Trapping: Trap Modifications - The Management Advantage #31

Making trap modifications is a great way to prepare for trapping next year. Some trappers will just hang their traps in the garage and pull them back out next year, while others will take the time to clean them up and begin to set the stage for a successful future predator trapping season. This week we'll take a look at how to properly clean, modify, prepare, and store your traps for next year.
To start, we need to power wash our traps to get all of the dirt off from last year and inspect them to make sure nothing is bent or broken. We noticed that many of the frames on the traps had bent due to the strength of the springs. To prevent this from happening, we welded a base plate across the bottom to strengthen it and prevent the frame from bending next year. This base plate is held on with a few welds to create a sturdier trap. The next trap modification is a adding a lamination kit to our traps. This kit is a wire that fits flush to the jaw and prevents the animal from suffering. They take careful positioning right on the edge of the jaw to correctly function, but the end result offers increased holding power.
To finish up our preparations for next year's trapping season, we install a double swivel and shorten our anchor chain. This adds more stability to the trap as well as increases it's life span when properly taken care of. We also boiled and dipped our traps in de-greaser and dye to eliminate scent and prevent rust for the coming season. Our traps are now fully prepared for the 2013-2014 season and have been modified for better performance. We can now store them until it's time to trap again. Fortunately, that time was sooner than we planned it would be!
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[@txhypnotist]

Thank you Casey, I really have enjoyed seeing the video's you have posted. I have not had the success yet that you have in trapping the coyotes but I can say.... I've learned a lot and working to improve my set's each and every day. Many thanks to you and your father for being interested in teaching others. I am a land owner in Texas and enjoying trapping. Make it a great day, Trapper John MD.

[@ManagementAdvantage]

+txhypnotist Thank you!

[@ManagementAdvantage]

Very good tip Snyper! Thanks for the comments!

[@asherbros.outdoors5452]

Good quality, very informative, and entertaining! Thank y'all!

[@ManagementAdvantage]

Thanks for watching!

[@ya13ya03]

I just love your vids. Thanks for doing what you do and sharing with all of us.

[@DavidJelsmaBanjo]

I'm new to trapping. So glad I found your videos. Well produced, entertaining, and very informative! Thanks for sharing all the info!

[@asherbros.outdoors5452]

Welcome to the sport!

[@weschaffin]

Dude... you need to aire this on Outdoor channel or Sportsman channel... Super production. Im a beginner to trapping and have found me a new pasttime. Keep bringing new content!!!

[@ManagementAdvantage]

Wes Chaffin Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.

[@ericneilson9151]

Nicely done video. Thanks

[@ManagementAdvantage]

Thank you for watching!

[@BluecollarMan92]

I just bought mb 550s after watching all these mod videos. The mb has answered all this thick jaws double frame solid chain.

[@mattingly1217]

Love the videos too... keep on keeping on!

[@tonyschrempf5061]

great production of all your videos. I'm new to trapping and watching your videos has really answered a lot of my questions. Keep up the great work

[@chadpoe804]

Buddy please keep the video coming I have watched everyone your videos and there all good thanks for the info you share may all your traps be full and be safe

[@jerryrobbins5115]

great improvement on this trap,i really enjoyed your coyote trapping out west video,thanks for posting,looking forward to more

[@ManagementAdvantage]

Thanks Tony!

[@snyper069]

Perhaps you might mention to new trappers that when welding base plates keep heat away from the springs so they don't loose their temper and become weak; Check your power settings when welding lamination on jaws so not to warp the jaw. It will happen. And finally for those of us veteran trappers who also do ADC work, trapping is a year round passion. Thanks for the video and keep up the great work!

[@finestfisher]

Thanks ! Great vids ! much help for a beginer.

[@Dannydustinlilly]

Very educational. Thank you

[@ManagementAdvantage]

You're welcome Mike. Thank you for watching!

[@williamtarr9758]

Great video guys have taught me alot on how to trap keep making these videos there vreat

[@snooklomenhead7709]

casey, just wanted too say u guys have great videos !!!!!!!

[@ManagementAdvantage]

+Snook LomenHead Thanks for watching!

[@ManagementAdvantage]

Thanks for watching John!

[@ManagementAdvantage]

Thanks Gobbler!

[@wvwoodsman1718]

I guess I'll have to learn to weld. Thanks for the video I really enjoy them all.

[@ManagementAdvantage]

Thanks for watching!

