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Sleepy Creek # 4 1/2 vs Bridger #5 #6435471 01/20/19 11:33 PM 01/20/19 11:33 PM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 843 upstate NY M Mr. Ed OP trapper
Mr. Ed OP trapper M Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 843 upstate NY	Was looking to get a few #4 1/2 Sleepy Creeks before the supply dries up for beaver. Anybody use them ? How about any discussion between the SC 4 1/2 and the Bridger #5 ? I do have one #5 Bridger but right now my go to beaver traps are #4 Duke coil, #4 Victor jumps & #330 Dukes. Also one MB 1216 also in the mix.

Re: Sleepy Creek # 4 1/2 vs Bridger #5 [Re: Mr. Ed] #6435497 01/20/19 11:51 PM 01/20/19 11:51 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 17,820 MN 1 160user trapper
160user trapper 1 Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 17,820 MN	I find the SC hard to set and really like my #5 Bridger coils. I have nothing clever to put here.

Re: Sleepy Creek # 4 1/2 vs Bridger #5 [Re: Mr. Ed] #6435743 01/21/19 10:08 AM 01/21/19 10:08 AM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,418 USA-WI K Kre trapper
Kre trapper K Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,418 USA-WI	Originally Posted by Mr. Ed Was looking to get a few #4 1/2 Sleepy Creeks before the supply dries What do you mean by this? Are they no longer being made? The SC is much better than the Bridger. But, it's a lot more expensive.

Re: Sleepy Creek # 4 1/2 vs Bridger #5 [Re: Mr. Ed] #6435799 01/21/19 10:59 AM 01/21/19 10:59 AM
Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 10,404 Northeast Oklahoma M Mike in A-town trapper
Mike in A-town trapper M Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 10,404 Northeast Oklahoma	The SC inside jawspread is a hair over 6.75" while the Bridger is about 7.25" inside. I can set the Bridgers by hand with ease... Sometimes I struggle to set the SC by hand. I have to use setters on both models to remove caught beaver. The Bridgers have the chain attached to a clevis on the spring. The SC chain is center mounted on the baseplate. (Duke #5 and SC 4.5 are both about the most "ready to go out of the box" beaver LS traps... But the quality can be inconsistent on the Dukes) Hope this helps you compare. Mike One man with a gun may control 100 others who have none. Vladimir Lenin

Re: Sleepy Creek # 4 1/2 vs Bridger #5 [Re: Mr. Ed] #6435817 01/21/19 11:15 AM 01/21/19 11:15 AM
Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 3,897 Wisconsin E Eagleye trapper
Eagleye trapper E Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 3,897 Wisconsin	I run both but I prefer the #5 Bridger's... easier to set, as stated above, is the major reason.

Re: Sleepy Creek # 4 1/2 vs Bridger #5 [Re: Mr. Ed] #6436408 01/21/19 11:04 PM 01/21/19 11:04 PM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 843 upstate NY M Mr. Ed OP trapper
Mr. Ed OP trapper M Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 843 upstate NY	Oops I may have to restate that I am referring to the Bridger #5 longspring, not the coil.

Re: Sleepy Creek # 4 1/2 vs Bridger #5 [Re: Mike in A-town] #6436409 01/21/19 11:05 PM 01/21/19 11:05 PM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 843 upstate NY M Mr. Ed OP trapper
Mr. Ed OP trapper M Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 843 upstate NY	Originally Posted by Mike in A-town The SC inside jawspread is a hair over 6.75" while the Bridger is about 7.25" inside. I can set the Bridgers by hand with ease... Sometimes I struggle to set the SC by hand. I have to use setters on both models to remove caught beaver. The Bridgers have the chain attached to a clevis on the spring. The SC chain is center mounted on the baseplate. (Duke #5 and SC 4.5 are both about the most "ready to go out of the box" beaver LS traps... But the quality can be inconsistent on the Dukes) Hope this helps you compare. Mike Thanks Mike,I wanted max inside jaw. NY has a 7.25 inside jaw spread.

Re: Sleepy Creek # 4 1/2 vs Bridger #5 [Re: Mr. Ed] #6436443 01/22/19 12:21 AM 01/22/19 12:21 AM
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,697 mt M MT bowhunter trapper
MT bowhunter trapper M Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,697 mt	Take a look at the Montana #5 cs. It is nice to have a dogless beaver trap when you are up to your knees in mud. Reasonable price and a great back foot trap. I can't believe that cop put me in the back seat when I clearly called shotgun.

Re: Sleepy Creek # 4 1/2 vs Bridger #5 [Re: Mr. Ed] #6463245 02/16/19 11:53 AM 02/16/19 11:53 AM
Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 10,404 Northeast Oklahoma M Mike in A-town trapper
Mike in A-town trapper M Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 10,404 Northeast Oklahoma	Originally Posted by Mr. Ed Originally Posted by Mike in A-town The SC inside jawspread is a hair over 6.75" while the Bridger is about 7.25" inside. I can set the Bridgers by hand with ease... Sometimes I struggle to set the SC by hand. I have to use setters on both models to remove caught beaver. The Bridgers have the chain attached to a clevis on the spring. The SC chain is center mounted on the baseplate. (Duke #5 and SC 4.5 are both about the most "ready to go out of the box" beaver LS traps... But the quality can be inconsistent on the Dukes) Hope this helps you compare. Mike Thanks Mike,I wanted max inside jaw. NY has a 7.25 inside jaw spread. I mentioned the #5 Dukes in there... Be aware that the Dukes actually have a tad more jawspread than the Bridgers. I believe they are closer to a true 7.5" inside jaw spread, whereas the Bridgers are about 7.25" You didn't ask about the Duke #5, but I mentioned it. In your case the SC or the Bridger should be your choice. The Dukes May not be compliant in the case of your regulations. Just a heads up... Albeit a little late. Lol Mike One man with a gun may control 100 others who have none. Vladimir Lenin

Re: Sleepy Creek # 4 1/2 vs Bridger #5 [Re: Mr. Ed] #6463639 02/16/19 08:17 PM 02/16/19 08:17 PM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 14,860 Greene County,Virginia R run trapper
run trapper R Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 14,860 Greene County,Virginia	Newt Sterling is a Sleepy Creek fan. I like sleepy Creek but I am not sure how much longer they're going to be in business. wanna be goat farmer.

Re: Sleepy Creek # 4 1/2 vs Bridger #5 [Re: Mr. Ed] #6463768 02/16/19 10:08 PM 02/16/19 10:08 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4,826 central arkansas T the Blak Spot trapper
the Blak Spot trapper T Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4,826 central arkansas	If you cut off some of the base where the spring bolt comes through, you can break them over your leg like other longsprings. the just shall live by faith member FTA, ATA, EAFT 1776 - the year we told a tyrant we weren't to be under a dictator Caveat ater macula

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