Sleepy Creek has been my go to trap for a few years....."Tough enough, with no foreign stuff"

Plus I loathe the paws-i-trip system, just my own opinions.

All my 550’s pans have set perfectly level and right below jaw line and pan tension is right about 2.5-3#, and all night latches work as advertised. Never had an issue. I only have 2.5 dozen traps though...another dozen is on the way so we shall see.

As far as filing the dog, isn’t that for pan tension on the 550’s?

Ok, gotcha. All mine are 2 coils. Saw no need for 4 coils down here, no freezing temps or Wolf size coyotes.

I use all 2 cool MB 550s and most of my season is in freezing conditions. If a trap is froze in 20 coils won't help. To each his own though.

I agree. I don't buy the "breaking through the crust" rationale for 4 coils. Its either frozen in or its not.

How long of chain are you running?

In an MB550?

I use 12” Super Stakes connected with a quick link and pound in to the crunch proof so all they have is what comes on the trap. I’ve caught a couple by just toes and one by one toe. I have no clue if it was due to the jumping or offset or maybe just caught that way somehow. My next dozen coming are regular jaws...just experimenting to compare to offset jaws.
Just my opinion, but to me a shorter cabin allows for less possibility of a pull out. I see a shorter chain as less momentum.

All my MB550 os have 18 inches of chain to the anchor point. Makes remakes more friendly and yotes don't seem to fight as hard. Holds way more coon. I know it goes against the short chain theory , used to think the same till I tried it. I don't put a trap in the ground that isn't 4 coiled except for 450s, for the mechanical advantage and the initial push to bust thru caked mud and clay and frost. Before I started 4 coiling I had empty sprung 550s, not any more. Even by the elbows. I'm the proud owner of 10 dozen MB550 os 4 coils. If I could I'd 4 coil 450s too. Jc Conners lightning spring are pretty close to perfect, not too strong but still do the job. All my land traps have his Rod swivels with a 30d nail J hook at the D ring.. bent so they have a long neck..

You fellers in the south may not need 4 coils but up here, yepper

Well If the pan won't go down then It doesn't make any differenced if the trap was 6 coiled.
If your using bone dry dirt or waxed dirt or peat moss with a little top dressing then you shouldn't have any problems with the trap not preforming whether It's 4 coiled or 2 coiled.

If you say so. so why is it that most of the biggest hitters all use 4 coiled traps?

If your trapping out of state where it`s cold,a lot of guys run salt instead of carrying waxed dirt.4 coiled helps in this a lot,Salt only does so much.If your only setting a couple dozen traps a year you can use waxed dirt and be fine with 2 coil.

Poster above changed his post wording, making my post out of context.

Threw them away!? Should have laminated them Bridger's.

Yes SIR! Junk in my book!

?????? I've used first the No.2 Northwoods,then the No.2 Bridger which is the same trap with a different name on the pan.While not my favorite trap I used it for years and caught quite a pile of predators with them.So with that I'd dispute every wild claim you just made about them.Your making ridiculous statements,"broke every foot....","needed a blood transfusion","I threw my Bridger No.2's away"? Come on,are you really a trapper?

Dont throw anymore away give them to me!!! Ill pay shipping!

Can you stop posting this....and the deer run-away type comments. This behavior does not reflect modern trapping methods, trap choice, etc. Think of what you're putting on the internet.

I'm calling bull on this

I'm not buying anything he's selling.

I catch my fingers in my bridger #2 os dogless didn't break them infact I think the brand new duke 1.5 coil spring I got right on my thumb nail hit harder. Yet I was not satisfied with foot condition with them so they will be laminated before I put them out again or I will sell them. I'm 100% sure laminating will solve the problem. Even so I'm Going to try some mb 550s and a few Jake's . Can't make informed decisions without the experience of each brand.