330 body grip help

Ok so I am wondering what do I need to use to anchor a 330 for beavers. Do I use a cable and some heavy trapping wire to wire the cable to a tree or use a stake and cable or a cable and a stake or a chain and stake??

Thanks

I prefer cable. I use the cable to wrap up the springs to the jaws. I attached a longliner clip for securing the cable. I use about 10 feet of cable.

ve some with cable and some with chains. Don't forget the swivels!

Ok I was thinking that chain and swivels would last longer than cable if the beaver flops a little it might fray the cable after a while and get all twisted up

I use 1/8" cable on my 330s-swivels on each end and midline also.
Tom

11 ga wire on all mine.
I use strong traps and have changed out some weaker springs on my 30 year old retired BMI's for nuisance work.

Ok cool are the sleepy creek model 4 setters good?? And who makes a good safety

Those are my next buy as far as stabilizers go. I have stocked up and have several dozen Kb stabilizers. Those things are great too.

I run stock trap chain, box swivel, then 6 feet of 3/32nd cable. I am changing the 3/32" out to 1/8th as they need replacing. I use a lot of T bar stakes for staking.

Ok I will look into them. Thanks yall

I love mine. Light and durable.

Using 30" T stakes with six feet of cable is the best thing that happened to my bodygrip trapping for beavers. I use 3/32" now but am converting to 1/8" 7x19 as they need replacing.

Me too.

Can always toss in a mid length swivel to your cable (or chain) if you're worried about kinking. Otter more the culprit for that...not so much beaver.

I added a mid cable swivel on all of mine.

I usually use 18 inchers to stake the bodygrip unless I am staking in deep water or muck. We have a lot of steep bank creeks and canals so I use an extension on those locations lots of times to get to the high bank. That let's me check the trap even if a flush of water comes and my traps are flooded out.

I set up same as bogmaster. I was born with my setters.

All right I will look to cable and I don't know how strong the springs are I'm buying them from garman off the trap shed I don't know how old they are. I saw the sleepy creek setters and they just looked nicer then the steel flat bar ones that don't have grips or the cuts in them for long springs. I know that you don't wax body grips. But should I paint them or dye them??

6' of 3/32 or 1/8 cable here with a swivel at the trap, 3" loop at each end, then go around tree, running 1 loop thru the other, then quick snap onto trap, NONE are permanently attached, because I found that I may need to set the trap a certain way in relation to the anchor.

I want them to flop outa the way/trail

And yes, I paint my body grips with a 60-40 mix of Acetone/Rustoleum

Did you check Garman's for Feedback?

Take the trap chain that comes the traps and place it through the spring eye, attach the ends with a swivel. use 1/8 inch cable attached to the swivel with a snap on the other end. when you make a set you wrap the cable around a tree or root and use the snap to attach the cable to the tree. I use 6 foot of cable with extensions handy when needed.

I have some no.2 straight like left over from making wolf fangs can I use that instead of stock trap chains.

did it for you and found 1 Good a yr ago, so hopefully you'll be ok

If your going to use chain, the stock will work fine.
Don't waste your time and money changing.

Ok I won't and thanks for checkin. Do I need to use bait or lure or just make a blind set on a trail or slide??

6' cable with light swivel snaps on each end. First a cable loop put on a spring end to snap to. I've used cable extension s like this for years no fraying.

All right sounds like cable is the best way to go.

No better use for an old twisted snare!

You must check your laws First John. What do they say? Typically at 330 on a trail is not a good idea due to non-targets. We have different laws for ADC work out of season here and you may as well. Trapping season they can be half submerged here in NC but out of season ADC they must be fully submerged.

Oh yeah I can't set one on land. Could I set one with the bottom of it in the water on a slide

You'll have to read your regs. It should specify. Some states say fully submerged (no metal above the water), some say half submerged, and some say just touching water.

Suggested that bout 5 hrs ago Angela, hope he goes to his state F&G site to look....or ask officers of his state assn.

Many LEGAL questions can be answered by reading the Georgia trapping regulations- https://georgiawildlife.com/regulations/trapping. Additional information should be available by contacting DNR Law Enforcement- https://gadnrle.org/contact-le. There is even a link there to find your county game warden.

From what I have read all it says in water and with in 10 feet of water so I can set one on the bank.

If you have gators in N. Georgia and do any ADC work in months other than fur trapping season, you mite want to discount this advice and be sure to attach your trap chain to something solid such as a small tree. I use re-purposed 3/32 snare cable after a catch to make extensions. I will assure you that any gator over 8 ft can make pretzel out of an H stand and swim off with it, if it or the trap isn't anchored solidly. The gator will probably die at some point whether you find it or not, and you may loose your equipment. This applies to above and below water sets in trails & channels. Have never had one work a castor mound set, yet.

Don't worry I'm in the mountains its to cold for gators here. But Armadilos are moving in though.

Dillers don't bother much except golf courses and manicured lawns. When they are a problem, I use a 280 Conibear over all the active den holes I can find, it don't usually take long to take care of the situation.

They are the last thing we need up here we have enough animal problems as it is

If 330s on land ARE legal there, PLEASE be careful, last thing you or any of us need is you catching someone's deer or coon dog.

Don't worry I'll be careful no one around where I'll be trapping coon hunts there any way and I can't set a 330 on land any way its to big. Only with in 10 feet of water