Post by ecgreen on Jun 16, 2012 9:23:19 GMT -5
Well, I was bored, so I decided to work on some trapline prep. I plan on catching some fisher this year, so I set about learning the leaning pole set. I like to prepare everything in advance if I can. Time is money (and enjoyment!) on the trapline. So, I went ahead and worked on some conibear stabilizers I could just nail it to the tree and move on to the next set.
I had some scrap 3/4" pine laying around so I used that. I measured the distance between the bottom jaws on a 160 conibear on the second notch which was 1 3/4". I left one inch on either side of the board, with the 1 3/4" spacing in the middle.
From here I drilled four holes one inch in from the sides on the lines for the 1 3/4" roofing nails. The nails will serve two functions. First of all they will hold the trap firm and second of all they will nail directly into the tree. Leave about 1/8" or so between the head of the nail and the board so the trap jaw can fit in between.
Here is a pic with the conibear in the stabilizer:
I went out and tried it out on a tree. It nails in (and comes out) seconds and you have a sturdy 160 ready to go.
Place bait above the trap (and wire the bait and the trap down) and cover with pine boughs and you are ready to roll.
I tried a version with three nails that I think is a bit more stable. With the four nail version, you really have to make sure the nails are in the same place on the line. I think its best to nail just on the outside of the line.
Hope this is helpful to someone.
Sean
I had some scrap 3/4" pine laying around so I used that. I measured the distance between the bottom jaws on a 160 conibear on the second notch which was 1 3/4". I left one inch on either side of the board, with the 1 3/4" spacing in the middle.
From here I drilled four holes one inch in from the sides on the lines for the 1 3/4" roofing nails. The nails will serve two functions. First of all they will hold the trap firm and second of all they will nail directly into the tree. Leave about 1/8" or so between the head of the nail and the board so the trap jaw can fit in between.
Here is a pic with the conibear in the stabilizer:
I went out and tried it out on a tree. It nails in (and comes out) seconds and you have a sturdy 160 ready to go.
Place bait above the trap (and wire the bait and the trap down) and cover with pine boughs and you are ready to roll.
I tried a version with three nails that I think is a bit more stable. With the four nail version, you really have to make sure the nails are in the same place on the line. I think its best to nail just on the outside of the line.
Hope this is helpful to someone.
Sean