Tested my Break away's...

[Foxy09 3]

Hi all, well i ordered five break away rabbit snares and five fox ones aswell to finally try these out for myself, was very impressed when seeing one in the flesh for the first time, they looked the business. Set the five rabbit snares out last night on the field edge right in front of the house, there arent a hell of alot of rabbits around this patch but the few that are here use these runs well. Of the five snares set three of them caught and the three of them broke away the last one the rabbit broke out of it as i was approaching. the other two had some fur around the eylets so im pretty certain they had rabbits in them and not something else. Quite disappointed as i was excited about trying these out but i catch rabbits as part of my living and i cant afford to keep losing rabbits aswell as the cost of the now broken snares.

 

Foxy

[Netter 0]

Hi all, well i ordered five break away rabbit snares and five fox ones aswell to finally try these out for myself, was very impressed when seeing one in the flesh for the first time, they looked the business. Set the five rabbit snares out last night on the field edge right in front of the house, there arent a hell of alot of rabbits around this patch but the few that are here use these runs well. Of the five snares set three of them caught and the three of them broke away the last one the rabbit broke out of it as i was approaching. the other two had some fur around the eylets so im pretty certain they had rabbits in them and not something else. Quite disappointed as i was excited about trying these out but i catch rabbits as part of my living and i cant afford to keep losing rabbits aswell as the cost of the now broken snares.

 

Foxy

 

Where were they from Foxy?

[snareman 3]

Hi all, well i ordered five break away rabbit snares and five fox ones aswell to finally try these out for myself, was very impressed when seeing one in the flesh for the first time, they looked the business. Set the five rabbit snares out last night on the field edge right in front of the house, there arent a hell of alot of rabbits around this patch but the few that are here use these runs well. Of the five snares set three of them caught and the three of them broke away the last one the rabbit broke out of it as i was approaching. the other two had some fur around the eylets so im pretty certain they had rabbits in them and not something else. Quite disappointed as i was excited about trying these out but i catch rabbits as part of my living and i cant afford to keep losing rabbits aswell as the cost of the now broken snares.

 

Foxy

i don,t know who made them for you son, but there were over 800 rabbits caught in the testing of them, three hundred of these rabbits weighed in between 5 1/2 to six pounds in weight, using 100 snares , checked three times a day so 300 was a good catch before some started to escape , as the links were not being checked by the persons using them , and they were the 3/4 inch links , which i reduced to a half inch link , making them even stronger . therefore another hundred was snared and no escapes . cats can pull them open what they are designed for , also foxes can pull the links open as they try to pull the rabbits from the snare. as i have said many times , people copy them to sell that don,t have experience in using them , also the proper diameter of wire must be used on the copper S link. like the building game there are cowboys out for a quick buck everwhere now .

[Foxy09 3]

Hi all, well i ordered five break away rabbit snares and five fox ones aswell to finally try these out for myself, was very impressed when seeing one in the flesh for the first time, they looked the business. Set the five rabbit snares out last night on the field edge right in front of the house, there arent a hell of alot of rabbits around this patch but the few that are here use these runs well. Of the five snares set three of them caught and the three of them broke away the last one the rabbit broke out of it as i was approaching. the other two had some fur around the eylets so im pretty certain they had rabbits in them and not something else. Quite disappointed as i was excited about trying these out but i catch rabbits as part of my living and i cant afford to keep losing rabbits aswell as the cost of the now broken snares.

 

Foxy

 

Where were they from Foxy?

 

Got them from Trapworks mate

 

Foxy

[Foxy09 3]

Hi all, well i ordered five break away rabbit snares and five fox ones aswell to finally try these out for myself, was very impressed when seeing one in the flesh for the first time, they looked the business. Set the five rabbit snares out last night on the field edge right in front of the house, there arent a hell of alot of rabbits around this patch but the few that are here use these runs well. Of the five snares set three of them caught and the three of them broke away the last one the rabbit broke out of it as i was approaching. the other two had some fur around the eylets so im pretty certain they had rabbits in them and not something else. Quite disappointed as i was excited about trying these out but i catch rabbits as part of my living and i cant afford to keep losing rabbits aswell as the cost of the now broken snares.

