I got Dave’s setters for my 750’s and my 550’s.
At the end of the day my hands thank me and I in turn thank him.

C mon, serious? Land trap = No.....Waist deep with a beaver in a 750 (different than the 650) sure. Sheese.

The jake 1 hand setters will set coyote cuffs and k9 extremes as well.

Save your hands for skinning.

2X

Trapperman Calvin,I can agree to a point and use to think that way when I was younger,for sure.But now,at. Age 69,though I can set 650's and 750's with my feet,my back and knees give out after setting 6-8 traps.That is a poor day's production.With Dave's setters,I can go all day and get somuch more done and without a lot of pain at the end of the day.Using the setters,I have put in 25 wolf sets in a day (750's)and didn't feel worse for the wear.
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I have also had situations where a catche's foot was jammed up against a lever and you could not get a finger in there for love or money but the setters would alwaysslide in there.I have also had this problem with large non-targets and the One Hand setters saved the day.So,I try to remember to carry them when checking as well.

On the other side of the coin,they are also a huge help when. Doing certain work on the traps like taking the sharp edges off jaw surfaces.

I'm still in decent health but Dave's setters have been a Godsend due to some arthritus in hands,knees and back.I. promise you, there are many trappers with worse physical problems,some much younger and these setters keep them inthe game.In this day where we are battling to save our trapping heritage,we can't afford to lose trapper numbers and Dave's setters help many stay in the game.That's no small thing.

Keep in mind,there are younger people and lady trappers that struggle setting those traps and those setters can be the great equalizer for them.

Some food for thought.

You, Sir....are exempt. Keep on trapping! I'm happy to hear you're still at it.

Thanks Calvin.I can use all the help I can get!

I need an exemption too. I can skin 5 yotes in an hour and a half, and drink 3 beers, but cant set a jake over my knee. My wife can though, thats why she is the boss.

Ha!

It is not funny. I need that exemption.

I also need a stake puller. I am tired of digging those superstakes out with a sharpshooter.

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Being disproportionately long legged, I've found the one hand setters invaluable when short chained to the ground and my god given setters are out of reach.

Like having my strong hand in a short chained 550 in a step down dirt hole... yeah, that was fun.

Eastwood - that must have caused some interesting pondering. Did you ever escape? Ha, just kidding. Being serious, how did you get free? That has never happened to me, but that is one of the reasons why I extended the chains on my 550s. I got tired of everything being so close and tight with short chains.

In about 1979, Charles Dobbins convinced me to shorten the chains on my fox traps to a box swivel and 3 double links of machine twist chain, and stake through the last link. No lunging or pullouts. Foxes barely had room to shrug their eyebrows!

Last year a 330 bit me across the hand where fingers attach. It closed tightly and would not slide over my knuckles. I could not unfasten it. Fortunately I had a Leatherman tool in my pocket where I could retrieve it. Used the file to cut a groove about 3/4 thru one jaw. That was incredibly tedious and slow. Then I could bend the jaw enough to remove my sore hand. I really felt stupid at the time.

Willy Firewood
You just reminded me that I need to practice a little with my safety rope I carry with me when trapping with body grips. If you had one with you, you could have been out of that trap in way less time. Paul made a believer out of me having one with you all the time. Also it can be used to carry a beaver out of the swamp.

Hi Leary,

I agree that a rope is essential and I usually carry one. However, that day I did not.

Every situation can be different. When it went off I was in approximately knee deep water. I could have threaded the rope thru the spring eyes and gotten wet which is no problem. If I had a rope with me, I could have gotten out quicker and easier.

Fortunately, I made it about 40 years before being bitten by a 330. Hopefully never again.

Best wishes.

Thank You all for the Good Word, The One Hand Setters sell them selves once you try them!
For those that do not need setters, God Bless you!
But remember, some day you will be in my shoes!
Thanks
Dave

I have this one and it works great. Yanks the super stakes without a lot of effort. https://www.minntrapprod.com/The-Beast-Stake-Puller/productinfo/T-BEAST/

I have Dave's setters...one set for the 750s and one for the 550s. Love them!