I know MnMan has a few 330 floats

This one is one of 4 I use on Certain ADC jobs....sometimes on the River in the springThey are bulky but have their place like That odd tool in the Box

Just curious so what stops the beaver from simply going over the back?

They don't ...its the openess of the Rear open trap
The sides have to be floating high enough Also

How well do these work? I’ve never seen this before but is totally logical......

They are heavy...bulky but they have their Place. Mine has a 1" hole in front to slide in a popple branch peeled up sometimes mud and castor around on platform

So the idea is the popple stock as bait? I assume this is the same as us Canadians call “popular”.... kinda a garbage wood but beavers seam to love it.....

I am quite intrigued by this design.....

Do you find this works best in the off season for ADC work?

Probably same tree...similar to aspen.

It works well off the shore away from any floating debree so its its own island

Good for deep water den holes. Castor can be used up front. Sides need to float 4 or more inches off the water.

We call them popple here in maine Same tree with the green bark.

Well you guys have just made my day..... I have successfully learned a new trick.....up here in Canada there’s not a lot of trappers, knowledge is hard to come by.... you guys on this forum seem to be full of comorodery and knowledge...... thank you all for sharing!!!...eh...

I'm curious why beaver are attracted to completely peeled popple sticks. My observations is that beaver peel and eat the bark from popple and leave the peeled stick behind.

I like the idea of a floating castor set.... would require us to adjust the trap as here we are required to be 50% submerged (rivets down) under water..... this could be extremely useful for ADC work around my parts...

Walleye 101

The Top float of Green treat and foam layers is my design.
When I use them I put a leafy green Popple branch in the front hole. Like a tree just spring up. I only peel some around the base on up in the back. Ive ised the new tree trick on land sometimed to move a beaver over or through an area.

I dont peel much on mine in a float.

Browndusty. Build one and float it to see how yours works my 330 Belisles are half out...spring eyes under just barely.

I've seen and heard others mention peeled popple sticks for bait. Doesn't really make sense but it appears to work at times.

I push them into reeds/brush at times

I have full plans to try this....once I’m caught up on the fur department I’m gonna try to rig one for experimenting

that's when I put a blob of mud on the board and add BTO or a castor base lure.

you can also cable them to a large branch overhead so the current keeps the opening downstream, when ya aint pushed it into cover,

If you have current attach your tie off to the inside leg about a quarter of the way back and it will act like a plainer board and move out from shore.

I'm going to use mine this spring on a 10 to 12 foot wide drainage that beavah use to travel to and from. The banks are steep and they don't live there but from swampy area to river area.

Mine look like 330's but a bit more crude then his.

The floats work well on private ponds with an Island lodge

Cable the front with a double snap extension
Can be anchored or in deep water run out on the end of a long slim pole. Just so it floats free.