How to Build a Snare

hi we're here today a treble snare productions today we're going to show you how to build a snare I'll show you the way we do it as well as some different components and different options we've had some requests so we'll get right into it as far as the different components of a snare there's there's some different locks here's an example of four different types of locks this one here is called a micro lock we've used this in the past but we find it to be a little bit harsh on the pelt these this here is called a cam lock it's it locks by using a cam action some people like these we've tried them and we don't really like them as much as some of the other ones this here is called a washer lock a large law large washer lock these are good for water sets and where you're trying to catch animals that are a little bit more sensitive these are really really fast but they are a little difficult to set up because of the weight of the walk now the last example we have here is what's called a penny washer lock these are our favorite we find needs to be sensitive effective and really good on pelts and hides so those are four examples of some locks that you can use the other components of the snare that we use is a swivel system here that goes on the end this provides a a good place to anchor the snare as well as it provides a swiveling motion for when the animal is fighting the snare it doesn't get the cable bound up here we have what we call whammies these go on the snare and they provide a place for your support wire to go into we like these screw ones because you can actually tighten them down on to the support wire and then you can manipulate the snare into the position that you find the most desirable and then for our stop some people use aluminum foils we use actually just still nuts these have been tested and these break at 300 pounds so they will work with the Utah codes because we're here in Utah and you got to have a 300 pound breakaway if the snare is not set in the water so these these to fill our needs and as well as we have the trapped tags here that need to be fixed to all traps and snares as far as cable there's several different types of cable with different sizes and bands we use what's called a 7x7 332nd width what that means is there are seven strands of seven wound together we find this to be the best kind of overall and you can catch anything from raccoons all the way up to coyotes minutes are great a great size and so this is the one that we use there's several other sizes are smaller sizes for a smaller game and larger for a wolf and whatnot so those are the basic components of a snare we'll go ahead and show you how we put ours together the reason that we one of the reasons we use snares is is you have the option to cut this cable to any size that you want for like coyotes and raccoons and different applications you want it a little bit longer and then where you're doing water sets maybe for beaver or other things you want the snares to be on a little bit shorter leash so the snares just provide more versatility we believe it's one of the reasons that we use them and we find them to be very effective so step one put in the snare together as it is putting the lock onto the cable what we do is we run it through here through this small hole get about a foot or two through there loop it back around and put through the large hole and this is where your first stop will go so we'll go ahead and attach that stop show you what that looks like [Music] one of the tricks that I do is after I've attached the the lock I like it to put a little kink in this wire so it bends away from your your main cable so you don't have any hang-ups excuse a piece and a pair of needlenose and just kind of put a crank in it like that allows that to to hang away from your your main cable so you don't have any hang-ups so that's the business end of the of the lock or of the snare and you can see how that that tightens up and then won't release that's some of the other components that we add are the Whammy the series for the support wire it goes on in this direction and then all that's left is for the swivel end go ahead and attach our trap tag for Utah regulations what I usually do is put a little bend in it like that put the for the trap peg with my name and trap registration number on it I know I apply the swivel with the washer I don't allow that to swivel and I attach another stop here at the end so when that's done that's your swivel you can see that it will turn and twist and provides a good place for your anchor in the trap and then the trap tag just fits folds up there real nice so that's a finished coyote setup for a custom rebel snare one of the finishing touches that we do on these is we usually boil all of our snares in a solution of baking soda usually about one gallon of water with about four or five tablespoons of baking soda what that does is pull the oils off of the metal and it'll give them kind of a dingy finish so they don't shine another thing that you can do you can add log would die to that solution and it'll turn them a brown color so if you're trapping in the early fall or where there's not a lot of snow or anything you can you can dye these brown or black or just leave them kind of the dingy gray finish so that's a custom rebel snare right there you can see how easy it is to make thanks for watching

Channel: RebelSnare

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Keywords: Snares, Trapping, Hunting, Animal Trapping, Rebel Snare, How to

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Length: 6min 27sec (387 seconds)

Published: Sat Jan 28 2012