I’m not sure but I have some #3 PIT pans in the shop and a #2 hanging up, I’ll put them together and see if it looks viable.

I believe the frame clip on the #3 PIT kit will be too large for the frame of the #2. Looking on F&T's website there is no kit that I could see for the smaller diameter frames on the smaller traps. They are all for the larger traps, at least what they stock anyway. I don't know if a smaller diameter clip/kit is made by PIT or not.

Give Ed a call he will fix you up.

Thanks

How many of you use long springs for canine trapping?

I will do more in the future. I believe the longsprings will keep working better than coils in freeze thaw conditions with less expense.

All I use

I don't know about anybody else but when I get my hands on a double longspring I just get more excited than when handling a coilspring. I guess its all the history behind them and the trapping I did in my youth with them. Just makes me smile every time.

Definitely!

I’ve recently gotten the bug and definitely like handling the double longspring traps more than the coil spring traps.

Just finished modifying 4 Bridger #4’s for cat trapping. Welded a cover plate to the pans and offset them. I painted 2 of the pans and used sawdust for grit and wired a piece of shingle to the other. I’ve got just enough of the season left to try them out. I can’t wait!

That trap looks great. I've got some #4 Bridgers on the way myself. Can't wait to get my hands on them. Even though my season is about over and I didn't trap much this season because of family obligations, I will be getting more than a few double longs ready for next season.

Anybody ever convert the Sleepy Creek 1 1/2 long spring to a #2? The jaws are asymmetrical which seems like it may cause a problem.

Yes they will.

Best long spring coon trap ever is the old Blake and Lamb #1 with the rounded spring. Never pass them up if you see them. I believe it was in a Jim Helfrich book about coon trapping. Boy was he right on. Those little devils hold like a vise. They’re light, easy to use, and too small to chew out.. I like 11’s too but they are heavier, more expensive, and take up more space.

Not sure what you mean by a rounded spring. Anyone have any pics of one? How do the new #1 longsprings compare?

Where the spring is bent it is more rounded vs. more pointed. I don’t know how to post pics. I’ll look for a link.

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/qIoAAOSwRaFh7gds/s-l1600.jpg

This is one with a rounded spring. See how round the bend is. Plus the spring is very short and compact.

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Te4AAOSwKX9h8PzC/s-l1600.jpg

This is a more pointed spring and it’s quite a bit longer.

Both good traps, but the short rounded spring is unusually strong.

You can add a lighting helper spring in any other longspring and beef it up too, but that is an extra expense and weight.

Victor also made a shorter spring long #1. It wasn’t as rounded, but is was better than the longer version I believe. Not as strong as the Blake and Lamb. I think the short victor springs stayed stronger than the longer victor springs though. Just anecdotal evidence rom my experience though.

Hope the links work.

Ok bhugo. That explains it perfectly. Thanks.

I posted these before, but thought I'd add them here

I was looking for a little more speed so I used an angle grinder with a 1/16" wheel and then a 1/8" wheel to take some weight off.


I added heavy s/s screen to finish them off.
The more I use them the more I like them

Sexy looking trap!

Those do look good.


This afternoon was the first time I ever set any dls and I think that's all I'm going to use from now on for bobcats. No messing around bedding them, they're rock solid as soon as you set them down. I only bought four because I wasn't sure if I would like them, guess I'll be ordering some more.