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Post by tonymalone on Sept 11, 2008 6:39:07 GMT -5
just wondered where every puts it and why, if there is a reason why.
personally i put mine at 2:00 - 3:00, no special reason, just habit i guess.
think i'll try at 12:00 awhile and see, what happens, if anything.
what do yall think?
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Post by bobwendt on Sept 11, 2008 8:34:16 GMT -5
I do the same as you. I don`t know why. can`t imagine it makes a significant difference where it is, asuming nothing else out of whack. I guess I always figured at 2-3 o`clock, if there was a difference if straight up, or sideways, well I was 50% right rather than maybe 100% wrong.
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Post by DaveM on Sept 11, 2008 8:42:59 GMT -5
I put mine at 2:00 , just a habit, no reason.
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Post by wayne on Sept 11, 2008 11:34:27 GMT -5
It depends on the soil, I bed the trap and where ever the dog ends up is where it stays.
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Post by foxcatcher1 on Sept 11, 2008 15:57:15 GMT -5
I do the 12:00 thing for the same resaons you guys go. Just always have.
I didn't know there WAS another way until I saw a demo (Maybe Blackie from Ohio) that said he thingyed his to the 2-3:00 position.
Don
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Post by tonymalone on Sept 11, 2008 16:03:22 GMT -5
hhmmm , surprized that is the norm, would have figure most would have said 12:00.
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Post by jtrapper on Sept 11, 2008 16:36:54 GMT -5
2-3 oclock position just out of habit. Read an article a long time ago i think stating if you had a square pan it would increase your kill zone at the set, made sense to me at the time so started doing it that way and just never really quit.
Out of curiosity ive put them at the 6 oclock position like JC Conners does, the 12 oclock and all in between, never saw a bit of difference where it was put so just started back doing it my normal way that im most comfortable with.
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Post by singlefeather on Sept 11, 2008 16:57:25 GMT -5
I think it all has to do with the way the jaws shut and the possibility of the foot getting a better catch? That what I think and Im sticking to it for now. ;D
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Post by bobwendt on Sept 11, 2008 17:27:19 GMT -5
lol, j is copying me.
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Post by tonymalone on Sept 11, 2008 17:29:11 GMT -5
well i guess when it comes rite down to it, i started putting dog at 3:00, cause when i was a little kid, my grand paw, told us to do it that way, because ya always wanted to set a trap so an animal would be walking into jaws not over em.
guess it stuck. of course back then all i was catching was possums, skunks,muskrat and a few coon.
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Post by bobwendt on Sept 11, 2008 18:05:46 GMT -5
I figure about 1/2 come in staight in, the other half walk thru from the side, so prolly a guy is 50% right no matter what. heck, some get hind footed with a trap up tight to the hole. lol, I tell everyone I catch them that way on purpose. my special hind foot set. nothing more embarassing the a coyote getting caught while he us dumping or whizzing on your set, well, if you are the coyote. me, I`m just glad to see him, and not even a tater in my pocket.
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Post by doyleflory on Sept 11, 2008 18:12:03 GMT -5
2 0r 3 for me also always have i guess,Bob no tater in my pocket and it shows.lol
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Post by Bottomline on Sept 11, 2008 20:52:47 GMT -5
12:00 here.
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Post by rivertrapper316 on Sept 12, 2008 0:29:09 GMT -5
2 to 3:00 for me .
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Post by ducker on Sept 12, 2008 5:27:43 GMT -5
4 here, more than likely cuzz i have no clue what im doing, works well on possums tho !!
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