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Re: Sterling 800's [Re: AK Timber Tramp] #8278589 12/05/24 02:37 AM 12/05/24 02:37 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,673 Moved to Fbks, Ak. M martentrapper trapper
martentrapper trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,673 Moved to Fbks, Ak.	I was liking the mb650 last couple years I trapped around Nome. Strong and very little room to chew.

Re: Sterling 800's [Re: AK Timber Tramp] #8279202 12/05/24 10:14 PM 12/05/24 10:14 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,571 Oregon A alaska viking "Made it two years not being censored"
alaska viking "Made it two years not being censored" A Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,571 Oregon	The extremes I used for wolverine were closed jaw. Just doing what I want now.

Re: Sterling 800's [Re: isnarewolves] #8279521 12/06/24 09:09 AM 12/06/24 09:09 AM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 2,799 Idaho B bearcat2 trapper
bearcat2 trapper B Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 2,799 Idaho	Originally Posted by isnarewolves What i don't like about the Sterling 800 is first and for most, is the spring levelers. They bow out when an animals foot is in, as they struggle. Check the archives. I show how that happens in a previous post. This allows the trap to open up and release the foot. The other issue i have is the cast jaw. It is a little to rounded for my liking. It never really holds the foot. But what do i know? I use No. 9's. The State of Oregon game Department had the same issues trying catch and hold Mt. Lions. As far as i know they use No. 9's now. One trapper's complaint in Oregon was, It would also hold black bears. 4cents worth (because of Biden nomices) Interesting, the one guy I used to talk to (because I would run into him out there trapping and hunting lions whenever I was in the area bobcat hunting) claimed the Sterling 800s were his favorite trap for them. He was not a big fan of the #9s. Personally I've never used a Sterling 800 but have heard good things about them. I have some 9s though and like them very well for a deep snow trap, just watch the nontargets, they are very good at hanging on to anything that steps in them, including hooves.

Re: Sterling 800's [Re: AK Timber Tramp] #8279765 12/06/24 03:51 PM 12/06/24 03:51 PM
Joined: Nov 2024 Posts: 442 Alaska A AK Timber Tramp OP trapper
AK Timber Tramp OP trapper A Joined: Nov 2024 Posts: 442 Alaska	I also like the #9's a lot, they're an awesome trap. I'm just interested in trying different stuff. I used to exclusively trap marten in boxes with #120's and #155's, this year I'm only running a few boxes, 90% of my marten sets are a running pole with a #1 or #1.5 longspring this year, just because I wanted to try it out. Not that my marten sets have anything to do with my selection of big footholds, just saying I'm experimenting for the sake of fun and to break up the monotony.

Re: Sterling 800's [Re: AK Timber Tramp] #8279783 12/06/24 04:32 PM 12/06/24 04:32 PM
Joined: Oct 2019 Posts: 1,410 Custer Co, Idaho S sneaky trapper
sneaky trapper S Joined: Oct 2019 Posts: 1,410 Custer Co, Idaho	Guess I should have clarified my offset vs closed jaw question was for wolverines. We don't get to trap them down here, didn't know if they could pull out of an offset or not. Sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand

Re: Sterling 800's [Re: Ryan McLeod] #8279800 12/06/24 04:52 PM 12/06/24 04:52 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 45,461 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 45,461 Northern Maine	Originally Posted by Ryan McLeod The NO BS K9 extreme is the best ive seen yet. smaller than the big wolf traps but its going to hold anything that gets a paw in there and with minimal damage. Vey satisfied with these traps and glad ive got 51 of them in my inventory Thanks.Good to know #1 goal=Trap a wolverine

Re: Sterling 800's [Re: sneaky] #8279806 12/06/24 05:02 PM 12/06/24 05:02 PM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 820 Anchorage, Alaska broncoformudv trapper
broncoformudv trapper Joined: May 2011 Posts: 820 Anchorage, Alaska	Originally Posted by sneaky Guess I should have clarified my offset vs closed jaw question was for wolverines. We don't get to trap them down here, didn't know if they could pull out of an offset or not. I have caught two in #3 offsets and they were not able to pull out at all. Caught one in an MB750 offset and it wasn't able to pull out either. Can't remember if the #9 was offset or not but I think it had standard jaws and held that wolverine. Only one I have had slip out of a foothold was a #4 longspring with standard jaws that had the wolverine by one toe, it cut the skin clean through all the way around the toe and I was left with the avulsed skin and toe nail.

Re: Sterling 800's [Re: AK Timber Tramp] #8279814 12/06/24 05:13 PM 12/06/24 05:13 PM
Joined: Nov 2024 Posts: 442 Alaska A AK Timber Tramp OP trapper
AK Timber Tramp OP trapper A Joined: Nov 2024 Posts: 442 Alaska	I would argue that for most animals, closed vs. offset jaws is more about how we each personally feel about using either one. I tend to lean towards offset for trapping on land, I'd rather have the room for the levers/springs to come up higher. That said, I use plenty of closed jaws on land too, I run what I brung. Maybe I'm wrong, there's many guys out there smarter than me who have trapped more winters than I've seen.

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