. I use strong traps and have changed out some weaker springs on my 30 year old retired BMI's for nuisance work.
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Re: 330 body grip help
[Re: Jon C.]
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07/07/18 08:12 PM
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Ok cool are the sleepy creek model 4 setters good?? And who makes a good safety
Last edited by Jon C.; 07/07/18 08:13 PM.
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Re: 330 body grip help
[Re: bowhunter27295]
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07/07/18 09:56 PM
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Check out stakealizers. I love these things. Fast and simple. Those are my next buy as far as stabilizers go. I have stocked up and have several dozen Kb stabilizers. Those things are great too. I run stock trap chain, box swivel, then 6 feet of 3/32nd cable. I am changing the 3/32" out to 1/8th as they need replacing. I use a lot of T bar stakes for staking.
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Re: 330 body grip help
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Ok I will look into them. Thanks yall
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Re: 330 body grip help
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07/07/18 10:08 PM
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I run stock trap chain, box swivel, then 6 feet of 3/32nd cable. I am changing the 3/32" out to 1/8th as they need replacing. I use a lot of T bar stakes for staking.
Using 30" T stakes with six feet of cable is the best thing that happened to my bodygrip trapping for beavers. I use 3/32" now but am converting to 1/8" 7x19 as they need replacing.
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Re: 330 body grip help
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I run stock trap chain, box swivel, then 6 feet of 3/32nd cable. I am changing the 3/32" out to 1/8th as they need replacing. I use a lot of T bar stakes for staking.
Using 30" T stakes with six feet of cable is the best thing that happened to my bodygrip trapping for beavers. I use 3/32" now but am converting to 1/8" 7x19 as they need replacing. I usually use 18 inchers to stake the bodygrip unless I am staking in deep water or muck. We have a lot of steep bank creeks and canals so I use an extension on those locations lots of times to get to the high bank. That let's me check the trap even if a flush of water comes and my traps are flooded out.
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Re: 330 body grip help
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07/07/18 11:47 PM
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I set up same as bogmaster. I was born with my setters.
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Re: 330 body grip help
[Re: Jon C.]
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07/08/18 08:29 AM
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All right I will look to cable and I don't know how strong the springs are I'm buying them from garman off the trap shed I don't know how old they are. I saw the sleepy creek setters and they just looked nicer then the steel flat bar ones that don't have grips or the cuts in them for long springs. I know that you don't wax body grips. But should I paint them or dye them??
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Re: 330 body grip help
[Re: Jon C.]
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07/08/18 08:52 AM
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I have some no.2 straight like left over from making wolf fangs can I use that instead of stock trap chains.
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Re: 330 body grip help
[Re: traprjohn]
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07/08/18 08:57 AM
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Did you check Garman's for Feedback?
did it for you and found 1 Good a yr ago, so hopefully you'll be ok
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