Re: Cable extensions
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I’m finding a lot of hard ground where I trap and can’t get a super stake in deep enough. I’m trapping coyotes and bobcats mostly.Whats y’all’s set up on cable, ferrules, cable clamps, etc.? Thanks Talk to flipper 56 about the use of drags. I haven’t tried them in earnest. I don’t know why I’m so afraid but my ground is rocky too in the field. I’ve used cable extensions for DP coon traps but nothing else. I can’t see why they wouldn’t work for coyotes too
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Re: Cable extensions
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If it's cold you can set by icing in your stake in some situations. That is an AK thing and isn't something that works well here, especially in WV.
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Re: Cable extensions
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If it's cold you can set by icing in your stake in some situations. That is an AK thing and isn't something that works well here, especially in WV. Good point. Was equating hard ground with frozen ground in my head. Yeah won't work too far south.
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Re: Cable extensions
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All of mine are 1/8” 7x7. Just loops with double ferrules on each end. Generally hold up well to at least a few catches. Ever have any breaks or trap losses? I’d sure hate to lose a k9 extreme jr lol I’m just worried that the ferrule would fail.
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Re: Cable extensions
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If it's cold you can set by icing in your stake in some situations. A lot of freeze thaw goes on in southern wv
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Re: Cable extensions
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7x7 3/32" cable will work and it's cheap. Just cut it to length, and make a loop on each end useing a double ferrule. You can hammer the ferrule if you don't have a swager, works just fine. I use a J-hook in the end swivels' second hole to attach to the loop on the cable. You can loop it through the swivel as well. Make the loop big enough on the anchor end to pass the cable back through around your tree.
Ideally, 7x19 1/8" cable is the best cable choice due to it being more limp and less prone to kinking, but it'll cost more initially. I’ve had a lot of coyotes chew through 3/32 snares but never lost one yet lol I was thinking about going 1/8
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Re: Cable extensions
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I’m finding a lot of hard ground where I trap and can’t get a super stake in deep enough. I’m trapping coyotes and bobcats mostly.Whats y’all’s set up on cable, ferrules, cable clamps, etc.? Thanks Talk to flipper 56 about the use of drags. I haven’t tried them in earnest. I don’t know why I’m so afraid but my ground is rocky too in the field. I’ve used cable extensions for DP coon traps but nothing else. I can’t see why they wouldn’t work for coyotes too I use saber tooth’s but only in ideal locations lol
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Re: Cable extensions
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7x7 3/32" cable will work and it's cheap. Just cut it to length, and make a loop on each end useing a double ferrule. You can hammer the ferrule if you don't have a swager, works just fine. I use a J-hook in the end swivels' second hole to attach to the loop on the cable. You can loop it through the swivel as well. Make the loop big enough on the anchor end to pass the cable back through around your tree.
Ideally, 7x19 1/8" cable is the best cable choice due to it being more limp and less prone to kinking, but it'll cost more initially. I’ve had a lot of coyotes chew through 3/32 snares but never lost one yet lol I was thinking about going 1/8 Never heard of them chewing on extension cables. They considerate on the trap on their foot. I suppose it could happen but it would be awfully rare occurrence. Snares are different altogether, they definitely chew at them.
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Re: Cable extensions
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Get you a 3/4” or 1” drill bit and drill a pilot hole then drive your earth anchor down. ^^^ this^^^. Carbide masonry bit
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Re: Cable extensions
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I have ran 1/8” 7x7 50 plus feet in setting for wolves, as extensions. None of my catches worked the cable much.
Drags aren’t a reasonable option, for me. Our storms and tides obliterate sign pretty quickly. Do you use double ferrules on that 1/8 cable or cable clamp ?
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Re: Cable extensions
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Double ferrules. Look up tree locks, they are handy.
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