Hey guys. I'm wondering if anyone still makes drowning sets for beaver out of 2x4's. I saw a video where he built a shelf for a #4 longspring and hung some bait above the trap. He shoved the trap into the mud and cross tied a branch for stability.

I was gifted some older #4 traps and was wondering if this is an effective trapping method?

Im new to trapping beaver and I don't have the money right now for a bunch of 330's.

Any advise would be helpful

Those sets will work,but you will get misses also.
Snare wire is cheap and you wont miss many with snares-even get doubles occasionally if deep water,

Thanks. I think I'll try both ways then.

I do sometimes. I have a bunch of "chairs" I built from 2x4. I make the shelf about 6" and the upright piece about 18" so I have room for a bait stick and nails to hold it into a dead spruce pole I cut (or have stashed from prior seasons) onsite at the length I need for the water depth. I run a cable from the trap chain that I wire off above the ice, and I use a finish nails to hold the trap on the shelf if it has a hole, if it doesn't I use a wrap of 14 gauge wire that I don't snug super tight, I want it to come loose once they hit the trap and pull away. Snares are definitely easier, but I enjoy using footholds for them.

If you use snares,you will miss less with the dry pole set with bait sticks.
The green pole with safety wire is quicker to set initially.

make up a bunch of these out of 14ga wire they make setting and changing snares super fast.
I use them at snare fences and jackpots too for fox and cats.

How do you use that contraption Boco?

So can I use one of the sticks from the lodge and wire some bait sticks to it? Then add snares?

I use a pole that's at least 3"- 4" thick so it's solid and also cumbersome in case they get hung up in the set before everything freezes in hard, they won't go far with a pole thats 4" thick and 10' long

I loved the #4 & #14 jumps as you can cut a slot on the pole and tap the end of the set trap into the slot on the pole so you don't need a platform.

You can make a quick trapholder out of a branchy white spruce sapling.
Cut one with the radiating branches about a half inch in diameter.leave 4 on one side cut them off 4 -6 inches long, at the height on the pole where you want the trap and trim all the rest.off completely.
The 4 radiating branches will hold a No 4 dls trap solid.Wire trap to bottom of pole and wire bait bundle just under the ice about a foot above the trap.

If you snare its kind of self explanitory-its for attaching a double snare to a pole.Wrap it once around your pole and twist tight,after you have 3 or 4 wired on then attach the snares.
You can attach new snares or replace after a catch if kinked without removing the tie/support wire.
Very quick for setting under ice snarepoles.
Very handy at your snarefences and jackpots too.

Hummm, I'm a little thick in the head. I use a fencing staple or use #14 to tie my snares on. When I twist the #14 tight, I have to make sure the snare is kinda pointing up so it's a nice loop and won't fall closed right away. Can you take a pic of a set up next time.

Make some up,wrap it tight on a pole attach your snares,thats it.
You can put the snares on before you wrap it if you want,but if your setting a bunch you will have a tangled mess to deal with.
I just carry a bunch of the wires in a breadbag,and hang 40 or 50 snares on the handlebar of the ski doo if doing a winter beaver run.

Attatch to the loop on the twisted wire? My snares kinda look like this. I staple the loop to the pole.

OK. KISS (keep it simple stupid!). I'm way over thinking this stuff...LOL
It can be so simple sometimes.

Great idea, BOCO

For those like me that were wondering what the heck that contraption is that Boco showed, I made a vid. His are made a bit differently but same concept.

Thanks for sharing