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Offline ouchfoss

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Re: New to this, swing and a miss…
« Reply #60 on: January 10, 2017, 07:47:36 PM »
Wow. Those are big beavers. I've only two this year that are in that ballpark.
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Re: New to this, swing and a miss…
« Reply #61 on: January 10, 2017, 10:04:02 PM »
Way to go James your bagging alot of fur and duck.  :tup:
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Re: New to this, swing and a miss…
« Reply #62 on: January 10, 2017, 10:32:17 PM »
good catch!
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Re: New to this, swing and a miss…
« Reply #63 on: January 11, 2017, 12:01:16 AM »
Nice job James. Congrats
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Re: New to this, swing and a miss…
« Reply #64 on: January 12, 2017, 06:40:02 AM »
Quote from: redi on January 11, 2017, 12:01:16 AM
Nice job James. Congrats

@Redi   Thank you for showing me the ropes and taking my out on your line last year.  I think I learned a lot from you that day.
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Re: New to this, swing and a miss…
« Reply #65 on: January 12, 2017, 09:29:55 PM »
You are welcome. We had a great day. You are doing well. Keep it up.
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Re: New to this, swing and a miss…
« Reply #66 on: January 12, 2017, 11:18:06 PM »
Nice!  :tup:
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Re: New to this, swing and a miss…
« Reply #67 on: January 18, 2017, 03:12:06 PM »
Due to rising waters, I pulled the line yesterday.  Glad I did.  The river has jumped from 640 ft/second to 3,540 ft/second.  I had two comstocks at risk and I got them out along with my smallest beaver to date. 
Here he is weighing in at a trim 40 lbs 6 ozs. 

I threw an extra loop around the tail to keep him from shifting around on the trail out.
I believe I'm leaving some heavies behind.  Will be watching the river and the USGS river flow reports so I'll have a better feel next year.
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Re: New to this, swing and a miss…
« Reply #68 on: January 18, 2017, 03:39:38 PM »
I'm sure crossing the creek at my beaver sets tonight will be lots of fun been raining hard here all day long!
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Re: New to this, swing and a miss…
« Reply #69 on: January 18, 2017, 03:45:13 PM »
@Norman89  Be safe out there.  A hundred dollar trap is not worth drowning over.
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Re: New to this, swing and a miss…
« Reply #70 on: January 18, 2017, 03:52:58 PM »
Mostly worried about the lake. It has been falling out fast and yesterday there was sand bars and that I could see that you normally can't so the lake was about 2 feet low yesterday I'm sure it will be significantly more full today but I will be safe we always use the buddy system
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Re: New to this, swing and a miss…
« Reply #71 on: January 21, 2017, 09:31:39 PM »
Very pleased to connect on a forty pound (38 lbs 14 oz) flattail with the modified Bailey trap.  This Bailey was set next to the lodge with one guide stick dipped in Backbreaker. 

I had a trail camera set up at another location.  I noticed that a guide stick placed a couple inches high and parallel to the water surface worked well for guiding over the trigger area.  When the trap springs, the guide stick is pushed out of the way.
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Re: New to this, swing and a miss…
« Reply #72 on: January 21, 2017, 09:38:15 PM »
Right on!
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Re: New to this, swing and a miss…
« Reply #73 on: January 21, 2017, 09:51:13 PM »
 :tup: sweet the bailey did it again.  :tup:
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