The Long-Spring Line
#6768646
02/13/20 10:47 AM
02/13/20 10:47 AM
|
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 31 Michigan
Dev
OP
trapper
|
OP
trapper
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 31
Michigan
|
Have not been on this forum for 3 years, after rediscovering it I figured I would share my season so far. I long-lined for fox out east this year and here are the results from a 6 day check. A 14 hour drive from Michigan, but we don't have much in the way of foxes here to catch. Most of all I trap in Michigan is Bobcats and Beaver, with an occasional coyote line. I run almost exclusively longsprings, but do own a dozen MB 550's and 1.5 vic's for foxes. Almost everything caught during this trip was using Sleepy creek #2's and #3 longs. These traps work best for me in Michigan setting in snow and frozen ground, and bed well in the sandy eastern shore soil. However, I keep my 550's for setting in the red clay. I ran 70 sets and caught 40 fox, 4 otter, 14 coon, and 12 possum in 6 check days. 70% of the catch was on My home brew lure "Liquid Chicken Foxy Night", 20% on Carmen's all call and 10% on O'gourman's Government call. "Liquid Chicken Foxy Night" is a rendered pork and chicken fat base with castor, fox glands, and skunk essence with a few other fixin's, had what these Red's craved.
|
|
|
Re: The Long-Spring Line
[Re: Dev]
#6768650
02/13/20 10:58 AM
02/13/20 10:58 AM
|
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 34,946 Central, SD
Law Dog
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 34,946
Central, SD
|
Looks like a nice haul, WTG.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
|
|
|
Re: The Long-Spring Line
[Re: Dev]
#6768653
02/13/20 11:02 AM
02/13/20 11:02 AM
|
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 37,639 Minnesota
wheelers
"Trap Shed Sheriff"
|
"Trap Shed Sheriff"
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 37,639
Minnesota
|
|
|
|
Re: The Long-Spring Line
[Re: Dev]
#6768792
02/13/20 01:18 PM
02/13/20 01:18 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 282 NE Arkansas
Alex Lane
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 282
NE Arkansas
|
That’s pretty cool, thanks for sharing!
You've got to stand for something, or you'll fall for anything...
Refuse to follow.
|
|
|
Re: The Long-Spring Line
[Re: Hodagtrapper]
#6768894
02/13/20 02:45 PM
02/13/20 02:45 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,723 Maine
Mac
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,723
Maine
|
Nice catch. Thanks for sharing
|
|
|
Re: The Long-Spring Line
[Re: Dev]
#6769311
02/13/20 08:10 PM
02/13/20 08:10 PM
|
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,571 SE Minnesota
dustytinner
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,571
SE Minnesota
|
Great pictures! Welcome back!
Life member Minnesota Trappers Association FTA,Sportsmen's Alliance
|
|
|
Re: The Long-Spring Line
[Re: Dev]
#6769782
02/14/20 09:41 AM
02/14/20 09:41 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 4,830 sw iowa
Outlaw99
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 4,830
sw iowa
|
Congrats on a great catch. Thanks for sharing your story.
Not everyone likes me, but not everyone matters
|
|
|
Re: The Long-Spring Line
[Re: Dev]
#6769829
02/14/20 10:30 AM
02/14/20 10:30 AM
|
Joined: Feb 2018
Posts: 4,108 Bonner County, Idaho
Wild_Idaho
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Feb 2018
Posts: 4,108
Bonner County, Idaho
|
Nice setup on that #3. A friend of mine uses almost all Victor #3 longs for beaver and targets front foot catches.
Real name Eric The sharpest hammer in the box of crayons.
|
|
|
|
|