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Offline SILVER FOX

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« on: February 12, 2005, 04:19:15 PM »
HAS ANYONE TRIED THEM? AND WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ON THEM?

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« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2005, 04:26:33 PM »
Bill gave me a 330 to try out.Now I just have to remember where I put it,so I can give it a whack this spring.
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« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2005, 04:33:28 PM »
I have used them and they work fine.. Ive used them on bvr, otter, mink, rats, fisher and coon.   They fit nicely in tight areas...

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« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2005, 04:34:50 PM »
Let me pre-apologize lest I offend anyone but someone sent me one, about the equilivant of a 110.   I tried it and wrote it off as a gimmick.   The blame thing is almost impossible to stablize unless one takes great pains and when I'm trapping I don't have time to monkey fart with equipment.

I suppose maybe under certian conditions, in quest of certian species, the RBG could come in handy if not downright valuable but for mink and muskrat trapping in southcentral Pennsylvania it was only slightly less useless than a teat on a boar hog.

Now I do apologize lest someone take offense at my remarks because they have some sort of vested interest in RBG traps but I have told the truth as I see it and based on my expirences.
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« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2005, 04:43:16 PM »
RDFX I can't wait to see all your traps, I only have about 2 doz.

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« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2005, 04:50:23 PM »
hey Bogmaster the rat rbg's look like they would be awesome , what do you think, sorry I'm just running off at the mouth.

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« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2005, 07:58:29 PM »
SF--I haven't really looked at the 110s.While I sell several brands of 110s,I hardly ever use them--dont like them and even hate them.I use the #1 stoploss for almost all my mink and coon and catch several coon every year ,when setting rat houses.
 If I used 110s,I would miss all the coon and beav I catch while trapping rats.
 Now on the other hand---all I use for beaver are 330s--quit footholding them a long time ago.I just love 330s. I guess its all a matter of what works for you.The traps I use have worked extremely well for me over many years.
 Now this doesn't help much with your RBG question,but I do know bill makes quality traps.
 Tom
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« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2005, 12:51:09 AM »
I run mostly #110s for mink using blind sets. I haven't had a problem stablizing the round models any more than a square model does (a few sticks, or a commercial stabilizer work equally well). They definitely seem to fit certain "holes" better, but I haven't found this to be an advantage over traditional square models.
R.C. from this end of our state sells some modification kits for extending the jaw width (superbears) on #330s, and has had some success with those on larger beaver runs and gives a more wider opening through the trap and seems to point to less turn aways. This model still incorporates the traditional square opening, just a much larger version demensionally.
I've used modified #220s with bent #330 triggers to accomplish a similar feat for rats but on a smaller scale. Some of our ponds around here are very soft-bottomed and the runs tend to get "large" over time, and this modified #220 fits much better than a little #110 does. Again, still using a stock square model.
I think the round jawed model would also work well here...but it wouldn't necessarily be at an advantage over a different body grip model. Sometimes just moving up to a larger body grip model covers the odd situation just as well for me.
I do like the quality of the RBGs I have, they are a decent trap. But I wouldn't turn down a better cash deal on decent square-jawed models myself simply because I haven't found either one to be that much advantagious over the other in the field.
Jim-NE

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« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2005, 04:55:19 AM »
I also have no vested intrest in RBG traps. I have however been using them now for 3 seasons on my coon line.  I have at this time mostly 160 size traps that I use, and we have big coon here. I stablize them the same as my square 160s and most are set blind in trails.
One of the things I have notice about the RBGs that others over look with them is this. On a square trap the spring ususally open only to the corners. On and RBG the spring can open as far as the animal that is in the traps body will allow.  So just in my opinion they will close tighter.  
I like mine just fine.

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« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2005, 12:39:34 AM »
good point on spring "travel" during closure on this model...only thing stopping the springs' expansion is the animals body and not the corner of a square jaw. You get full closure and I would think this would equate to a fairly quick kill.
Jim-NE