Re: Screen pan covers
[Re: rpmartin]
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04/23/19 08:09 AM
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I haven't waxed any myself but have heard of others doing it. I have trapped in a couple areas that had very fine sand and wished I had a few waxed screens in those instances. I think it would be a great idea in your situation, thanks for bringing it up.
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Re: Screen pan covers
[Re: rpmartin]
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04/23/19 02:50 PM
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A person has to have a way of keeping dirt and debris from keeping your pan from dropping far enough to fire. There are various ways to do this. Some put stuff under the pan and some put it over the pan.
In my opinion ths screen is superior due to the way the screen is shaped with it being straight up and down next to the jaws gives it more rigidity. So with rigidity and some pan tension helps keep the trap from firing until the animal's paw is inside the jaws of the trap far enough to make a good solid catch. This eliminates almost all toe catches, almost. Nothing is 100%. You might want to read this paragraph again, it's pretty important.
Also I like the way the screen fills the gap between the pan and the jaws as most people do not pack the dirt in this area. This way there is no soft spot that can tip a paranoid predator off. Hope this helps.
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Re: Screen pan covers
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05/01/19 10:14 PM
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No, nothing wrong at all. Depending on size of trap and distance from pan to under the jaws will differ from 3/4 to 5/8 to 1/2 inch. The reason I use 3/4 is because it works on the different #3s I have.
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Re: Screen pan covers
[Re: rpmartin]
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06/12/20 06:23 PM
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Like I said several times already if you have a system that your happy with and it works for you then keep at it. I thought part of being a good trapper is keeping an open mind to new ideas. Nice post rp. TMan is all about sharing and novel ideas. I'm a poly guy myself, but if I was gonna use screen, I'd try your method.
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Re: Screen pan covers
[Re: rpmartin]
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06/13/20 12:30 PM
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Thanks Mark, always nice to have options. We trappers are a diverse group and trap in so many different conditions and soil types there are about as many different ways of doing things on the trap line as there are trappers doing it. Not sure if anyone even used this method but thought i would throw out another way. All i know is it works good for me where i trap.
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Re: Screen pan covers
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06/15/20 09:11 AM
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rpmartin Thanks for sharing. Very good idea. Amazing catches too.
This is probably a dumb question, but I am brave. How small of a trap do you think you can use and still use a screen pan cover? Like I use # 2 Bridgers and MB550s.
Thanks again for sharing. Mac
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Re: Screen pan covers
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06/15/20 09:13 AM
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Very interesting concept. I still use coffee filters as a pan cover.
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Re: Screen pan covers
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06/15/20 11:43 AM
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You aren’t using the screens correctly. They should be cut larger than the jaw spread so that the jaws hold them down, and they are pinched between the jars and the spring levers. As beav said, forget cutting that notch... that’s causing a lot of your bubbling problems. Why would anyone want to mess with those rubber bands? Cut the screens the right size, poke the pan notch through and you won’t have any bubbling problems. Hey Chris I leaned that from you and Scott. Absolutely the correct way to use wire screen pan covers! And I learned that 43 years ago from Craig O’Gorman. Thanks Craig!
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Re: Screen pan covers
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rpmartin Thanks for sharing. Very good idea. Amazing catches too.
This is probably a dumb question, but I am brave. How small of a trap do you think you can use and still use a screen pan cover? Like I use # 2 Bridgers and MB550s.
Thanks again for sharing. Mac I’ve used window screen on 1 1/2 coils.
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