Thanks. Ever get any bent poles? How about your snare set up and how big of springs on them? Do you have compressed springs on most catches?
Lots of them bend the poles slightly. I just bend them back straight as I can before I pull them out of the ground. Most times there is no issue at all. I'm just using 4-5' snares 3/32" with deer stop (have to by law) BAD, mini camlocks, and kill springs (I think 40#). The springs are compressed most all the time. I'm going to run a few extension cables on my good locations so I can save the location hopefully, but they are a pain to keep organized when you're running very many snares, so I typically just move down the trail.