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S & J hooks #6583736 07/29/19 03:17 PM 07/29/19 03:17 PM
Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 191 Up a creek MT jnsff69 OP trapper
jnsff69 OP trapper Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 191 Up a creek MT	For the ones that are not welded, how often do you replace the J Hooks on swivels and S Hooks on anchors? I'm not sure about reusing them after a couple seasons with a few catches. Ya can't miss fur if yur traps are out somewhere. Or so I've been told.

Re: S & J hooks [Re: jnsff69] #6583740 07/29/19 03:23 PM 07/29/19 03:23 PM
Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 5,445 Southern Michigan T trappergbus trapper
trappergbus trapper T Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 5,445 Southern Michigan	AS long as they are not opened up and reclosed never.. But always replace with new after they've been opened. I've had yotes open used up a few times, no fun.. Common sense catches alot of fur.. Pay homage to all you harvest..

Re: S & J hooks [Re: jnsff69] #6583753 07/29/19 03:34 PM 07/29/19 03:34 PM
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 6,884 NC, Orange Co. QuietButDeadly trapper
QuietButDeadly trapper Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 6,884 NC, Orange Co.	If i open a J hook, it goes in the metal scrap bucket. I will not run an S hook that has not been welded. They are a lot easier to open than a J hook. Life Member: NCTA, VTA, NTA, TTFHA, MFTI Member: FTA NRA NWTF

Re: S & J hooks [Re: jnsff69] #6583833 07/29/19 05:17 PM 07/29/19 05:17 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 18,677 Rodney,Ohio SNIPERBBB trapper
SNIPERBBB trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 18,677 Rodney,Ohio	If you're constantly opening hooks to trade out traps and anchors, I would switchover to sleep ez spring hooks and stop the nonsense. http://www.sniperstrappingplace.com/tmansearch.php

Re: S & J hooks [Re: jnsff69] #6583887 07/29/19 06:20 PM 07/29/19 06:20 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,805 Wisconsin G Green Bay trapper
Green Bay trapper G Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,805 Wisconsin	I have come to the conclusion that J hooks are important and cheap so when I need to replace one or change something I get out the bolt cutter and then add a new one. Brian Author of The Lure Hunter: A Guide to Finding Fishing Lures

Re: S & J hooks [Re: jnsff69] #6584045 07/29/19 09:09 PM 07/29/19 09:09 PM
Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 3,092 Wisconsin B Bear Tracker trapper
Bear Tracker trapper B Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 3,092 Wisconsin	Sleep EZ, I had never heard of them, looked them up. I'm new back trapping so bare with. DO they replace J or S hooks or both? I am assuming you are saying they are a sound system?

Re: S & J hooks [Re: Bear Tracker] #6584054 07/29/19 09:15 PM 07/29/19 09:15 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 18,677 Rodney,Ohio SNIPERBBB trapper
SNIPERBBB trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 18,677 Rodney,Ohio	Originally Posted by Bear Tracker Sleep EZ, I had never heard of them, looked them up. I'm new back trapping so bare with. DO they replace J or S hooks or both? I am assuming you are saying they are a sound system? They dont replace the j- or s-hooks but what they do is function as a way to hook traps and anchors/drags/cable tensions together. The advantage of them over quick links or regular spring hooks(carbiners) is that it combines the two. That way way 3 things have to go for your trap to become unattached. http://www.sniperstrappingplace.com/tmansearch.php

Re: S & J hooks [Re: jnsff69] #6584425 07/30/19 12:18 PM 07/30/19 12:18 PM
Joined: May 2017 Posts: 1,712 NW Mo M Michael Lippold trapper
Michael Lippold trapper M Joined: May 2017 Posts: 1,712 NW Mo	I agree with QBD. Weld all out s hooks and if I open a j hook it gets trashed and I place a new one in, there to cheap to risk it

Re: S & J hooks [Re: jnsff69] #6584447 07/30/19 12:51 PM 07/30/19 12:51 PM
Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 123 SW MN R rbsheadache trapper
rbsheadache trapper R Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 123 SW MN	I am a new trapper (this year) Have yet to set a trap. I will be going for Coyote and Coon as well as some Beaver and Muskrats. I am wondering if it would be worth it to buy Bob Custers Trap Bender and make my own J-Hooks or should I just buy them?20D nails are cheap and the bender is reasonable, I never mind making things. Will they be as strong as the Store bought? I am glad I read this post about always replacing them. Ryan

Re: S & J hooks [Re: jnsff69] #6584493 07/30/19 02:32 PM 07/30/19 02:32 PM
Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 437 Western Illinois # #11 trapper
#11 trapper # Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 437 Western Illinois	RBSheadache, I wish I had a simple answer for you. I have one of Bob Custer's benders. I enjoy setting at my bench making rivets and swivels etc. The cost of making just a J rivet is not too much less than buying J rivets. The J rivets made from a 20D nail are strong, but I always weld them if used for coyotes. I'm still not convinced one way or the other which is the best way to go.

Re: S & J hooks [Re: rbsheadache] #6584519 07/30/19 02:53 PM 07/30/19 02:53 PM
Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 1,076 Maine M mainer trapper
mainer trapper M Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 1,076 Maine	Originally Posted by rbsheadache I am a new trapper (this year) Have yet to set a trap. I will be going for Coyote and Coon as well as some Beaver and Muskrats. I am wondering if it would be worth it to buy Bob Custers Trap Bender and make my own J-Hooks or should I just buy them?20D nails are cheap and the bender is reasonable, I never mind making things. Will they be as strong as the Store bought? I am glad I read this post about always replacing them. You can buy 100 J-Hooks for around $12 or a 5lb box of 20d commons for around $13 at Home Depot. So you're not really saving much making your own.. I've made J-Hooks and S-Hooks with the Custer tool - it's a great little tool - but I haven't used them on my coyote traps. You'll also want to get the "Heavy Duty J-Hook Tool." "...in a very few days we succeeded in taking over one hundred beaver, the skins of which were worth ten dollars per pound." Jim Beckwourth (1856)

Re: S & J hooks [Re: mainer] #6584559 07/30/19 04:13 PM 07/30/19 04:13 PM
Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 123 SW MN R rbsheadache trapper
rbsheadache trapper R Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 123 SW MN	I was wondering if they would be as strong, don't want to lose one and a trap to boot. It is our Trapping convention here in town this week so I will be stocking up on supplies. Thanks for the comments Ryan

Re: S & J hooks [Re: jnsff69] #6584573 07/30/19 04:32 PM 07/30/19 04:32 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,805 Wisconsin G Green Bay trapper
Green Bay trapper G Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,805 Wisconsin	I use my tool and then put them in the vise to tighten. It is surprising how much tighter it gets in the vise. My canine traps also get the J hooks welded. Brian Author of The Lure Hunter: A Guide to Finding Fishing Lures

Re: S & J hooks [Re: jnsff69] #6584624 07/30/19 06:16 PM 07/30/19 06:16 PM
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 1,104 NC T Tailhunter trapper
Tailhunter trapper T Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 1,104 NC	If in doubt, the welder is used. I don’t use S hooks and 3/4 of my J hooks are welded.

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