Who on here consistently neck snares coons? If so what’s your setup and what do you think is your secret to catching them around the neck?

Mines a 5-6” loop of 3/32 7x7 with a cam and a 25 pound spring with a kill pole

I use the same cable with a mini cam-lock and no spring, fast loaded of course. Solid supports and the height off the trail are the secrets here, (adjust for the size of coons in your area) - plus the bigger coons you have in your area the easier it is to target neck catches.

Yep keep the loop small and need a good lock. Too big a loop and you get a leg in as well as the head and if not locked down well they can work the loop down their body as they roll and dig at it.
It's hard for me.to snare a coon correctly on a consistent basis and not get snare Mark's and damage.
Jim

ADC what is your % of neck catchs ?

I don't keep track but I'm sure 90+% Newt. I don't try to catch all the coons though, I only target the biggest ones with high loops. I am sure there are several that go under the loop. Luckily my support system just allows the snare to ride down their backs then fall back into place ready for the next coon down the trail, most of the time. I have very few knocked down. That said I don't attempt to catch many, if any, coons with any method when the market is what it is and has been for a few years. IF they are ever worth the effort again, I'll be having fun snaring them though.

Newt you must have some advice into this, I agree with ADC height is key

I agree with the height and a smaller loop. Coons are like a barn cat if their whiskers fit their whole body will.

I watched a lot of coon film and It looks like they run with noses close to the ground.

We're they always running? I tried the, they run with their noses close to the ground once and for two weeks never snared a coon. Dont think I even got a possum. It's a recipe for flank snaring coons if you do catch them with that method. Running 5-6" off the ground, I'll gladly miss the dinks and neck catch the big boys. If I could get someone to pay for large scale coon jobs I'd run at 4" and laugh at DP suggestions.

I run 1/16th 1x19 with a bmi minilock. Heavy load 5 inch loop 6-7 inches off the ground.

Hight is much more important than loop size.
Fast snare in a must
Double loaded Are the best
I do NOT like 7x7 cable.NOT as fast as 1x19.
Dont use a chin lifter if you only want big coon
My "Go to snare" Stainless Steel cable, Copper Ferrules, Stainless Steel NEWT'S lock, 42" 1x19,6/0 swivel ,66" 7x7 loop end tail.

Neck cought coon-1/16" 1x19 would be a good choice.
Body cought coon- not so good. I find the coon fight harded in a 1/16" 1x19 snare.

Little La coons may be ok with that thin cable but I have had a couple hundred+ over the years chew through 3/32 and escape. If you were to use 1/16", I'd definitely want to be neck snareing them and have great entanglement.

Not twisted in two either, but chewed...

I almost think a coon can destroy a snare fast than I coyote. I use 5/64 1x19 and have had snares look like that with coon more often than yotes.

ADC,
I use entangalment.Where I snare its almost imposable not to. When snaring on the salt meadows. I'll put in a tangle stake.
I realy cant rember loosing a coon to chew out. Or a twist off.

Maybe you should start buying SNARE CABLE. Your 3/32" 7x7 hardware store GARAGE door (catch and release) cable. Just dosent stand up to agenst true snare cable.LOL

LOL, Newt you probably just don't snare enough of them.

You just get out of bed ?

I got'ya. Not like you do. My best coon day was 14 coon out of 18 snares.

I'm guessing that stainless steel cable would be pretty difficult for biting in two, or twisting in two. What say you Newt?

I'll say this Carl
Your one of the top snareman in North America
Once you try "Good" Stainless Steel cable. You wont go back to galvaized