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Jake Traps Question #8511542 11/26/25 08:23 PM 11/26/25 08:23 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 CO B BG10 OP trapper
BG10 OP trapper B Joined: Apr 2009 CO	For those of you that run Jakes, which setup is better - the MB crunchproofs or the full rod swivels? I've never ran rod swivels personally.

Re: Jake Traps Question [Re: BG10] #8511578 11/26/25 08:40 PM 11/26/25 08:40 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Virginia 5 52Carl trapper
52Carl trapper 5 Joined: Jan 2014 Virginia	What are you trying to accomplish? I run mine right out of the box.

Re: Jake Traps Question [Re: BG10] #8511584 11/26/25 08:44 PM 11/26/25 08:44 PM
Joined: Mar 2025 Minnesota P Papa Dozer trapper
Papa Dozer trapper P Joined: Mar 2025 Minnesota	I like the rod swivels especially next to the trap. They are thinner and seem to bed easier for me.

Re: Jake Traps Question [Re: BG10] #8511720 11/26/25 10:30 PM 11/26/25 10:30 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Rodney,Ohio SNIPERBBB trapper
SNIPERBBB trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Rodney,Ohio	seems like a bit of sacrilege for that trap to not run rod swivels Last edited by SNIPERBBB; 11/26/25 10:31 PM. http://www.sniperstrappingplace.com/tmansearch.php

Re: Jake Traps Question [Re: 52Carl] #8511758 11/27/25 12:06 AM 11/27/25 12:06 AM
Joined: Apr 2009 CO B BG10 OP trapper
BG10 OP trapper B Joined: Apr 2009 CO	Originally Posted by 52Carl What are you trying to accomplish? I run mine right out of the box. A western coyote trap that can run into a wolf or lion. I've only ran the MB crunchproofs, but have been told rod swivels were the way.

Re: Jake Traps Question [Re: BG10] #8511877 11/27/25 07:17 AM 11/27/25 07:17 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois M MChewk trapper
MChewk trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois	Have run them with both and have not seen any problems with either. BUT I would recommend putting a weld on the gap of the j-hook if you are in wolf/lion country. My biggest issue believe it or not is possum in grassy areas in any foothold trap....they are so close to the ground they foul the swivels up terribly. Like 52Carl said "run them out the box"....plenty of swivels...does any other foothold have more swivel points on a trap from the manufacturer?

Re: Jake Traps Question [Re: BG10] #8512055 11/27/25 10:14 AM 11/27/25 10:14 AM
Joined: Apr 2009 CO B BG10 OP trapper
BG10 OP trapper B Joined: Apr 2009 CO	I weld all Jhooks shut on my bigger traps.

Re: Jake Traps Question [Re: BG10] #8512896 11/28/25 04:25 PM 11/28/25 04:25 PM
Joined: Nov 2017 SD T Turd Furgeson trapper
Turd Furgeson trapper T Joined: Nov 2017 SD	Rod

Re: Jake Traps Question [Re: BG10] #8513251 11/29/25 09:43 AM 11/29/25 09:43 AM
Joined: Apr 2007 Central Ohio LT GREY trapper
LT GREY trapper Joined: Apr 2007 Central Ohio	Hard to beat an MB Crunch Proof Swivel , lightly welded, IMO. Any 'quality' swivel /double swivel added to a trap / trap chain is an improvement (again, IMO ) I believe most trappers worth their salt would agree to that. Rod swivels are a good investment, but depends on who made them. All traps mods, are not created equal. Same goes for stop shocks. I even add an 'in-line' swivel to my snares, plus a double trap swivel at the anchoring point. Swivels are an added insurance. Now Mike mentions having 'possums , (of all things ) bound swivels up with grass. That comes from two things. Having a short chain on your traps ( and /or ) having long grass with reach of a trapped animal. I have for years, taken a push mower and/or a weed eater and cropped the grass right down to the ground where I intended to make a set. Now that isn't every location, mind you, but it is a lot of them. Not uncommon to see a 6 foot mowed circle in an area of otherwise long grass. Does that stand out ? Sure. And . . . because it does an animal will walk right to it. Vegetation doesn't grow much , (if at all ) in late fall and winter conditions . . .not here in the northern states it doesn't. This is pre-season work. Level it, then come back in a week and make your sets. Far easier to re-make a set in short grass than in grass a foot tall. I often take a drill, with a 2 " bit and auger out a foot deep hole the day I mow. Often pre-baiting it with fresh meat But, I digress . . .

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