Another Arkansas Trapper: Charlie Bass - A River Otter line.

[@theamerican7131]

mr. charley sure knows alot about trapping. it was nice meeting him and thanks for the ride along

[@AnArkansasTrapper]

Full of knowledge. Thanks for tagging along with us.

[@michaelleeadkins9611]

Brother you just gotta love river trapping. Thats where I learned water trapping years ago

[@AnArkansasTrapper]

It sure is enjoyable and a good change from. My normal trapping.

[@Meattrapper]

Great job - very well done.

[@AnArkansasTrapper]

Many thanks!

[@trophyhunter8615]

Enjoyed it guys. Cant wait to watch part 2

[@AnArkansasTrapper]

Thanks. Hope it's just as enjoyable.

[@judithdandavis2206]

great ride along . love the river trapping .

[@AnArkansasTrapper]

Thanks, Dan.

[@judithdandavis2206]

i have blanked the last 2 checks . on the damage control job , it is time to move on to the next spot . @@AnArkansasTrapper i caught 2 beaver and an otter on less than a 20 acre pond for the landowner . no new sig in there .

[@kenhoward130]

I think I just learned something…did I hear Charlie say he runs the cable through the box swivel? So, for example, I just purchased a new Bridger 5 double long spring, all I need to do is run the 3/32 drowning cable through the box swivel, eliminating the need for a quick link and lock?

[@AnArkansasTrapper]

This is correct. Just run the cable through the side of the box swivel and out the bottom hole. It will slide down tland hen bind when they try to come back up not allowing it to move.

[@kenhoward130]

Thank you! I will do just that 👍

[@donniesquires6093]

What kind of setters is he using

[@AnArkansasTrapper]

I am not for sure but I believe they were Bridger self-locking setters.

[@donniesquires6093]

@@AnArkansasTrapper thanks

[@canislatrans8285]

They used to call skunk something like black sable. They made the garments with the black backed skunks so it resembled a dark sable, but at a MUCH lower price than actual sable. Then some sort of truth in advertising law came in, and they had to call it skunk. Once women heard "skunk" they went ewwww, and wouldn't wear those coats anymore lol. Even though they were deodorized. Back then fisher was worth a lot and may have also been marketed as a sable. And muskrats had a different name, I think marsh rabbits, since musk and rat don't sound too appealing. And of course wild mink were worth a lot back then, and any classy lady with some means in the 1940's had a mink coat. I have my grandmas old mink coat, too small to wear though, she was a petite thing. Though she wasn't some really moneyed up lady, she had this thing about class, and wore "proper" clothing, and traveled first class on an ocean liner. I wonder if so many trappers are fixated on catching mink due to knowing about the whole ladies mink coat thing and the prices of wild mink long ago. Probably why I have a thing with catching them. Imagine how much they used to be worth and how popular the garments were. And imagine the smiles of all those farm boys when they caught a mink in a muskrat set!

[@AnArkansasTrapper]

Thanks for sharing this. I find the history of it enjoyable to learn.