Snare setting?

[gard73]

Is there a trick to setting a snare? I've tried to put a few out but seems like it takes forever to try to get it square with the run. Seems to twist the wrong way that I need. I used thicker ones for beaver and they weren't nearly as bad as the smaller ones.

[bradphillips]

I use steel a whammy and number nine wire. There are some really nice systems out there that guys are using.

[gard73]

#9 to hang it on? I do that. What's a steel a whammy

[hvtrapper]

There are a lot of much better snare men on here than me, but here goes. 1st, make sure your support wire is solid. Some type of whammy is the easiest way to hold your snare to the support wire. If your snares do not have whammies built into them then another method is to bend a W in the end of a support wire (#9 is best but 11gauge will work) and then weave the snare into the W. Adjust the support wire until the snare is square over the trail.

[hvtrapper]

Nov 8, 2013 17:47:59 GMT -6 gard73 said:

#9 to hang it on? I do that. What's a steel a whammy

Wire wound spring fashion and slid over the snare while it's being made. Only downside to steel whammies is that they are specifically sized for specific cable & support sizes.

[whitewater176]

rubber tubing works well too will stretch to what ever your support wire is 

[Chris O.]

If you don't have whammys you can get by with electrical tape or a couple small cable ties or even a 6" peice of 16ga. Wire wound around the snare and #9 wire. whammys are the easiest to use by far.

[justwannano]

bread ties will work. Use 2.
just

[nlensminger]

Bought a dozen snares from millards fur in burmingham. They used the tubing and it work real well. A past post had a the pig tail support tack welded on a re-bar stake, I tried it and it works really well. Hope that helps.

[jdrogge]

The downside to tubing is the tendency to slip when trying to hold the snare at a hard angle, such as a steep ditch or creek bank. This is magnified when there is temp extremes such as warm days and very cold nights, the tubing will expand and contract, which effects the firmness of the support.

[trapperjdb]

Those universal steel whammies can be frustrating. I switched to the tubing this season and I like them.

[gard73]

Thanks I'll give it a try again.

[trapp]

I have found the best material to make a whammy is the air tubing sold in pet stores for fish tanks. It is softer and you can use #9 wire or #11 wire (my preference)

You can see the blue tubing whammy if you look close.