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Before coyotes, and interweb, I had small traps. I tried stiff screen, it made the trigger fire area to close to the jaws and was a disaster. Scrapped that idea.
Then came coyotes, bigger traps, and the web. Some of these very guys coached me and stiff screen on bigger traps worked great, tucked under jaws so trigger area was not extended to the jaws. I don't want fired if standing on jaw.
No stiff screen on small traps for me thanks.
OPs jig may work fine, I've not tried it. Jig saw blew up lol.
The right amount of pan tension is crucial when using screen pan covers on any size traps. Especially with smaller traps, then accurate foot guiding is a big part of success.
Glad you got it figured out.
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Just found this, great idea. Has anyone tried using this with the MB650 with both jaws being held down? Any thoughts?
I have not used shaped screen pan covers on 650s. But i am positive it can be done, just cut out the notches for a proper fit. Will most likely have to install your screen before setting the trap then get a good fit. This may take a little tweaking and adjusting. Make sure you have enough pan tension, around 3 or 4 pounds for coyotes.
Can you post a pic of your set trap?
Last edited by rpmartin; 05/12/2106:16 AM.
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6.25 X 6 Inches. I trim the corners off as well. Use a template and tin snipes. very fast to do. The screen supports the soil, waxed sand , shredded leaves or grass clippings.
Have been using the black screen per your original post RPMartin for last couple of seasons. I use it on 3 Bridgers and 3 Montana's both fully modified with excellent results. Also using a smaller size for 2 Bridgers also. I was using the same black steel screen before without forming it just cutting a notch for the dog with pretty good results but I like this much better. I always get my screen from O'gormans. I do cut the corners at an angle and cut the dog notch. By cutting the notch for the dog it allows me to slightly bend the cover while installing after setting the trap with the loose jaw folded up. I want the screen long enough to be between the jaws and the ground. An added benefit is I use less waxed shale per set. Another is with the waxed traps jaws setting on the screen it helps keep the jaws from freezing down to the soil or bedding material. Thanks for turning me on to this very good idea.
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