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Post by TRAPPERTOM on Jul 8, 2011 13:13:55 GMT -6
I was just wanting to see what some of you would tell me for some advice if you were going to road trap with my schedule. first of all our season down here opens on Nov. 15, which is on a Tuesday, i work from 7am to 5pm five days a week, i am taking 2 weeks vacation after Thanksgiving to trap, but until then i want to ROW trap every day, i will be running 100 traps. i want to set no more than 60 a day, with even 25% catch rate that is 15 coon a day, i do not want to catch more than i can handle every day at skinning. i have already done most of my scouting, and know where i will be setting traps, probably a DP, and a poke set at each stop. now knowing this how would some of you manage your time with what you know about my situation, thanks guys
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Post by Griz on Jul 8, 2011 14:56:49 GMT -6
Keep a good journal (or some kind of record) of trap placement and catches at each location. First, you will be able to find all of your traps at the end of the season, even though you may move some of them several times. A few days into the season and long days it sometimes becomes hard to remember without some kind of a record, "is that location still set with traps, or have I moved those traps". "I think I moved those traps, but did I reset the location?" Maybe you have not experienced "senior moments". The journal or record can help someone else pick up your line should you become incapacitated.
Secondly, the journal record gives good information for determining best locations for consideration during planning the following year.
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Post by justwannano on Jul 8, 2011 20:57:14 GMT -6
Very good advise Griz.
Now if you'd please help me remember to do it with all the excitement of opening season. lol
just
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Post by trapdog on Jul 8, 2011 21:00:05 GMT -6
Hopefully, you have an understanding boss, because you are going to be late for work a few times ;D
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Post by TRAPPERTOM on Jul 8, 2011 21:50:50 GMT -6
I am the boss.  ;D |
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Post by trapdog on Jul 9, 2011 8:08:36 GMT -6
Well then, no worries! ;D
If you don't have a copy of the ITT book, I would suggest getting one and reading Wayne's chapter on how he manages his time. Ryan also has some good advice on this in the first chapter. Good stuff!
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Post by LLLTrapper on Jul 9, 2011 11:33:27 GMT -6
1) Use your time you have now to prepare yor equipment.
2) Use your time now to catch or prepare bait.
3) Use your time now to plot your routes.
4) Use your time now to prepare your fur handling area or fur shed.
5) Spend as much time with your family now.
6) Start walking stairs or a hill to get into shape NOW.
When running a long line it requires a lot of time that if you don't streamline will never work for you. Are you gang setting these 100 sets? If you are it really would not be a long line in my opinion. If you are setting two to a spot then each stop could take you 5 minutes each stop which would at 50 stops be almost 4 hours non-stop then if you caught 25 coon with a machine you can skin them in 4 minutes with the brushing and washing would be at least another couple hours so now your up to six hours of non-stop work. It gets dark at 4:45 that time of the year so you will need a good light also. Unfortunatly working in the dark does not let you go as fast as in the light so that might add more time to what I have mentioned. DPs are great but dispatching and resetting will go slower than if you had a water line with drowners. Floaters always take less time to reset.Be prepared as much as you can before the 6th rolls around cause once it starts you better be committed and as prepared as possible cause you can't afford to do anything once it starts!! Good luck and keep us posted. LLL
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Post by TRAPPERTOM on Jul 9, 2011 16:37:11 GMT -6
Yeah I have been getting a lot of things ready, electric skinning setup already installed and ready to go, I know 60 to 100 traps is not much for some of you, but it will be for me this year, I have 138 spots already marked. I will have 200 when it gets here. I do have some trap preparation to finish, but will wait till after the NTA convention, I already have 200 pogos made up, and this year I will be buying my bait. Now I see why all the big number guys use growers too, it is all about speed and getting in a rhythm. Thanks for the advice, I am determined to do this, and will
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Post by BigT on Jul 9, 2011 16:42:51 GMT -6
If it were me I would run more traps per spot. Maybe 4, so that makes only 25 stops. Takes less time to run them. Trap for a few days or till they stop producing and move. Still should average 25 or more per day and keep them there until they start to not average them and move, keep moving constantly if numbers go down.
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Post by TRAPPERTOM on Jul 9, 2011 16:50:32 GMT -6
I meant drowners. Above
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Post by LLLTrapper on Jul 9, 2011 17:14:50 GMT -6
If it were me I would run more traps per spot. Maybe 4, so that makes only 25 stops. Takes less time to run them. Trap for a few days or till they stop producing and move. Still should average 25 or more per day and keep them there until they start to not average them and move, keep moving constantly if numbers go down. If you have competition set as many bridges as you can manage. Also if you set more than two per stop you either carry two per hand or burn twice the time making a second trip. If you don't have alot of competition let me know cause I was thinking of heading south if I get froze out.  LLL |
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Post by riverbandit on Jul 9, 2011 21:10:38 GMT -6
I run less than 200 traps, so I'm not really a long liner. Only thing I might ad to the great advice above would be to pass up mediocre locations and only set the hottest locations. This is hard to do at first but it will be more productive in the long run. It all boils down to a time factor. Only so many seconds in a day. Use them efficiently and you will be successful.
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