Completely submerged I would spread the trigger wires In V with the dog on top. In a castor set with the trap partially submerged I bend the triggers In the shape of a T with dog on the bottom. I don't what those trigger wires In that beavers face.

Hern, here's a different idea. When my trigger wires break I make new ones from a coat hanger. A buddy showed me how he did it and now I do the same thing.

I take a new coat hanger and cut the ''hook'' off so I can straighten the wires to work with it. I make a 5 to 5 1/2'' circle with long legs. I cut the legs to fit into a new trigger with a lock nut on it and I center the circle inside the jaws. I twist the circle one time to give the ''legs'' a longer life. Now I get rats, mink, otters, and beaver. Since I started doing this I catch a lot more beaver right behind the head and they die instantly. Sometimes they never move the trap. It gives otter a good spot to center up on and small beaver don't go to far into it.



I also have a lot of drainage ditches here. The beaver don't leave much sign but travel them. Circles have gotten me a lot of ''extra'' fur over the years.