The Worst Trap,..... Ever !!

[Nicepix 5,650]

 

I keep coming across those green plastic Beagle 'Easy Set' traps.

 

One of my customers had three and while I was waiting for him to come home one afternoon I set about playing with them. They were God awful and it would take a Shire Horse to trigger the trap. Also, I noticed that the profile of the trap was square, not round like a mole tunnel (I pride myself on being observant), and had unnecessary corrugated ridges along the bottom that would be guaranteed to alert Mr. Mole as he tripped over them. When the customer arrived to pay me he let me take the traps free gratis. I got them home and cleaned them and still couldn't get them to trigger cleanly so I looked the company up on the web and noticed all the suspiciously similarly written glowing testimonials. I wrote in and gave them my views which weren't exactly glowing. Within a day the inventor contacted me by e-mail trying to convince me that I was wrong and that all the traps needed was washing in soapy water, rinsing an letting them dry. Apparently soil isn't good for their trigger mechanisms - In a mole trap FFS? Not only that, he had obviously looked me up in the Yellow Pages, found my location and phoned the nearest guy to me who was on their books as having bought these traps. Coincidentally he is a friend of mine and had promised to let me have a look at his traps, but then put them somewhere safe and has never been able to find them.

 

When I replied to the inventor explaining the various faults; square profile, corrugated wire, sticking trigger he adamantly refused to accept that the traps were not fit for purpose and kept trying to sell me some. The guy is an idiot on a major scale. Oh and by the way; he had read this thread and described you lot (and probably me by now) as "Dinosaurs" who thought that his traps were a serious threat to your livelihoods.

 

So, my nomination for world's worst trap is the Beagle Easy Set mole trap

Well, thats not what Cambridgeshire mole catcher David Anderson (cambridgeshiremolecatcher.co.uk) who has been accredited as a 'master mole catcher' by the Guild of Master Mole Catchers thinks.

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Doing-battle-Mr-Mole/story-25427100-detail/story.html

 

TC

 

 

Yes, I noticed that they had a 'Master Mole Catcher' on board. Strange thing is that they never posted my review of the trap. Can't think why

[Nicepix 5,650]

I'll like to have a look inside a beagle trap, but I'm certainly not paying £15 for the privilege.

 

Nicepix; if your three beagle traps are just taking up space would you consider smashing one open and posting a picture of the mechanism on here?

 

I didn't keep them for long. But if my mate ever comes across his I will let you know and post one over.

[andy67 7]

ive never seen such clean mole trapping kit .

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

If your looking for the worst trap ever made then in my opinion you have to think bigger...

I have a trap here that beats your beagle hands down,....

The trap in question being a queensbury

 

 

I think Heritage wins the prize....The Queensbury Fox Trap,...unfeckingbelievable...

[Tiercel 6,986]

 

 

I keep coming across those green plastic Beagle 'Easy Set' traps.

 

One of my customers had three and while I was waiting for him to come home one afternoon I set about playing with them. They were God awful and it would take a Shire Horse to trigger the trap. Also, I noticed that the profile of the trap was square, not round like a mole tunnel (I pride myself on being observant), and had unnecessary corrugated ridges along the bottom that would be guaranteed to alert Mr. Mole as he tripped over them. When the customer arrived to pay me he let me take the traps free gratis. I got them home and cleaned them and still couldn't get them to trigger cleanly so I looked the company up on the web and noticed all the suspiciously similarly written glowing testimonials. I wrote in and gave them my views which weren't exactly glowing. Within a day the inventor contacted me by e-mail trying to convince me that I was wrong and that all the traps needed was washing in soapy water, rinsing an letting them dry. Apparently soil isn't good for their trigger mechanisms - In a mole trap FFS? Not only that, he had obviously looked me up in the Yellow Pages, found my location and phoned the nearest guy to me who was on their books as having bought these traps. Coincidentally he is a friend of mine and had promised to let me have a look at his traps, but then put them somewhere safe and has never been able to find them.

 

When I replied to the inventor explaining the various faults; square profile, corrugated wire, sticking trigger he adamantly refused to accept that the traps were not fit for purpose and kept trying to sell me some. The guy is an idiot on a major scale. Oh and by the way; he had read this thread and described you lot (and probably me by now) as "Dinosaurs" who thought that his traps were a serious threat to your livelihoods.

 

So, my nomination for world's worst trap is the Beagle Easy Set mole trap

Well, thats not what Cambridgeshire mole catcher David Anderson (cambridgeshiremolecatcher.co.uk) who has been accredited as a 'master mole catcher' by the Guild of Master Mole Catchers thinks.

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Doing-battle-Mr-Mole/story-25427100-detail/story.html

 

TC

 

 

That's not how I read it TC

 

The mole catcher that's been interviewed didn't mention any brands; he just said that he prefers traps to gas or 'poison'.

 

True but, " Beagle Products also offers a range of other mole catching equipment, and its useful online guides are written by David Anderson."

 

So not only does he endorse them he writes the guides for use of said traps.

 

TC

Edited February 12, 2015 by tiercel