[@ManagementAdvantage]

You are correct on the name. It's sang by Neil Thrasher. Thanks for watching!

[@banderson7256]

This video is AWESOME!!!!! I love the begging. and i also learned a lot from it! Thanks!!!

[@ManagementAdvantage]

Trevor.....his name is Neil thrasher.....he is just a friend and cut the song for us....thanks for watching!

[@DerrickNielsen]

Keep these trappin videos coming very very helpful!!!!

[@Gobbler712]

Great videos. Man y'all r doin a great job.

[@ryanwalker627]

Your videos are awesome and have taught me a lot about trapping!! But what kind of Dye and Wax are you using? Thanks

[@johncole5388]

Thanks for the video .

[@TGRCOYOTE]

The only thing I would do different id weld the D-ring closed before attaching the baseplate. You never know when you'll be allowed to trap some bigger animals (lions or wolfs), and they can bend those D-rings. Takes a second to tack shut, but gives you that extra confidence in the trap

[@mattingly1217]

I got a pot of wax too but thing is you don't need all that wax to wax a trap.... get some water super hot... almost boiling then throw just 1 bar in.... it floats on the water.... do the same thing by letting trap heat up and pull out gently.... perfect coat of wax

[@ساهرالسامر-ع7ز]

شكرا لك .... انت شجاع اكثر من العرب البدو في صيد الذئاب..... احب ان اكون صديق لك

[@ManagementAdvantage]

By hand. If they're tight you can wiggle them around to work them out of the ground.

[@Joe_Goofball]

I have had great luck using a dishwasher with hot water heater set to maximum heat to clean and degrease my traps. I use the same bark dye that you do...

[@ManagementAdvantage]

It was written for the show.

[@mtnpatriot]

Great videos you all produce, thank you very much. Two questions, who is singing at the end of the clips and what song is it? I'm guessing "This Sacred Ground" but can't seem to find anything about it.

[@shameless716]

Casey, what degreaser are you using? I'm having a terrible time getting the grease off new traps.

[@silegacy3044]

What are good beginner traps/trapping kits that won't break the bank or have me sleeping on the couch? Looking to trap mainly coyotes here in Michigan. Would like to be able to trap other animals as well but Coyotes are the main target.

[@ManagementAdvantage]

Bridger #3 offset 4 coiled fully modified from Minnesota trap supply trevor

[@lorenzo4661]

I want to learn how to trap so I can trap (like) you. Of course, due to my schedule I wouldn’t be able to check my set traps for a week or so at a time. But I understand that’s not a problem, as they don’t experience pain, at least not like humans.

[@RS-GraciPesca]

Olá. Muito bom. .Mas foi passado óleo queimado preto?

[@bobbyjarrells8994]

.what brand of degreaser are you using? I'm going to start trapping next season and im accumulating on all my gear over the summer any tips would be appreciating also injoy your videos

[@frankpanzer3245]

+nice video, enjoyed all of the videos even the ones on hogs,I trap a lot of them. haven't done any fur trapping for quite some time,I'm trying to get my grandson interested in it, I trap some now but not for the fur,don't know the quality of the hides (south florida)

[@shawnheeney2713]

How much amps are you using to weld the base plates?

[@rockybirddog]

How did you bend the "U" in the steel plate you added to your for springs?

[@blakebeiting6486]

Your videos are awesome!! What type of dye do you use for your traps?

[@ManagementAdvantage]

Mr Abrink.....just any pot that is deep enough to submerge traps in wax

[@p.jrafferty9732]

how many bars of that black wax did you use?

[@bassanglerkidzz1506]

where I trap I have no property with fields, mo big cross roads. all I got is woods. what do I have to change up in my trapping to catch coyotes in thick heavy woods cause what I been doin ain't working I have location on point just ain't getting em

[@HighMountainTrapper]

What did you use as a degreaser on those bridgers?

[@ryanmckay5328]

What kind of degreaser do you use and where can I get it @managementadvantage

[@54Ultimategamer]

How do you pull the anchors out of the ground

[@HoytFreak1]

What size of victor traps are those?

[@MrAbrink]

what pot did you use for waxing and where can I get one?

[@loganscutt8192]

could you make video on how to off set jay when you if not allraedy done so

[@FlyTailsInc]

Do you guys dye your body and snare traps???

[@mjfrick1304]

What is the name and artist of that song

[@ManagementAdvantage]

High mountain trapper....just a cheap degreaser that you can buy at any Walmart or home depot

[@banderson7256]

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