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Post by bigtwinhd on Mar 4, 2011 21:45:43 GMT -5
Spring will (maybe) be here in the next month or so and I plan on using some #4's and 14's on drowners. I've been toting weights around and dropping them off on the sled to get ready. I have used 1/8" wire rope in the past but had heard of an adjustable setup for the land terminating end. I bought some 1/8" camlocks and plan on using a 10" length of cable with an adjustable loop to slip over a T stake. I want to do this for a couple of reasons, mainly to keep the line tight, but also to speed it up a hair. My concern is just pulling the dead end from the weight through the trap, then the camlock at the drowner. Does anyone use this setup? Am I destined for failure? If the camlock releases the cable somehow I suppose the trap "shouldn't" work it's way back up to the now free end.
I have people stopping by to buy puppies tomorrow but may be able to make one and take a picture as I am sure the above is totally confusing!
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Post by beaverbuster on Mar 5, 2011 8:42:00 GMT -5
I think I understand....maybe. If youre worried about pulling the cable thorugh your camlock, why not just add a nut or cable stop to the end so it cant pull through. Ive seen similar set ups and I suppose they would work well. I make all of mine 10ft long and If I need to shorten it up some, I just move my stake up the bank a little or wrap it a few times.
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Post by bill1958 on Mar 5, 2011 8:50:37 GMT -5
i do use that system some times but i also use gal milk jugs filled with sand or small buckets with mortar mix in small buckets add a u bolt before it drys .i make my 10 ft long an stake higher up the bank to count for rising water as the water rises i slide the trap father up or if it drops i slide the trap down. many times i was able to get to my catch in high water by pulling the cable up with my catch and then just toss back out
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Post by Forrest on Mar 5, 2011 11:05:52 GMT -5
Good Tip Bill....
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Post by bigtwinhd on Mar 5, 2011 11:23:25 GMT -5
I have also heard of folks using two rotors from a car bolted together as a weight. Be a good canoe anchor too!
My concern is more how Beaverbuster stated though, the cable slipping back through the camlock. I wanted nothing past the camlock on the cable and didn't know if I could rely on it alone. Guess I could slip a cable clamp on there, but it seems I loose more dang nut drivers in the spring....
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