OK ill ask again what is a optimal weight for drags minus the chain most commercial drags are in the 2-4 lb range but I hear a lot of guys say heavier! I've made a few in the 12 lbs range but they are brutal to pack in!

I went with 4 lbs JC Conner drags on 9 ft of chain. Cant wait to see how they work

SLT, I think you'll LOVE those 4lb.ers....Tony do what I do leave them in the field or close by...check with landowner first. But my guys say they don't care...just keep them away from machinery.

That's a great idea but I like wasting money redipping them after every season. Leaving them wouldn't be a problem I could always hang them on a fence or tree! Had a young guy tell me how well concrete blocks was working for him on the predator line! So I left a few with 10' of 1/8" cable on them in strategic locations

Use a cement block. Place the block on top of the chain so you don't have to bury It. Place the bait In one of the holes and your good to go. The coyote may drag It away from the set but It won't go far.
You guys make every thing so complicated. LOL

How did you end up liking the JC Conners?

I am slowly converting over to about 80% drags and my favorite drag so far are the Expand-A-Pan Ugly Drags. Waiting on Chip to fire back up production of them so I can order several more dozen.

Coyotero7 Just Got in from 30 days of coyote trapping. Two seperate jobs of 15 days per contract. Caught around 50 coyotes . 10 to 12 on drags. Saber Tooth drag = FNT sales about 99 dollars a dozen . Weight? about 3 lbs Run on 10 ft of chain. I did not like the JC Conners drag for open country. Sold them to a friend . he loves them. After having one go 300 yards plus in a cutover i was done with JC Conners drag. Saber Tooth drags is the best open country drag, I have found. About 45 yards is the fatherest I have had all but one go. Had one go about 75-100 yards Strait down a hole. Shot in head with 223 and went and got him , big 4o lb male .

Coyotero7 I will be leaving = when it drys up? Friday Saturday or sunday ? For 10 day job on 5000 acres will used 80% drags on that job. Will post up catch picks ON drags IF you like?

I would like to see the pics! Thanks!

I just got pivotal drags from a guy. So far I'm liking them I need to send you pics ST

Tough to beat the price of JC Conner drags. His margins have to be pretty slim with those things. I bought a dozen 2lbs drags for me and they all hung up quick. Perfect angle on them and they are plenty sharp. I just ordered a dozen 1lbs drags since they will be easier to pack up steep hills to rim rock. I have all my drags on 8’ of chain. Of course I’m not using them in open country so this info probably won’t help. Just my experience with his drags.

Sounds good. The Tracker 4 lb drag was Tougher to bury in red clay than the Saber Tooth = that also had alot to do with my decision to buy 12 dz Saber Tooth 3lb drags

Good luck on your job! Yes, let me know how they do again for you. I was mainly curious about the JCs but I think you have answered my question.

Seriously you need to get ahold of some of the Ugly Drags if you can find some for sale. I have yet to have a coyote go further than 15 yards w one. Haha.

That would kind of defeat the purpose for about 90% of my drag usage.


I’ve really gravitated towards a lighter drag on a bit more chain. 2 lb drag on 10-12 foot of chain works well on our hard gumbo.

3 lb Saber Tooth drag and about 10 ft of chain is all i will ever run

This year I bought 2 dozen of the 3lb JC Conner Pro Pivot Drags with forged points and really like them. More compact than some of my other drags and they lock up quick. Coyotes can’t seem to get them very far.

That #7 chain is the ticket my man. I don't think I'll buy anything else. Why not have something you count on to do ANYTHING you need?