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Two things you can doFile down the little hook that you hook the flag behind and rotate the flag at the top of the trap to make it trip easier. You won't get wind flags if you set them so they go off into the direction the wind is coming from.
Turn the spring on top
Agreed!Assuming also, the OP doesn't have the drag tightened down?
Hold the base trip near the spool, where you want it. Then up top on flag release twist to where you want it. There is a lot of play in the shaft of the tripper. They can be changed easy. Love heritage!
have turned the flag, modified the release, addressed the spool issues, basically a good design but that heavy spring will still bang on release causing the bait to be spit out. i went to the jack traps and hook ratio went up with them. ill use my 40-ups before the heritage traps now
Exactly!
X 2... something else often over looked.. how much line you put on a spool makes a huge difference, for one the mechanical advantage increases with size... so does what I call the fly wheeleffect,the fuller spool weighs more and will roll much easir.. I went to 4" spools on my new traps I built and can't believe how much smoother they are even over full 3" spools. .
If my spools can fit more they get it lol
Agreed!Joe, scratching my head about your buddy being so successful with 30' and 5 splices on a spool?
I have used 40 - ups my entire life. To me, with the long flag, there's so much adjustment to lighter or heavier set. I've tried many others like heritages, thinking I would move on to a better made trap, but I still feel the 40s have a way lighter spring than a lot of them. But that's just my opinion.