Re: #2s for coon
[Re: BuckMink]
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12/31/19 11:38 PM
12/31/19 11:38 PM
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Posts: 6,683 Newark, Ohio 83 years
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When I started trapping in late 1940s, all I had for coon were #2 LS. The first couple of years I was big enough or strong enough to set by myself. So, I would compress the springs with a vise at home, wire the springs down and carry them to creek. I caught quite a few those years and never had one chew out.
Then in the 1960s when I started trapping fox (all land sets of course) I caught a lot of coon in #2 Victor Square Coil springs and never had any chew out. So most of the time when I set for coon, I still use #2 coil springs. A couple years I went heavy on coon trapping I used along with my #2s some #1.5 coils. So my opinion is... use what you have, set the pan tension a little heavier than a dead drop and hope for the best.
Garry-
“Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.”
Have been trapping 77 years…
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Re: #2s for coon
[Re: BuckMink]
#6712617
12/31/19 11:45 PM
12/31/19 11:45 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 5,264 Lakeland,Minnesota
Bogmaster
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Never cared for #2 coils for coon.OK in the water if they go down quicky into deep water. Prefer #1s ,#11s and # 1 1/2s for coon. Tom
If my feet aren't wet,I must not be trapping. Tom Olson MTA life member#100,also WTA life member
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Re: #2s for coon
[Re: BuckMink]
#6712668
01/01/20 12:42 AM
01/01/20 12:42 AM
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Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 8,312 Firth, Nebraska
jabNE
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Set for a mouse, stake for an elephant. Smaller traps work better for coon. Jim
Money cannot buy you happiness, but it can buy you a trapping license and that's pretty close.
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Re: #2s for coon
[Re: Boco]
#6712716
01/01/20 02:08 AM
01/01/20 02:08 AM
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Joined: Jul 2016
Posts: 3,141 Michigan
Ditchdiver
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A number 2 dls is a 1 1/2 with an extra spring-same size jaws. That was my first thought. I love #2dls for coons, even on dryland. Now, a #2 coil is a different story, unless you're getting them in the water. IMO.
When life gets me down..... you know hunting/trapping season is closed.
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