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Re: Setting 1.5 on knee
[Re: JTfromWV]
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08/07/22 10:34 AM
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A pair of vise grip style pliers on each lever works well also. They give you more leverage and are long enough to use you other leg to hold one down and free up a hand to set the dog. Almost makes a double coil set like a double long spring. Like that idea. Maybe a pair of adjustable wrenches as they usually have a convenient hole to toe some cord to them to keep em together.
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Re: Setting 1.5 on knee
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08/07/22 10:51 PM
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A pair of vise grip style pliers on each lever works well also. They give you more leverage and are long enough to use you other leg to hold one down and free up a hand to set the dog. Almost makes a double coil set like a double long spring. Like that idea. Maybe a pair of adjustable wrenches as they usually have a convenient hole to toe some cord to them to keep em together. Those are both good ideas if I can find a couple of vise grips at yard sales.
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Re: Setting 1.5 on knee
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08/07/22 11:00 PM
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What part of SD are you in?
Southeast/ far east side. Why do you ask? Because if you are close enough to MN, there is a possibility that I may be able to go there and show you a bunch of tricks to get stuff set in the water.
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Re: Setting 1.5 on knee
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08/07/22 11:04 PM
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Because if you are close enough to MN, there is a possibility that I may be able to go there and show you a bunch of tricks to get stuff set in the water.
I'll pm you.
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Re: Setting 1.5 on knee
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08/08/22 09:02 AM
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Lose you gloves set bare handed. You might wanna start lifting weights. I did it about 5 or so times without gloves and it was way easier being able to do the dog, I'm losing the gloves for sure. Unless its really cold old, usually what I do is wear one gauntlet. Gauntlet hand sets the trap in the water and the non-gauntlet hand handles the dog on the traps. If it is really cold, I will wear some of the cotton gloves with the PVC coating on the non-gauntlet hand so my hand doesnt freeze when Im handling the traps. I carry a couple extra of the cotton/pvc gloves in case I get the one im wearing wet
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Re: Setting 1.5 on knee
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08/08/22 02:56 PM
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Unless its really cold old, usually what I do is wear one gauntlet. Gauntlet hand sets the trap in the water and the non-gauntlet hand handles the dog on the traps. If it is really cold, I will wear some of the cotton gloves with the PVC coating on the non-gauntlet hand so my hand doesnt freeze when Im handling the traps. I carry a couple extra of the cotton/pvc gloves in case I get the one im wearing wet
I like that idea but I might just have to suck it up and deal with dry hands.
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Re: Setting 1.5 on knee
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08/08/22 03:48 PM
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They do make setters for coil springs that will give you a big mechanical advantage. I haven't looked, but I'm guessing MN Trapline Products has some in the their inventory. They aren't that spendy either.
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Re: Setting 1.5 on knee
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08/08/22 10:15 PM
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I have a set but they're kind of crappy for when you're in the water since there is no way to connect them to each other.
Last edited by TheYouthTrapper; 08/08/22 10:15 PM.
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Re: Setting 1.5 on knee
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08/08/22 10:16 PM
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For get the knee. I do it somewhat like the video showed. Take your trap and put non dominant arm or hand and put the fingers under the trap and the thumb on the lever nearest your body. Take your dominant hand and put your thumb on the lever furthest from you and press down on the lever near you and push away with the thumb farthest from you. This will open the trap up and when the jaws are nearly flat they have little power and are easy to hold, much like let off on a compound bow. Put your dominant hand right over the jaws and with the non dominant had flip the dog over and with your dominant had you can use your little onr ring finger to lift the pan and set the trap. I don't have any 4- coild 1.5 traps and I have not lowered spring tension, but I set all my 1.5 coils I have that way. Don't fight the trap let leverage and the trap do the work for you.
Bryce Can you send me a video of you doing this? I can't really visualize it.
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Re: Setting 1.5 on knee
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08/08/22 11:35 PM
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I have never done a video so I don't believe I will get that done for you.
Bryce
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