Double Jaws

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How to!

Cut your nails. Stick a piece of tin between the jaws about the size of a playing card



Then hold up your nail with a pair of pliers.



Weld them in on either side and pull tin out







My setup, 2 stakes, mid-chain swivel (added for this season) I learned these are crucial.



I twist everything around the stake and stack them on pallets


Here is how I did it. Feel free to give any input.

[dennisj]

What size of nail do you use? 16p, 20p, 30p? Thanks.
Dennis

[LLLTrapper]

Put your tin in the vice and then turn the trap over so you can do away with the pliers. Looks good though. Swivels are cheap insurance. Also clean that shop up. Being organized will put more coon on that floor!! LLL

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16-20 penny...


Larry, I keep my catch in the other room ;D .... But I may have to use both rooms this year.

[LLLTrapper]

That's not a bad seasons catch for you Nick!! That one on the left isn't furred out real well yet though. LLL

[catting]

looks like you need a new pair of boots, would hate to have a piece of slag fall into hole. nice set up

[k9]

Aug 15, 2012 14:55:11 GMT -6 LLLTrapper said:

That's not a bad seasons catch for you Nick!! That one on the left isn't furred out real well yet though. LLL

LOL!

[teal]

Nick,

How do you like the aftermarket pinch pans?

How many sets are you running out of your boat/day?

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Aug 16, 2012 6:07:50 GMT -6 catting said:

looks like you need a new pair of boots, would hate to have a piece of slag fall into hole. nice set up

You wouldn't believe how many people tell me I need a new pair. Already had a guy tell me to get some new ones this morning. LOL... Then they go on and offer me duct tape! I can't get rid of them though. Lots of miles on those boots in lots of places.

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Aug 16, 2012 6:51:13 GMT -6 teal said:

Nick,

How do you like the aftermarket pinch pans?

How many sets are you running out of your boat/day?

It is obvious to me that I am picking up more mink and rats.

I don't do much river trapping. Trapping out of a boat may be more economical, but in the long run in my opinion you can put A LOT more fur on the stretchers out of your truck. I only had around 190-200 sets out to make this catch.

[riverbandit]

I beg to differ Nick. I ran LONG road lines for a couple decades and never was my catch as high as when I went strictly river.

I wish you would have asked my advice before going and welding in all those nails. Welding them tight to the inside edge of the jaws will cause the coons foot to come into contact with the nails slightly before the jaws which trust me can and will lead to pull outs. When I used to weld in nails as a double jaw, I welded them on the outside edge of the jaws.

[teal]

coontrappernick,

How much did those pans set you back when buying large quantities?

riverbandit,

How many sets can you run via boat in an avg. day...good to fair weather.

I'm looking to get away from the crowd and trap more coon...I'm primarily a rat man but water in the marshes is looking grim in a lot of areas.

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Aug 16, 2012 15:41:15 GMT -6 riverbandit said:

I beg to differ Nick. I ran LONG road lines for a couple decades and never was my catch as high as when I went strictly river.

I wish you would have asked my advice before going and welding in all those nails. Welding them tight to the inside edge of the jaws will cause the coons foot to come into contact with the nails slightly before the jaws which trust me can and will lead to pull outs. When I used to weld in nails as a double jaw, I welded them on the outside edge of the jaws.

I was afraid of a coons foot hitting the edge of the pan and the double jaw at the same time. I was wondering if it could throw the foot clear of the trap? I am pointing to that area in the one photo. I could always bend them outwards with some channel locks.

I think the river thing has more to do with the area you are in.

[riverbandit]

I'm not a fan of the bigger pinch pan for coon. Probably why it has not been an issue for me. The stock Duke pan produces consistent pad catches so never felt a need to fix what ain't broke. If I were a Mink trapper I would probably use them.

If by area you mean the entire eastern half of IA, I would agree. Before my Bro and law was killed, he hammered just as many coon as I do on the Turkey river. Another guy I know just slaughters them on the Volga. I can't think of a river I've floated in eastern and northeast IA that isn't capable of producing BIG numbers. Most just don't want to be away from their truck for very long, or put in the work a river line requires. With your work ethic Nick I have no doubt you would rack them up on the river you trapped last season if you break it up into 5-6 separate lines, hit each line for a week hard and move on down. Sure a road line in this area will rack them up for about 3 weeks or so, than drop off. Just WAY too many other ROW trappers here along with early freezes. A river on the other hand will remain much more consistent over the long haul beyond what a road line does. That's been my experience at least. Take it for what its worth.

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Aug 16, 2012 19:24:54 GMT -6 riverbandit said:

I'm not a fan of the bigger pinch pan for coon. Probably why it has not been an issue for me. The stock Duke pan produces consistent pad catches so never felt a need to fix what ain't broke. If I were a Mink trapper I would probably use them.

If by area you mean the entire eastern half of IA, I would agree. Before my Bro and law was killed, he hammered just as many coon as I do on the Turkey river. Another guy I know just slaughters them on the Volga. I can't think of a river I've floated in eastern and northeast IA that isn't capable of producing BIG numbers. Most just don't want to be away from their truck for very long, or put in the work a river line requires. With your work ethic Nick I have no doubt you would rack them up on the river you trapped last season if you break it up into 5-6 separate lines, hit each line for a week hard and move on down. Sure a road line in this area will rack them up for about 3 weeks or so, than drop off. Just WAY too many other ROW trappers here along with early freezes. A river on the other hand will remain much more consistent over the long haul beyond what a road line does. That's been my experience at least. Take it for what its worth.

I know for sure I will be on the road for at least the first week or two until the catch falls off. There wasn't a single guy in my area that was willing to get wet to make a catch. I saw ZERO footholds in the water until I ran into a single #1 jump that was set for mink in mid December 50 miles from home! I guess I see it as go catch what you can in the ROW before everyone else does, then move onto the river once the area gets burnt out until freeze up.

I'm also not scared of driving south to hit areas that aren't frozen yet in early Dec.

Then hit the road again if we get a thaw.

As a note to those reading this and thinking about river trapping: Be careful, and be off that river well before freeze up.

[riverbandit]

If that's all the competition you had maybe I should hit the ROW again! ;D ;D.............Naw, just kidd'in.

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Aug 16, 2012 19:57:10 GMT -6 riverbandit said:

If that's all the competition you had maybe I should hit the ROW again! ;D ;D.............Naw, just kidd'in.

Good/friendly competition is hard to come by these days! I would enjoy it. See ya in the ditches!