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Other Activities => Trapping => Topic started by: Goshawk on December 19, 2024, 01:42:31 PM

Title: Single spring 330?
Post by: Goshawk on December 19, 2024, 01:42:31 PM: I've always been impressed with the hammer effect the 330 delivers on beaver and otter. Having said that, it's a big footprint to fit in tight places. Does anyone know if a single spring 330 would be effective enough to still be an efficient means of taking beaver and otter? Thanks for reading.
Title: Re: Single spring 330?
Post by: boneaddict on December 19, 2024, 02:10:09 PM: I swear thats the spookiest trap to deal with in the cold. No experience with the single. sorry.
Title: Re: Single spring 330?
Post by: Humptulips on December 19, 2024, 02:11:53 PM: I've never heard of a single spring 330 but I think it would be a mistake. I know when my 280s and 330s got older I noticed a significant increase in hip caught otter. That alone would keep me from using a weaker coni of any size. I know they did make 210s which were a single spring 220 but were made for muskrat I understand.
If I had a smaller opening, I would use a 280.
Title: Re: Single spring 330?
Post by: MeepDog on December 19, 2024, 03:37:28 PM: Can you still use conibears on anything?
Title: Re: Single spring 330?
Post by: JakeLand on December 19, 2024, 07:13:52 PM: Quote from: MeepDog on December 19, 2024, 03:37:28 PM
Can you still use conibears on anything?
WCO. Nuicance control with permit
Title: Re: Single spring 330?
Post by: Magnum_Willys on December 19, 2024, 08:02:14 PM: I wouldn’t use single spring. You can rotate the springs 90 degrees of course
To tighten space. I just put sticks vertically inside the springs like a lil wall on both sides of the run.
Title: Re: Single spring 330?
Post by: redi on December 19, 2024, 08:18:13 PM: I think you would be better off with a traditional double spring in 280 since the spring is what closes the conibear and the pressure is what keeps the jaws closed
Title: Re: Single spring 330?
Post by: headshot5 on December 20, 2024, 07:11:46 AM: Yep use 280's they are quicker and a touch smaller. A single spring 330 is going to be slow.
Title: Re: Single spring 330?
Post by: boneaddict on December 20, 2024, 08:17:03 AM: Quote from: MeepDog on December 19, 2024, 03:37:28 PM
Can you still use conibears on anything?
We have folks here from Idaho, Alaska, Montana.....
Title: Re: Single spring 330?
Post by: Trapper John on December 21, 2024, 03:26:30 PM: I would use a #280 they smaller and I think sometimes better depending on what you're after and where you are setting them.
If I could only have one size bodygrip for beaver and otter, I would have @80's hands down.
JC
Title: Re: Single spring 330?
Post by: Goshawk on December 24, 2024, 10:47:11 AM: Thanks for the advice. Have a smooth 2025!
Title: Re: Single spring 330?
Post by: redi on December 24, 2024, 12:20:56 PM: Nice catch
Title: Re: Single spring 330?
Post by: Goshawk on December 30, 2024, 09:16:26 PM: Quote from: redi on December 24, 2024, 12:20:56 PM
Nice catch

Thanks. The wet weather has been productive.