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|  Re: What do you put on your muskrat float?
[Re: Bruce T]
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An old timer told me he used onions |  |  |  
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|  Re: What do you put on your muskrat float?
[Re: Nathan Krause]
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For us in Wisconsin we have a no exposed bait law.  This pretty much means no bait on a muskrat floats because it would be exposed.
 I thought about putting a roof on top of the bait but so far have just been using a gland lure.
krausen: I called the dnr several years ago on the exposed bait law because I use apple bait sets for rats in some situations and it is legal to use exposed veggie type baits just cant use meat, fur, feathers, etc. |  |  |  
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|  Re: What do you put on your muskrat float?
[Re: upnorthwi]
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For us in Wisconsin we have a no exposed bait law.  This pretty much means no bait on a muskrat floats because it would be exposed.
 I thought about putting a roof on top of the bait but so far have just been using a gland lure.
krausen: I called the dnr several years ago on the exposed bait law because I use apple bait sets for rats in some situations and it is legal to use exposed veggie type baits just cant use meat, fur, feathers, etc.   That is how it was explained to me by the DNR also. |  |  |  
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|  Re: What do you put on your muskrat float?
[Re: Otter04]
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cut up apples and a cotton ball that has a little anis oil on it. 
 he must have side stepped the trap, yeah thats it he side stepped it. :-)
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|  Re: What do you put on your muskrat float?
[Re: ROOSTER BOB]
 #1912773 03/23/10 09:47 PM
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Parsnip. Tried all kinds of stuff this year. Nothing bother it at all until I put some parsnip on the float.
 Tried it in my pocket sets and it worked there also.
 
 
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|  Re: What do you put on your muskrat float?
[Re: Half ton]
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I have a pic. of a new float I made, and it's in photobucket and I don't know how to get it here. The stuff in the archives don't match photobucket today, so the steps aren't rite.
 Help?
 
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|  Re: What do you put on your muskrat float?
[Re: Lostinthewoods]
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ANISE EXTRACT, i swear this stuff works amazing for rats!! coon and beaver like it too 
 Kids who hunt, trap, and fish don't mug little old ladies!!!
 
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|  Re: What do you put on your muskrat float?
[Re: LT GREY]
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The float is covered with sea weed from the bottom or washed up on shore. the float now looks like a house.I even leave two doors,gaurded with traps of course.they work great in lakes that dont have many natural rests. rough water washes the sea weed away but they work great for me.I have tried corn, apples muskrat lure,nothing beats the seeweed that is right there IMO 
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|  Re: What do you put on your muskrat float?
[Re: barrington]
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The float is covered with sea weed from the bottom or washed up on shore. the float now looks like a house.I even leave two doors,gaurded with traps of course.they work great in lakes that dont have many natural rests. rough water washes the sea weed away but they work great for me.I have tried corn, apples muskrat lure,nothing beats the seeweed that is right there IMO How can you be using sea weed in lakes?Isn't that fresh water in your lakes? 
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|  Re: What do you put on your muskrat float?
[Re: Bruce T]
 #1917995 03/26/10 12:17 PM
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yes its fresh water but still refered to as seaweed 
 "Do it today,tommorrow it my be illegal"
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|  Re: What do you put on your muskrat float?
[Re: LT GREY]
 #1918103 03/26/10 01:10 PM
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Im sure we all have its in chocolate milk. 
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|  Re: What do you put on your muskrat float?
[Re: barrington]
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yes its fresh water but still refered to as seaweed Lol, then it can't be sea weed. 
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