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Post by Larry Gene Pate on Jan 22, 2011 10:14:58 GMT -5
I used to use re~bar stakes for my trap stakes and have seen coyote here pump a 30 inch stake out of the ground and run off,now that was in sandy soil ,but when I bought my first cable stakes I bought the 18 inch,WOW what a stake,now I am thinking of going to the 12 incch stakes cause my ground is hard.
Which brand of Cable stakes do you guys like? And why? What length do you need for your area?LarryGene
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Post by jtdaniel on Jan 22, 2011 10:47:19 GMT -5
Larry I use chain stakes 18 inches long and they are made by Minnesota Trapline.
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Post by Marc on Jan 22, 2011 13:34:38 GMT -5
right now im using 12" Berkshire standard disposable cable stakes, here we have hard ground also and they are pretty easy to drive in even if the ground is frozen.
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Post by Forrest on Jan 22, 2011 13:54:59 GMT -5
I am running the Wolf Fang stakes this year and really like them they run 40.00 per 100 and the driver is around 14.00.. The stakes JT is referring to are IMO the best stakes on the market and unfortunately the price reflects that. If my budget allowed I would run them on every trap I own but 200-400 of them will cost a good deal of money... The chained super stake is also IMO not a disposable stake..
One tip "Buy two drivers" I have been out on the line and had drivers break and nothing frustrates me more than being completely shut down because one tool breaks...
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Post by Forrest on Jan 22, 2011 13:56:37 GMT -5
I was running 12" and they were more than enough then we had a heavy rain and I actually watched a coyote power my 12" stake out of the sloppy mud and take off with my trap.. I will run no less than 18" for now on so I am safe regardless of what mother nature throws my way..
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Post by jtdaniel on Jan 22, 2011 14:13:09 GMT -5
Good point Forrest I do not use them as disposable. They remain firmly attached to my coyote and cat traps. I do nt leave them behind. I run them on around 100 land traps and it was a serious investment but one I don't regret. I have broken 2 in three years of using them. The ones I broke were while pulling and they were stuck in rocky frozen ground. Patience and waiting for it to thaw would have spared them.
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Post by Marc on Jan 22, 2011 14:17:36 GMT -5
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Post by Larry Gene Pate on Jan 22, 2011 15:06:19 GMT -5
NOTE~Never ever use cable stakes if you leave them,aircraft cable rust bad and wont hold,I am sure most everyone knows that here.Just mentioning it!! Larry Gene
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Post by alwright on Jan 22, 2011 20:57:23 GMT -5
I use the Pogo type, I have all the parts and a swadger for making snares so I just build them using fender washers. I've never had a problem with ferrels pulling out or holding in the sandy soil around here even held some 150-200# hogs on an 18" cable. One thing get the heavy duty driver which is the main expense of using them. You can get the driver tip to build you own driver.
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