Re: Otter foothold sets
[Re: k snow]
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11/17/20 03:50 PM
11/17/20 03:50 PM
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40 lbs is plenty. I don;'t use one way sliders because when I tried them a long time ago the slide cable caught leaves, grass etc so the slide wouldn't work. Instead I wire a small bag of rocks near the trap and anchor in deep water with a heavy sack of rocks. A steep drop to deep water from the bank is ideal although a strong current helps if depth is somewhat lacking. Ideally tie off anchor sack to a stout branch out over the water well away from the bank to keep the catch out. Vertically positioned body grippers on trails/slides are great but trap shy otter may reject them.
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Re: Otter foothold sets
[Re: k snow]
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11/17/20 04:29 PM
11/17/20 04:29 PM
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Take your cables, and some feed sacks. Fill them with rocks from the creek, and your good to go.
Ave don't go where the beaver don't flow
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Re: Otter foothold sets
[Re: k snow]
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11/19/20 07:53 PM
11/19/20 07:53 PM
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What Ave said. If close to road i have also used just cinder block with 11 ga drowning wire. At shore end a 12" rebar is all i use
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Re: Otter foothold sets
[Re: k snow]
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11/19/20 08:52 PM
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Use cable drowners instead of solid wire if you can. Also, a tangle stake out next to the sack of rocks sure won't hurt any; just extra insurance and something else to distract the otter. I have had theme rip up a feed sack of rocks before, they are one tough animal.
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Re: Otter foothold sets
[Re: k snow]
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11/19/20 11:53 PM
11/19/20 11:53 PM
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That looks like a lasting setup 330 . Twisted wire is ---- cranky .thanks
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Re: Otter foothold sets
[Re: Providence Farm]
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11/20/20 08:00 AM
11/20/20 08:00 AM
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I just used a couple of old rotors chained together. A big one off my excursion and a small one from an accord. A little slack so they spread out and they stayed where they were put. But we have a mix of mud and rock.
I also have just wired on to a large rock found on sight and tossed it into the deep water.
If I had to walk far I would use the feed sack filled on sight. I use rotors as well and have a good stock to choose from. Usually pick thorugh for the heavier ones I suspect probably came off trucks. I don't weigh them but our legal minimum is 30 lbs. Not sure what mine weigh but I've yet to experience the biggest of beavers move them. Relatively easy to carry and throw, free, lie flat on the bottom, easy to connect to, drag back in without hanging up most of the time, not much to dislike about them.
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