New Cam Locks

[cybball]

I just ordered some of the new cam locks with "teeth". Anyone use them yet? If so, do you like them? Do they choke out better or the same as others? I've had good luck with the regular cam locks, so thought I would give these a try.

[LLLTrapper]

What are you choking out? With a deer stop and no entanglement it is hard to "choke out" anything with any lock IMO. LLL

[cat4fish]

This is the first year i have used them.  I'd give them an thumbs up. They lock tight and i think less fur damage. The ones i used are bridger sure hold. I have used several different locks over the years, and even made my own ,these are good . With out an entanglement it's hard to choke anything out, except for cats .  Good luck !

[x-demoman]

Been using them on drowning cable for 2-3 years. No return or movement on the drowning cable.

[cinch1]

Camlock is all I have used for 25 years the one thing about a cam lock is they are not a relaxing lock for sure. What you get for pull down you keep. The biggest plus is that some of the locks that we set this year are 20 years old and still as good as the first catch. But remove off of your coon ect as soon as dispatch as they have pulled down very tight and if left on a dispached animal will leave more of a mark than is nessary. Deer locks have taken away with the neck catches on fox and yotes that would put a animal down in most cases. IMO this is the cadillac of snare locks but we all like something different or we would all want to marry the same woman!!!

[cybball]

Choke out really wasn't what I intended. I think "non-relaxing" was more of what I was shooting for. I agree with the comments above. 99.9% of my snares are in thick brush, so entanglement is always present.

Let me ask this. All of my yotes this year have had waterhead. This tells me that they are alive for quite a while before tangling up and dying. Are you guys getting this too? I'm using all sorts of locks. Wanted to try something different, which is why I ordered the Cams. I normally use a washer style lock or mini's.

[hillbillyken]

I have been giving cams a serious look for next year.....but I want that sucker DOA....I just hate setting a killer snare spot just to have it destroyed on the first yote......I have been talking to a guy that has used them for years and said "in order to save the snare location one MUST have a lead of about 8-10 feet to give them a run......they will be dead in 15 sec." .....so taking that knowledge I will be setting this system up.....by the where did you get the teethed cam locks cybbal?

[cybball]

Jan 7, 2014 11:40:46 GMT -6 hillbillyken said:

.by the where did you get the teethed cam locks cybbal?

I got them from Snareshop.com. I ordered them yesterday and have them already today. Going to build 2 dozen and start setting them up.

[TexA]

With a 2.5-inch DEER STOP,
it IS POSSIBLE to have COYOTES DOA when you get there !
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ANCHORING them is the "secret"..........
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With a No Entanglement Set and a snare long enough ( 6 to 10-ft long)
and a SOLID anchor on the bottom-end of the snare,
most NECK SNARED Coyotes will be DOA when you get there.
++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++
If they don't have enough room to run and hit the end-of-the-snare HARD
the lock (no matter what type you use) won't get pulled-down t-i-g-h-t enough to "do the job".

If you tie the bottom-end of the snare to a fence or anything that isn't SOLID
you will (more than likely) not find them DOA..........
+++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++
AN IOWA Coyote's neck is considerably larger than the required 2.5" loop that is required
DEER STOP in IOWA,
AND it will "put them down" in a very few short minutes if your anchor is SOLID !

I find that the same RESULTS is usually the end result when I use the old-style
BENT WASHER LOCKS that I've used for many years. I've used the same locks
over and over, year after year, with the same result.

If, you can catch them around the NECK, the tightened-down snare will cut-off
the blood supply to their brain a lot faster AND you will cut-off their air supply
and they will be DOA without much fuss/fight at all..........

TRY IT - IT WORKS ! 

[LLLTrapper]

I will try it. Thanks. Have you ever used used snares for extensions TexA? LLL

[cybball]

That would explain a lot. Most of my spots are in tight brushy areas. Not a lot of room for a yote to hit max speed and tighten the lock down. I've given them 10ft of cable and they just weave it into the brush. I do have a couple more "open" spots that I'm going to try this with though. Thanks Tex!