 

Foxy

i don,t know who made them for you son, but there were over 800 rabbits caught in the testing of them, three hundred of these rabbits weighed in between 5 1/2 to six pounds in weight, using 100 snares , checked three times a day so 300 was a good catch before some started to escape , as the links were not being checked by the persons using them , and they were the 3/4 inch links , which i reduced to a half inch link , making them even stronger . therefore another hundred was snared and no escapes . cats can pull them open what they are designed for , also foxes can pull the links open as they try to pull the rabbits from the snare. as i have said many times , people copy them to sell that don,t have experience in using them , also the proper diameter of wire must be used on the copper S link. like the building game there are cowboys out for a quick buck everwhere now .

 

Can you recommend any good suppliers?

[Holdaway 2]

All I can say is you must have some bloody big rabbits.

[Foxy09 3]

All I can say is you must have some bloody big rabbits.

 

No mate, pretty average sizes. Thanks for your reply to my Pm regarding them, i did try to pm you again but it sais you have chosen not to be contacted??

 

Foxy

[ellir0305 9]

All I can say is you must have some bloody big rabbits.

 

No mate, pretty average sizes. Thanks for your reply to my Pm regarding them, i did try to pm you again but it sais you have chosen not to be contacted??

 

Foxy

 

i ahd 3 samples off geodie a while back and i caught my first rabbit in one the other day. i was right next to a fence but i had no fence wires with me. any way the s link only just held (but held all the4 same) the rab had wrapped round the fence feck loads and was dead the snare was fecked cos of the fence but ib had the rabbit last night and very nice he was to cheers geordie i will use trhose spare S's in my own snares#

[DUCKWING 302]

Hi all, well i ordered five break away rabbit snares and five fox ones aswell to finally try these out for myself, was very impressed when seeing one in the flesh for the first time, they looked the business. Set the five rabbit snares out last night on the field edge right in front of the house, there arent a hell of alot of rabbits around this patch but the few that are here use these runs well. Of the five snares set three of them caught and the three of them broke away the last one the rabbit broke out of it as i was approaching. the other two had some fur around the eylets so im pretty certain they had rabbits in them and not something else. Quite disappointed as i was excited about trying these out but i catch rabbits as part of my living and i cant afford to keep losing rabbits aswell as the cost of the now broken snares.

 

Foxy

 

Where were they from Foxy?

 

Got them from Trapworks mate

Foxy

 

 

THERES YER ANSWER !!!

 

 

DUCKWING

[Matt 160]

THERES YER ANSWER !!!

 

 

DUCKWING

 

Those would be the same breakaways that the original designer (Glenn) was saying would be fine, only a few days ago.

 

Don't be too quick to condemn Mr Duckwing... I smell a rat. I know Trapworks and the quality of their products are fine, someone is mischief making.......

[Foxy09 3]

THERES YER ANSWER !!!

 

 

DUCKWING

 

Those would be the same breakaways that the original designer (Glenn) was saying would be fine, only a few days ago.

 

Don't be too quick to condemn Mr Duckwing... I smell a rat. I know Trapworks and the quality of their products are fine, someone is mischief making.......

 

Hope your not insinuating im making this up here matt? i dont have any reason to slag anyones product off, i like the idea of the break-away snare, i think its a great thing for snaring in general i was only giving feedback on the ones i have used which have undoubtedly failed to do what is says on the tin as they say! i have two left so if you want me to send you them to try for yourself matt pm me your details and i will be more than happy to do it, although if your defending your mate here which i think may be the case your results with them will most likely be whatever you want them to be. I did PM holdaway not looking for a refund or replacements but to give genuine feedback on his product to which he promptly replied with the old "never had any bother before" line before blocking any further PMs from myself...... so you may be right matt, maybe you do smell a rat! I will also add that when crimping the screw deer stops on the fox snares, every one of them split in half. Im not looking to start a riot here, i wasnt even complaining, i was just giving my genuine feedback on the product i used, and if you went back to a shop with a dodgy product that didnt do what it was meant to and were accused of causing mischief youd be a tad pissed off aswell!

 

Foxy

[Matt 160]

While I understand your reaction, I'll tell you why I smell a rat.

 

Firstly, you set five snares, in an area that by your own admission has few rabbits, and you say you caught five rabbits. That's bloody good going for any trapper.

 

Secondly, you've offered no evidence of your claim. Most people have access to digital photography, and would post pictures in a case like this.

 

Thirdly, you've come onto the forum to slate some free samples which have been sent to you before speaking with the supplier. I quite understand why Trapworks may have blocked your pms given what you've done.

 

 

As far as you sending me snares is concerned, don't bother. If I needed snares I'd either make my own, or buy some from Trapworks or one of the other suppliers.

 

Has it occured to you that the problem (if there was one) could have been operator error?

