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Re: Float trapping [Re: newfox1] #6803380
03/15/20 07:13 PM
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Are your traps held on the float in any way or just set on the board?


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Re: Float trapping [Re: newfox1] #6803503
03/15/20 08:27 PM
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Boco, traps are wired to staple on underside of float.

Re: Float trapping [Re: newfox1] #6803506
03/15/20 08:31 PM
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Re: Float trapping [Re: newfox1] #6804020
03/16/20 09:11 AM
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Nice Pictures!!! Good Job!!!


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Re: Float trapping [Re: newfox1] #6804189
03/16/20 10:53 AM
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Nice catch, thanks for posting the pictures!


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Re: Float trapping [Re: newfox1] #6804202
03/16/20 11:18 AM
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That's the boat i was referring to. How many HP is the motor? I like the simple floats, looks like they're working pretty good. do the rats flip the traps off often?

Re: Float trapping [Re: newfox1] #6804247
03/16/20 12:00 PM
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Are you using any lure? Do you have problems with coon getting on your floats that close to the bank? I wish we had a spring season here!

Re: Float trapping [Re: newfox1] #6804258
03/16/20 12:14 PM
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I’ve tried float trapping several different times and had zero luck. Our season is out the end of February so never got to try real deal spring trapping. Talked with other Ohio trappers and they say the same thing, no luck with floats.

Re: Float trapping [Re: newfox1] #6804276
03/16/20 12:37 PM
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How long are your boards? Are those 2x8's? Will 2x6s be stable enough or flip in the water?

Re: Float trapping [Re: newfox1] #6804741
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Whartonrat 70hp,the rats are usually hanging under the board.
Trapalaska,I put lure on the outside pieces of parsnip,no problems with coon occasionally a mink will eat one
Trapperrev, my boards are 40” rough cut 2x8 get 3 from a ten footer,2x6 are to tippy and don’t handle the boat wake as well 2x10 gives rats to much room to get by traps. [Linked Image]
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Had a great day got to spend it on the river with one of my buddies, water went down about 2 feet few boards were beached, nice otter in 220 and ten rats today ,I’m headed to shed .

Re: Float trapping [Re: newfox1] #6804790
03/16/20 07:41 PM
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Good Day!!

Re: Float trapping [Re: newfox1] #6804805
03/16/20 07:48 PM
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Nice. Thanks for sharing

Re: Float trapping [Re: newfox1] #6805413
03/17/20 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by newfox1
I’m headed to shed .


Nice catch, I'm sure you are, like I am, happy to be able to enjoy spring trapping for a change. The last few years have been either froze up or very unstable weather.

Now we'll see how good my memory is...will there be PBR in the shed?

Re: Float trapping [Re: newfox1] #6805420
03/17/20 09:35 AM
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i'm a watchin and lovin it.spent many,many summers on black lake.i'm floating in my kayak on the river to wrap up beaver season.









Re: Float trapping [Re: newfox1] #6805956
03/17/20 03:50 PM
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Day 6 little snow this morning,nice rain shower when I was checking,water went down again but should come up a little the next few days,seen three adult bald eagles today,there’s quite a few around.
Wharton no professional bull riding in the shed lol, but there’s genny reds.
Today’s catch 7 rats 1 beaver.

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Re: Float trapping [Re: newfox1] #6806162
03/17/20 05:45 PM
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Hey Newfox1,

what is the percentage of muskrat with bite marks/scars so far ?

I am running at about 30% this week.

Nice Catches.

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Re: Float trapping [Re: newfox1] #6806232
03/17/20 06:28 PM
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What percentage is male? They must b out pretty good there?

Thanks

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Re: Float trapping [Re: newfox1] #6806347
03/17/20 08:07 PM
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Walleyed,there not to bad females are worse,one advantage of using boards instead of wires you can make them look nicer i do pretty well on my spring rats in Williamstown how you doing you usually catch a bunch in the spring??
Nimzy I'm catching a little more than half males.

Re: Float trapping [Re: newfox1] #6806674
03/18/20 06:07 AM
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Originally Posted by newfox1
Walleyed,there not to bad females are worse,one advantage of using boards instead of wires you can make them look nicer i do pretty well on my spring rats in Williamstown how you doing you usually catch a bunch in the spring??
Nimzy I'm catching a little more than half males.


It's picked up quite bit over by the lake.

Got 20 on Sunday.
Got 8 on Monday.
Got 15 yesterday.

I would say 70% are males.

Our rats are really spread out because of the high water level on Lake Ontario
so no big concentrations but a few scattered every where.

I'd venture to say the population is up over the last couple years.
Lots of trappers out too hitting the traditional hot spots.
You would think Rats were back at $10.00 each the way trappers
are out and about.

Probably just all the trappers practicing "social distancing" on the marsh
away from people, crowds, and the virus disturbance sweeping NY.

w


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Re: Float trapping [Re: newfox1] #6806677
03/18/20 06:15 AM
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saw a half dozen rats out while floating my beaver traps yesterday.

trappin is keepin me from listening to the crap.









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