Hi everybody I’ve posted a few times now asking beginner questions, and I’m sorry to ask another but I’ve recently realized I won’t be able to afford a line this year by the look of it… BUT me being me, I refuse to quit. I’m interested in making snares. I’ve watched a few videos but I know trapperman is the real place to go if I want the good tips! What are the tricks to making snares as cheaply as possible? I just want to catch some critters, I don’t care about fancy. Thank you for your help, this site has been the most instrumental thing for me in my journey to learning how to trap, and as a lifelong hunter and fisherman I have been absolutely shocked at how helpful veteran trappers have been to me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

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Look in the ARCHIVES. Lots of info there.

I know you are on a budget but don't go cheap on the main snare cable. You want Korean or American if you can find it.

This is to ensure you get cable with the right lay to be properly loaded.

For extensions, earth anchors and such the Chinese will do though I avoid anything from China on principle.

Del Gue try to find a local trapper to show ya the ropes

What part of Ohio are you from? I might be able to offer some help.

I just purchased some cable from a retired trapper what animals are you targeting. I may be able to help.

Youll learn more from an actiql trapper. Hands on than you will from any videos.

Id suggest you take one of the guys up on their offer to help.

Where in ohio are you? We are on the west virginia side of the ohio river.

Make sure you learn how to load them properly

You must have a couple traps by now eh? You don’t need a line, just start with what you got. I started this spring going for beaver cuz I had two 330s. A fella gets pretty pumped up checking only 2 traps and you see that your set is different than when you left it! 4 beaver outta those buggers……and I don’t even know what the (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) I’m doing!…..lol

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Thank you, I’ll do some digging on there. This whole forum thing is new to me lol

I’m planning on trapping just about whatever I can, I know I have spots for muskrat, mink, coon, beaver, coyote, and fox.

I’m from NE up by Akron.

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Get your cable from Newt and he'll answer your questions as well.

I build my own snares I use 1x19 5/64" cable and I like the mini cam locks, slimlocks, ambergs, and Grawes Bullet locks. With 1x19 cable use 2 stops as the slick cable can slide out on big coyotes and beaver

Newt might have his class soon. Call him and see when it is. A good learning show he puts on......jk

If you shop around you can buy all the components new and build 4 dozen 5' snares for < $35.00.

Research Slim Pederson snaring info, he used a knot in the cable. That’s pretty basic !

Very few trappers can master snaring before learning how to trap with footholds. You are trying to skip the basics of trapping. Good luck.

I started with a rusty old bucket of traps that were gifted to me, I treated em like gold cleaned em up and worked from there you learn a lot when you start out with little