Rope Trick Hitch for traps.

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Rope Trick Hitch

A workable hitch can be made by slipping two pieces of PVC or electrical conduit of equal length on a 1/2 rope.

Slip a large quick snap clip onto the rope and center it between the two ends, secure it to the center of the rope with a good knot. Add a washer to each side of the rope and slide them up to the clip knot.

Now add the two sections of PVC or conduit and add a knot to the rope ends behind the tubing, placing washers between the tubing and the sled, now thread the ends into the trap and add another large washer to the roap ends.

Knot the ends tightly and melt the rope ends with a lighter just enough to secure the fibers and cinch the knot permanently. Be sure to get the final knots as tight as possible to the sled removing any excess slop on the sled & hitch tubes.

This will add enough rigidity to keep your distance when decelerating or going down a shallow slope while towing.

It is a good plan to keep you speed down or traps will in time get damaged, especially this season we will have a lot of chunky blow ice and it will be jagged & rough.

I also like to add a few pieces of 3-M reflective tape to the tubing as well as all four corners of the trap sled as a added safety measure. In MN this year it is a new regulation that requires two 2" by 2" reflective markers for all shacks left on the ice at night. A good simple safety feature so a hot rod sled will see you before it is too late.

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"Ed on the Red"
Backwater Guiding Service
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[This message has been edited by Backwater Eddy (edited 12-18-2001).]