Thanks. Most of my sets use screen covering. Seems I catch more in our wet weather down here with those sets whether they be the actual Pipe Dream set, flat sets, or scent post sets. Then again it might just be the fact they are blended better.
I was just using that to go along with the fact that most of my toe catches and possible pullouts are with dirt type sets and after a heavy rain. We can’t seem to get showers or a little rain. The last few storms that rolled through have dumped 2-4” of rain every single time. The traps weren’t covered with that much dirt initially, just water pushing dirt over them. I was just impressed with the equipment being 2 coiled and still performing. 90% of my sets out now are screen covered.

Pretty good video! 4 inches of rain is amazing.

If it were me here on out i would add some extra insurance as in go 3 or 4 coil. It would help speed those traps in the mud some and help with better lockup. Coyotes can be unbelievably fast and will show you every weak spot in your system then leave you with an empty set mumbling unpleasant words under your breath.

Wanna Be, do you think that would help with pull outs, if they had enough chain for that first initial pull that it wasnt tight to the ground?

I’ll be honest, I don’t have a clue. I don’t have many pullouts in all honesty. Not with coyotes or cats that I can tell anyways. I’ll lose a grey or coon to chew outs. Most pics or video shows the coyote and cats jumping straight up. I would think a short chain would lock that foot down immediately when they hit the end of the chain. I’ve just always figured less chain equals less momentum.
When training a dog at heel you use a short leash so he can’t get momentum to get ahead of you. A longer leash will allow him not only to get ahead of you but enough momentum to pull you along.
I may be all wrong in my thinking as I’m still learning, but so far it works for me in the areas I trap.
Here’s the issue with all our rain...dirt holes I’ll reset anyways. That much rain and all scent is either gone or scattered all up and down the road, ground, buried, etc...the video was just to see if they would fire. Wet weather and dirt holes just don’t work for me down here. I have about 25 sets out now and zero dirt hole sets.

If your traps are strong then proper pan tension and solid bedding will prevent 99.9% of pull outs. I very, very rarely have a pull out, maybe one every other season at the most, and it’s always because I didn’t take the time to readjust the pan tension on a trap after a catch.