I’m sold on this set up for the time being

TF, what style of lock are you running in the above picture? I’ve been bouncing back and forth for a few years now….lol

Turd, are those teethed cams?

Those are the senneker shock lock…been using them for two years now and they are the best lock I’ve ever used. Only two places I know that have them are Schmitt and from Marty directly.
https://schmittent.com/product/shock-lock-5-64-senneker/

My two cents

I’ve used the rams for many,many years and caught thousands of coyotes with them. I’ve had chew outs on my rams but I can count them all on 1 hand. Rams are the ultimate snare for a quick dispatch. They are a pain carrying big numbers around but I can usually carry them in the truck to set them out at the beginning of the season. So it’s not a big deal. On the skidoo I can usually hall 3 dozen at a time when time when I’m setting. I can set rams in the open ,brush or big timber with no problems. Mostly trap around crop land and big bush so not a lot of pastures. Have very few problems with knockdowns. If a moose or deer happen to walk by the snare moves out of the way and snaps back into place after they clear. If one happens to get caught the breakaway works great. I’ve hung rams upside down, between grain bins, farm machinery and all kinds of strange places. You have to be careful setting them because they can be dangerous… but like anything else you learn to set them with no problems. Do I get refusals ? Absolutely but don’t worry much because another coyote will come through and get caught. Anybody that hasn’t had refusals hasn’t trapped much. I can say I have spots where I’ve set for 20 years plus and have caught at least 50 coyotes and am still setting in that same spot.

Senneker snares I have used quite a bit on a buddies line. I’ve built 100s of them for people. They are a very good set up providing they are set properly. I’ve seen a lot of good with them,some bad and a few ugly. People can post pictures of laid out coyotes with them and that’s when they work great. I know (hope) people don’t post the not so go pictures on any website because I’ve seen way to many. Anybody that’s trapped long enough knows what I’m talking about. I’ll leave it at that.

Where I trap at home we can only use rams. If I had a choice I would choose rams but it would be nice to have a few sennekers in my pocket when I’m out to set in certain spots.

Like anything else use what works best for you.

Turd that’s a nice setup and some great pictures. That’s the kind of pictures I like to see. Most of my coyotes look like a twisted up mess because they are mostly all frozen

Alan do you know the dates for Livingston this year?

Not yet Les but when I hear something you'll be the first to know .

The Wyoming Trappers convention is the first weekend in June at Basin Wyo if you're interested in another trip to the states .

As for snare locks the death blow then wedge locks are very popular the bottom line is it's a Ford, Chevy or Dodge or which girl is the prettiest on snare locks and cable combinations .