 

As I said in an earlier post, the breakaways made by trapworks have been endorsed by people who really know their stuff.

[Foxy09 3]

While I understand your reaction, I'll tell you why I smell a rat.

 

Firstly, you set five snares, in an area that by your own admission has few rabbits, and you say you caught five rabbits. That's bloody good going for any trapper.

 

Secondly, you've offered no evidence of your claim. Most people have access to digital photography, and would post pictures in a case like this.

 

Thirdly, you've come onto the forum to slate some free samples which have been sent to you before speaking with the supplier. I quite understand why Trapworks may have blocked your pms given what you've done.

 

 

As far as you sending me snares is concerned, don't bother. If I needed snares I'd either make my own, or buy some from Trapworks or one of the other suppliers.

 

Has it occured to you that the problem (if there was one) could have been operator error?

 

As I said in an earlier post, the breakaways made by trapworks have been endorsed by people who really know their stuff.

 

Firstly Matt, i set FIVE snares and caught THREE rabbits as i stated in my post....secondly i dont know where you read these were free samples?? they were not free samples but snares i bought and paid for from the website, would it be possible for me to ask you to read a post properly before giving your now obviously highly misunderstood view. I have been "operating" snares for more than ten years and do so as part of my living which im sure you will agree must be doing so with success with the fact that im still in a job. You have a fair point about the photographs though but as i also said before i wasnt looking to slate or undermine anyones product so didnt see the need to take or add photos, but i assure you in the highly unlikely case of me using this companys product again, i will make sure i have the camera handy! Lastly, i did contact the supplier as stated and was less than happy with the explanation/reply i recieved.......hence this post!

 

Foxy

Edited February 2, 2009 by Foxy09

[Matt 160]

Firstly Matt, i set FIVE snares and caught THREE rabbits as i stated in my post....secondly i dont know where you read these were free samples?? they were not free samples but snares i bought and paid for from the website, would it be possible for me to ask you to read a post properly before giving your now obviously highly misunderstood view. And lastly i have been "operating" snares for more than ten years and do so as part of my living which im sure you will agree must be doing so with success with the fact that im still in a job. You have a fair point about the photographs though but as i also said before i wasnt looking to slate or undermine anyones product so didnt see the need to take or add photos, but i assure you in the highly unlikely case of me using this companys product again, i will make sure i have the camera handy!

 

Foxy

 

Fair enough Foxy, I may have misunderstood parts of your post.

 

I'm still very sceptical that you caught three rabbits, and all three broke-away. I stand by the other points made, especially the fact that you've come on here to tell everyone about your presumption, with little or no visual evidence, BEFORE you had spoken to the supplier (Out of order IMHO), and the fact that you have not considered operator error (I'm not all that interested in your ten years).

 

I'm sure Trapworks will continue to thrive without your future business. Why don't you ask JBS (if he's a different person) to supply you with some of his 'lightweight' hoops for snares instead.....

Edited February 2, 2009 by Matt the Rat

[Foxy09 3]

Firstly Matt, i set FIVE snares and caught THREE rabbits as i stated in my post....secondly i dont know where you read these were free samples?? they were not free samples but snares i bought and paid for from the website, would it be possible for me to ask you to read a post properly before giving your now obviously highly misunderstood view. And lastly i have been "operating" snares for more than ten years and do so as part of my living which im sure you will agree must be doing so with success with the fact that im still in a job. You have a fair point about the photographs though but as i also said before i wasnt looking to slate or undermine anyones product so didnt see the need to take or add photos, but i assure you in the highly unlikely case of me using this companys product again, i will make sure i have the camera handy!

 

Foxy

 

Fair enough Foxy, I may have misunderstood parts of your post.

 

I'm still very sceptical that you caught three rabbits, and all three broke-away. I stand by the other points made, especially the fact that you've come on here to tell everyone about your presumption, with little or no visual evidence, BEFORE you had spoken to the supplier. Out of order IMHO.

 

I'm sure Trapworks will continue to thrive without your future business. Why don't you ask JBS (if he's a different person) to supply you with some of his 'lightweight' hoops for snares instead.....

 

I think you may have a tad to much time on your hands Matt, and i do also hope that their business thrives what with the current economic climate, its just ashame there customer service skills arent really up to scratch where it comes to feedback on their products, a one reply then block strategy doesnt really sound like a company overly confident in sticking up for its product? but then again why would they need to when they have their mates to stick up for them eh matt??

 

ill say no more on this matter.

 

Foxy