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Cable instead of chain on body grips #8640524
07/22/26 07:53 PM
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Any one swap the chains for cable on body grips. My 110 need new chain figure a 3/32 cable would be a lot easier to swap them to

Re: Cable instead of chain on body grips [Re: Yellowbelly] #8640534
07/22/26 08:35 PM
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Only thing keeping me from swapping over to cable is our water can be acidic and eat cable.


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Re: Cable instead of chain on body grips [Re: Yellowbelly] #8640535
07/22/26 08:36 PM
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I do it on my 330's and 220" s. I wouldn't think you would need that heavy of cable for your 110's.

Re: Cable instead of chain on body grips [Re: Yellowbelly] #8640537
07/22/26 08:39 PM
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Most of my body grips have a most of my body grips have a loop around the spring to a double ferrule followed by another double ferrule and loop around a 900lb fishing barrel swivel followed by 6-8’ of 7x19x 3/32” cable and it would be nice to wax that. Or it will just rust a rot quicker…


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Re: Cable instead of chain on body grips [Re: Yellowbelly] #8640538
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330s and 220s-280s


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Re: Cable instead of chain on body grips [Re: Yellowbelly] #8640542
07/22/26 09:03 PM
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Any bg that needs to be tethered is tethered with cable.


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Re: Cable instead of chain on body grips [Re: Yellowbelly] #8640545
07/22/26 09:14 PM
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Just wondering if no swivel would be a bad idea? For the guys that do it on 220 and 330 would 3/32 be enough with no swivels I’m thinking 3-5 feet of cable with quick link and ear anchor out in the water the 110 are for mink 220 and 330 for otter and beaver and 3/32 is what I got on hand use it for my foothold otter drowners

Re: Cable instead of chain on body grips [Re: Yellowbelly] #8640550
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A swivel is nice when a beaver swings out into the current, or a fisher isn’t instantly dispatched by your not quite strong enough 220 and wants to roll and twist…


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Re: Cable instead of chain on body grips [Re: trapper les] #8640555
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Originally Posted by trapper les
A swivel is nice when a beaver swings out into the current, or a fisher isn’t instantly dispatched by your not quite strong enough 220 and wants to roll and twist…

I agree with Les. Even catching otter they can really work over a trap.

Re: Cable instead of chain on body grips [Re: Yellowbelly] #8640558
07/22/26 09:47 PM
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Maybe swivels instead of quick link

Re: Cable instead of chain on body grips [Re: Yellowbelly] #8640566
07/22/26 10:04 PM
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Always one swivel close to the trap on 330s, 280s & 220s.

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Re: Cable instead of chain on body grips [Re: Yellowbelly] #8640575
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Quick link is just a link, embrace the swivel and use both


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Re: Cable instead of chain on body grips [Re: backroadsarcher] #8640576
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Originally Posted by backroadsarcher
Originally Posted by trapper les
A swivel is nice when a beaver swings out into the current, or a fisher isn’t instantly dispatched by your not quite strong enough 220 and wants to roll and twist…

I agree with Les. Even catching otter they can really work over a trap.

Especially otter need a swivel.


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Re: Cable instead of chain on body grips [Re: Yellowbelly] #8640604
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I use 3/32 7X7 on all my body grips with a regular trap swivel that’s about 2-4” from the spring eye, about 7’ of cable then a stainless long line clip at the end which has a swivel as part of the clip.
I can wrap it around whatever object l want and clip the cable onto its self. I wrap my trap tag around my trap swivel.
Because all our soils are sand and/or peat bogs are full of salt and our salt water marshes corrode traps pretty quickly l change cables every year. Everything gets dipped in F1.

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Re: Cable instead of chain on body grips [Re: Yellowbelly] #8640686
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I like extensions that easily detach.
At the fairgrounds, I've seen the nice
wrapped up package.
On freezing rain day, I've seen the
tangled cluster flop of cable
in the back of truck.





Re: Cable instead of chain on body grips [Re: Yellowbelly] #8640752
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I run cable on mine, 3/32". I use snare swivels on my bigger traps only about a foot of cable and a snare swivel with washers and a stop. I tried 1/8" cable but don't like that trap tags won't thread thru the cable.

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Re: Cable instead of chain on body grips [Re: Yellowbelly] #8640765
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For 120s I prefer a swivel attached to the spring and then wire.
All others chain or cable gets cut off and just use wire directly.
Wire is much better than cable since it is cheap and easily inspected and changed out.Cable rots from the inside and fails without warning.Changed out tie wire has tones of use repurposed on the line.Kinked and rotten cable is finished,


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