When I started years ago I bought Thompson snares. So I am still using their locks. Just replacing the cable after catches.

I’ve been using the senneker shock lock for about a year now and have had fantastic results with 5/64 1x19 with standard kill springs both coil and mini torq. I honestly can not think of a single chew out or live coyote this winter.

I snare a lot of open, no entanglement trails and they are pretty much just stretched out dead most of the time able to just hook up another snare to previous location on trail. I guess I’m pretty sold on this setup for the time being.

Where legal, the Ram is still my favorite (with my design trigger). I have set and run 85 Rams/yr when coyotes are worth the effort. The first ones I bought were 12.00 from the manufacturer back in 1999 -2000 and they came with 3/32" snares. You can put a lock on but I don't. Some of these catch circle (if you look at the previous photos) is bigger when compared to any Ram catch. The Ram circle is smaller and death seems quicker from "my side of the fence". I have been fortunate enough to see 2 coyotes hit my regular snares at a run with 10' of cable and different (regular/commonly sold) locks and kill springs. Both dogs got flipped but were still plenty alive when I got there - too big of a catch circle for the time they were there I thought. Have used kill springs on reg. snares for as long as they have been popular (8-10 yrs). I can use Rams by road crossings without the concern that someone will see a live coyote jumping or dashing around until he hits all the other lock types hard enough to succumb. With a/my re-designed trigger I have caught rabbits, squirrels, badgers, tons of coons, skunks and a few pheasants to show the sensitivity over the original manufacturer's trigger. Grab a stake with the small metal plate welded to it and a hammer and you are ready to plant it. No need to to have a #9 wire support (I use a 6 "-16 ga. piece wired to the spring), no driver or extra cable to tie off to a tree. Unfortunately the costs are always a consideration when fur trapping so these smaller setups fit better if NEEDING 50-200 sets. ... My experience....................... the mike