Re: Best mink traps
[Re: gdccowboy]
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03/30/19 09:29 PM
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jeff karsten
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hard to beat a 1 1/2 longspring for mink but unless on a drowning setup not great for coon most including me use 1 1/2 coils for Deans reasons
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Re: Best mink traps
[Re: gdccowboy]
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03/30/19 09:32 PM
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I am of the mind that the Bridger #1.5 coil is about as good as it gets for rats and mink.
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Re: Best mink traps
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I am of the mind that the Bridger #1.5 coil is about as good as it gets for rats and mink. Same here,love the semi-flopper pan. I was going to try some of the MB 450 fox springs on mine to see if it would lighten up the tension a tad.
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Re: Best mink traps
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03/30/19 09:51 PM
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jeff karsten
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I am of the mind that the Bridger #1.5 coil is about as good as it gets for rats and mink. Same here,love the semi-flopper pan. I was going to try some of the MB 450 fox springs on mine to see if it would lighten up the tension a tad. I have some wild river pans on my bridger 1.5s bigger heavier and you have to tighten them a little to keep them set
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Re: Best mink traps
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03/30/19 09:56 PM
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Computer Hater
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Duke 1 1/2 coil with a Wild River pan.
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Re: Best mink traps
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03/30/19 09:57 PM
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trapper les
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Duke 1 1/2 coil with a Wild River pan. Me too, and I have a few Bridgers 1 1/2s, and I like them too, but ever once in a while, a coon might get out of the Bridger. I am not sure why. The Duke holds them.
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Re: Best mink traps
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03/30/19 10:08 PM
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trapper les
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yes, might be the sharper jaw. I'm not a coon trapper.
Last edited by trapper les; 03/30/19 10:09 PM.
"Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not."
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Re: Best mink traps
[Re: gdccowboy]
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03/30/19 10:23 PM
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jeff karsten
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don't want to steal the mink post but might help them too ive used them for years on dryland coon with no issues and held coyotes but have heard that from water trappers and believe mtp made modifications to address it just cant figure why
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Re: Best mink traps
[Re: Zim]
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03/30/19 10:27 PM
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trapper les
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The old Victor No. 2 square jaw, while not good for much else is a very good mink and muskrat trap.
Zim Yes they are, and I have a few of them too. I have streamlined to the point of just one trap in the boat with fiberglass rods for stakes. The Duke is nice and light and I can get a lot of them in the boat.
"Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not."
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Re: Best mink traps
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03/30/19 10:33 PM
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Aftah freeze up..I use a mink boxes guarded by a 110 with a wooden pan.
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Re: Best mink traps
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03/31/19 04:38 AM
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X2 on what Zim said!!! The old Victor #2 s.j. catch mink (and rats) more on the body. My first choice. Drown mink well. 110 Victor/duke are a must for a LOT of my mink sets!!! I also have used #1 1/2 coil spring (Victor, Blake& Lamb) and # 1 1/2 long spring ( Victor and B & L) with great success. I have used the # 1 l.s. (Victor and B & L) with success, but the bigger traps have more weight, so I went to them years ago. My go to trap for shallow water is the Blake and Lamb #1 Sure-Hold (I don't use the "delay pin". I take them off). For a "little" trap they are quite strong. IMO (They have held some very large coon and the stop loss arm keeps the coon in check) For some reason I just love this trap! A whole lot!!!
God bless and happy trails. Swampfox
Last edited by Swampfox; 03/31/19 04:52 AM.
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