Looking for all types of float ideas. Foothold, conies and floats with snares..

What works well, maybe what to stay away from, how you anchor? Give up the goods....

I've anchored with a few different things but usually a railroad plate or concrete block. I've also cabled to over hanging limbs .
In the white PVC I like to put in a plug of sheepwool with castor on top. Sometimes a poplar stick instead. I also put a mudpie in the middle V

Never used beaver floats. Lots of 'rat floats though.

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Do you have any problems with beaver climbing up onto the side (avoiding the body grip at the rear)?

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Never noticed a problem. Have read other people that do on this site. I set mine in current or wedged up to a bank and maybe that is the difference

Thanks for that feedback

"I'm reposting this from the Wisconsin trapping thread " Caught this traveler yesterday in this float set on other side of bridge column in the current. Had to set a few rat traps in the vicinity to keep them off it.

That’s pretty much what I use. Styrofoam sandwiched in between the 2x4s

Avoid my mistake. First one built styrofoam in between 1x4. Made the trap too low in water. Use 2x4’s.

Has anyone tried capped pvc to provide flotation ? Attached to wood frame with straps.

Kind of like the beaver torpedo for snares that someone, maybe Aix Sponsa, posted several years back.

with the price of pvc and fittings ,it would de about 25.00 a float, without anything else!

I'd only have to buy the caps. got some scrap 1.5 & 2" available.

These things can be built in so many different ways and materials, the only thing it should cost is time.

Cut red cedar and use for the floats

fun noodles.

here are a couple that I put out Saturday

I found out last spring that if there wasn’t current, the thing would sometimes be spun right around. Will have to jam sticks in to keep it pointing in the intended direction.
Looks good Dahlgren. I’ll bet you by next weekend I might be able to try em out.

Any snare floats?

And footholds?

Live beavers would wreck your floats.