Re: Expand a Pan Thoughts??
[Re: Troutman201818]
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I’ve been thinking the same thing. I’m not afraid of it one bit on cats, but still trying to work through it on yotes. I was on expandapantraps twice today. I’ve got 3 dozen Bidger #3 that Dufresne modified for me 5 or 6 years ago. Still thinking
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Re: Expand a Pan Thoughts??
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I think if your target animal can put it's foot on the trap jaw and the pan at the same time The pan is to big. Leads to toe catches and misses Just my 2 cents That’s what I’ve been considering too. Seems like if it was a great idea they would have been doing it 100 years ago on most traps. Then again they didn’t have trailcam videos to help them out in their thought process and decision making. Still thinking. Not sold on it for coyotes
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Re: Expand a Pan Thoughts??
[Re: Troutman201818]
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Cool trap danny. Not being a smart butt; but that’s why I said on most traps. Why do you think big pans are not used more? If it was a great idea wouldn’t most traps be built with them?
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Re: Expand a Pan Thoughts??
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Cool trap danny. Not being a smart butt; but that’s why I said on most traps. Why do you think big pans are not used more? If it was a great idea wouldn’t most traps be built with them? I guess we must be reading 2 different posts, lol. Danny said that if it was a good idea, they would be used more.......
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Re: Expand a Pan Thoughts??
[Re: yotetrapper30]
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Cool trap danny. Not being a smart butt; but that’s why I said on most traps. Why do you think big pans are not used more? If it was a great idea wouldn’t most traps be built with them? I guess we must be reading 2 different posts, lol. Danny said that if it was a good idea, they would be used more....... No same post just worded my response poorly. I typed the question I was asking myself. Still curious of what danny thinks though.
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Re: Expand a Pan Thoughts??
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Cool trap danny. Not being a smart butt; but that’s why I said on most traps. Why do you think big pans are not used more? If it was a great idea wouldn’t most traps be built with them? Not saying they're right or wrong, but best doesn't always survive. Betamax, anyone?
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Re: Expand a Pan Thoughts??
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Heck 25 years ago it was common to see traps with the pan cut down to be as small as possible. I am sure I have some that are that way.......jk
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Re: Expand a Pan Thoughts??
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I think big pans are a fad like double jaws which are not a new idea either
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Re: Expand a Pan Thoughts??
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I prefer the wild river pans myself, but only on cat traps. Mike makes great product
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Re: Expand a Pan Thoughts??
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I prefer the wild river pans myself, but only on cat traps. Mike makes great product That looks really good for cats from what I hear. Do you spray paint it or put something over the pan so it's not so shiny?
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Re: Expand a Pan Thoughts??
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Enlarged pan for un-buried cat sets make good medicine. Not so good for buried sets. These are powder coated with sand/gravel epoxied on. I don't know if it's the slow DLS trap or the expanded pan but I get some shallow catches including toes. Proponents of exposed cat set would have you believe a cat will step in the center but I say " nay nay" ML
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Re: Expand a Pan Thoughts??
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Enlarged pan for un-buried cat sets make good medicine. Not so good for buried sets. These are powder coated with sand/gravel epoxied on. I don't know if it's the slow DLS trap or the expanded pan but I get some shallow catches including toes. Proponents of exposed cat set would have you believe a cat will step in the center but I say " nay nay" ML I’m far from a cat guy as you know. But I ditched the MONSTER pans that pretty much fill up the jaws and just stuck with the somewhat expanded PIT step down pan. Really eliminated the iffy catches.
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