Re: night latch question
[Re: kfin]
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08/04/08 12:12 AM
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Bout right Keith, once you have your latch cut you will still have a little adjustment left to do. I dye and wax afterwards, just take your knife or similar to remove wax from end of dog and pan notch as you set the trap.
Buckskin on me and buckskin in me.
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Re: night latch question
[Re: 3Bridger]
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08/05/08 10:56 PM
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3Bridger, A little more pan tension should fix that for you. I want a "hair" trigger but with more pressure needed to fire the trap.
Buckskin on me and buckskin in me.
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Re: night latch question
[Re: kfin]
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08/06/08 10:35 PM
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What kind of file does everyone use to night-latch their traps. Where can you buy them?
2009 totals 25-coon 52-muskrats 3-beaver 2-red fox 3-grinners 2-mink
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Re: night latch question
[Re: Ricky Cox]
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08/07/08 12:59 AM
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I use a 6 inch flat file. It fits in the dog groove most of the time. The flat file gives you good clean grooves and nice square dog ends. IMO.............
With dogs or traps you cant get them all.
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Re: night latch question
[Re: Ricky Cox]
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08/07/08 01:02 AM
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3Bridger, I bed my traps almost totally with peat moss, that may make a diff. I know that before I began to put some pan tension on them I too had some of those problems. But I also started using peat about that time.
Buckskin on me and buckskin in me.
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Re: night latch question
[Re: DerekB]
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08/07/08 01:57 AM
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Derek, there isn`t any pan creep! Crisp fire, snap,bang ,boom! Any questions?
I smell death on you..........Stewie Griffin.
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Re: night latch question
[Re: DerekB]
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08/07/08 02:38 AM
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may i ask why you would want to nightlatch your traps?
i personally think its pointless This is the best picture i could get on my camera of the nightlatch I prefer with a stock dog on a #2 bridger. Reasons I like to nightlatch. Animal puts full weight on trap pan, just like stepping on surrounding area, pan only has to fall 1/16", trap fires, foot pushes pan to bottom of trap = good pad catch. Traps are pre-adjusted prior to season for pan level and pan tension. Whether you set day or night, you know when you click, your good. Almost zero pan travel or creep needed to fire the trap. I know there are some people on here that don't see the need to night-latch, and thats fine by me. This is only why I like to do it. For some of you guys that don't nightlatch, do you think there are disadvantages in nightlatching, or just don't think its worth the time? I have heard all the why you should's, but never, why you shouldn't. I am also assuming we are talking land traps for canine's and coon's.
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