Drowning rods

I got some 5 foot rebar laying around. Wondering if that be enough for coon and mink

I would say too short for the areas I trap. I like to have a foot in the muck and in order to get the depth you need more angle.

Mine are 10'

Brian

Like said depends on your water. Mine are 8’.

10' is what I use 99.9% of the time. Too long is almost always better than too short when it comes to drowning rods.

If its steep sided and a couple feet deep they should work. I use some 4 footers for Muskrats in a few cricks around here.

I got places along creek like that too. Found some 6 to 8 footers and welded them up. Used all my 10 footers for beaver.

I don't use any kind of drowning rig for mink or muskrat. I put a few feet of cable, chain or wire on s trap. When I get there the next morning they hav re drowned. I guess they start swimming and the weight of the trap keeps them down until they drown.

fixed it

ya just run xtra over the edge and wire/bungy end to another sapling to secure it then t-stake the rod again at the bank edge.

I've done that too. But I always catch alot of coon and that doesn't drown them for me. Why I'm doing the rods