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short latch. easier to do. works better, set the trap faster and easier. hal sullivan gets irritated with me for saying that but just like a pan tension tester is an unneeded gimmick so is a nite latch
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Re: Night latch they said … it will be fun
[Re: SwampDust]
#7456377 01/10/2202:58 PM01/10/2202:58 PM
Reminds me of the show, World's Dumbest. Saw a guy with a set bear trap bet another guy he couldn't snap it without getting caught. The guy said he was faster than the trap and that he could beat the trap. Needless to say, it was a, "Here, hold my beer" moment. The guy punched the pan and the bear trap was quicker. Even with a lot of beer in the tank, the guy screamed. They never did show how he got out of the trap.
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Re: Night latch they said … it will be fun
[Re: SwampDust]
#7456460 01/10/2204:55 PM01/10/2204:55 PM
Short-latching doesn't allow you to pull any of the slop out of the dog and pan like night-latching does.
absolutely not true
Just think about that for second. A short notch inside a deep notch is still a short notch. crimp the dog eye closed so the dog only moves up and down, not back and forth. put in the correct size pan bolt for the hole. shim it with a washer so pan tension is even. All stuff you OUGHT to be doing with a nite latch. There is absolutely no reason in the world to pull a pan up then down to make it function properly with a correctly tuned trap
Last edited by danny clifton; 01/10/2205:05 PM.
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Re: Night latch they said … it will be fun
[Re: danny clifton]
#7456479 01/10/2205:06 PM01/10/2205:06 PM
Reminds me of the show, World's Dumbest. Saw a guy with a set bear trap bet another guy he couldn't snap it without getting caught. The guy said he was faster than the trap and that he could beat the trap. Needless to say, it was a, "Here, hold my beer" moment. The guy punched the pan and the bear trap was quicker. Even with a lot of beer in the tank, the guy screamed. They never did show how he got out of the trap.
I’ve seen that video, bunch of dumb-arses. The guy that got caught was hollering for them to get it off and his buds couldn’t figure out how. LOL
Eh...wot?
Re: Night latch they said … it will be fun
[Re: Lugnut]
#7456498 01/10/2205:18 PM01/10/2205:18 PM
Me either. I've had too many tripped empty traps to be convinced. I don't think night latching is all that a big of deal either. I can put the dog in a deep notch, and pull the pan down to level without that cool little click. I don't have to mess with the dogs or pan bolts either.
Re: Night latch they said … it will be fun
[Re: SwampDust]
#7456500 01/10/2205:20 PM01/10/2205:20 PM
Nite latch is nothing but a short throw dog/pan engagement in the end. Never saw a need for it. Been using this method for many....... years with no problems.
File your pan neck short, notch it slightly with a narrow file and grind the under side of your dog to a point.Crimp your dog loop as needed and bend your dog frame in or out as needed to get level as you like.
if you have pan slop you need to fix that. its part of tuning. even if you nite latch. short latch, nite latch, deep notch, none of them have anything to do with pan slop. the only thing a nite latch does is take longer to set when laying out a line.
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Re: Night latch they said … it will be fun
[Re: SwampDust]
#7456522 01/10/2205:44 PM01/10/2205:44 PM
You got it Danny. When my trap is engaged for use its always ready to fire. No checking anything. I check all my traps before treating each season for damage or any final tune ups. Then break the wax loose from the pan bolt area or dog as needed before setting.