Need Advice on 120 Trigger Adjustment for Muskrats

[HunterDave]

I'm a new trapper with no experience with body grip traps. Today I made some floater traps for muskrats that I'm putting 120 body grips on. I've tested the traps and they are all working fine but I need some advise about the dog and trigger.

There are two settings on the dog, heavy and light. Which should I use for muskrat?

Should I be bending the wire on the trigger at a 90 degree angle?

Where should I be positioning the trigger...forward, middle or towards the rear?

I'm hoping to put the floaters out tomorrow and any advice would be appreciated.

[Torkdiesel]

Originally Posted by HunterDave

I'm a new trapper with no experience with body grip traps. Today I made some floater traps for muskrats that I'm putting 120 body grips on. I've tested the traps and they are all working fine but I need some advise about the dog and trigger.

There are two settings on the dog, heavy and light. Which should I use for muskrat?

Should I be bending the wire on the trigger at a 90 degree angle?

Where should I be positioning the trigger...forward, middle or towards the rear?

I'm hoping to put the floaters out tomorrow and any advice would be appreciated.

I would just set on the softer notch HD if your using 120's. I'd also leave the triggers in the standard V straight up and down. Any marginal catches will drown anyway so I wouldn't worry to much about it. IMOA