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Lure and Trapping supply prices ! #6265253
06/22/18 10:15 PM
06/22/18 10:15 PM
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North Carolina
Mic NC Offline OP
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See June is now at $7.50 an ounce on his lure! I understand that people are trying to make a living off this industry. It’s just kinda disheartening with probably the worst fur prices we’ve ever seen , everything around us is going up in price. I encourage everyone to cut corners that makes sense try to keep your cost down. Make your own bait lure etc...

Last edited by Mic NC; 06/23/18 12:05 AM.

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Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices ! [Re: Mic NC] #6265260
06/22/18 10:29 PM
06/22/18 10:29 PM
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I refuse to cut corners.

I think $7.50 is fair considering one fox will buy almost two ounces of lure.


Who is John Galt?

You don't rise to the occasion, you fall to the level of your training.

Semper Paratus
Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices ! [Re: Mic NC] #6265261
06/22/18 10:33 PM
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I need every legal advantage I can get...I'll continue to buy the best quality lure I can.

Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices ! [Re: Mic NC] #6265263
06/22/18 10:39 PM
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I will continue to support small business. I will not cut corners. Cutting corners means fewer catches, go with what works.

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Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices ! [Re: Mic NC] #6265270
06/22/18 10:52 PM
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Good lure is the cheapest thing on your trap line. Just stop and think about how many critters you can catch on one ounce of lure.

Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices ! [Re: Mic NC] #6265271
06/22/18 10:52 PM
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What lure maker is getting rich with castor prices at over $50 a pound? Rat glands at $50 per pint. Record hi prices for mink glands and that is if you can find them. Lol Where are you finding all the cheap ingredients to make your lure more affordable? In 1990 you could buy nice castor for $8.00 a pound, lure sold for $3 per ounce and good western coyote brought $15. Do the math. Ingredient prices have more than quadrupled as have coyote prices and current lure prices haven't come close to quadrupling.

Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices ! [Re: Mic NC] #6265280
06/22/18 11:19 PM
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I started the lure price increase. Here's my post about the increase. Mike, perhaps you can understand things from my perspective.

"Due to the increase in cost of producing my lures, I had to raise my lure prices. As I stated recently on here, I was making very little on my lures and needed to increase the price if I was going to continue offering them for sale. I wanted to give y'all a heads-up, so that when you went to order lures, you'd already know about the increase.

I could have diluted the lures, or used inferior ingredients to keep the prices the same and make more profit. However, the lures would have suffered and I have too much pride in my lures to do that. I'd prefer to get out of the lure business before I'd put lures out there that were not up to the standards they have been over the years. Besides, dad would have a fit if he were here and knew I had lowered the standards on the lures he formulated.

Anyway, now the prices are as follows.
1 ounce - $7.50
4 ounce - $25.00
pints - $80.00
Bait Solution - $25.00
Beaver and Bobcat Medley - $20. per pint"


Here's the post - https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/6211221/Lure_price_increase#Post6211221



Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices ! [Re: Paul Dobbins] #6265282
06/22/18 11:22 PM
06/22/18 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted By: Paul Dobbins
I started the lure price increase. Here's my post about the increase. Mike, perhaps you can understand things from my perspective.

"Due to the increase in cost of producing my lures, I had to raise my lure prices. As I stated recently on here, I was making very little on my lures and needed to increase the price if I was going to continue offering them for sale. I wanted to give y'all a heads-up, so that when you went to order lures, you'd already know about the increase.

I could have diluted the lures, or used inferior ingredients to keep the prices the same and make more profit. However, the lures would have suffered and I have too much pride in my lures to do that. I'd prefer to get out of the lure business before I'd put lures out there that were not up to the standards they have been over the years. Besides, dad would have a fit if he were here and knew I had lowered the standards on the lures he formulated.

Anyway, now the prices are as follows.
1 ounce - $7.50
4 ounce - $25.00
pints - $80.00
Bait Solution - $25.00
Beaver and Bobcat Medley - $20. per pint"


Here's the post - https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/6211221/Lure_price_increase#Post6211221


And all this time, I thought you guys worked for free.


Who is John Galt?

You don't rise to the occasion, you fall to the level of your training.

Semper Paratus
Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices ! [Re: Mic NC] #6265284
06/22/18 11:24 PM
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Postage just keeps going up even the PO flat rate stuff is no longer a deal at $7+ for the smallest box now it was under $5 a few years ago!


Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!

Jerry Herbst
Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices ! [Re: Mic NC] #6265286
06/22/18 11:30 PM
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Another thing to consider is that a lot of those bottles of lure are sold by lure makers at wholesale price to dealers for resale, which squeezes the profit margins even tighter. The market is the market. Will be interesting to see how things play out.

Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices ! [Re: Mic NC] #6265288
06/22/18 11:32 PM
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Everything has gone sky high. Checked the price of Lanoline lately? Sticker shock. Just finding any quantity is a challenge. Freight on a pallet of glycerine from back east. Sticker shock. And it isn't getting any better. I hate raising any prices, just hate it.

Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices ! [Re: Jeremiah Wood] #6265293
06/22/18 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted By: jwood
Another thing to consider is that a lot of those bottles of lure are sold by lure makers at wholesale price to dealers for resale, which squeezes the profit margins even tighter. The market is the market. Will be interesting to see how things play out.


I’m just glad my office doesn’t get complaints about how much Lure is in a bottle. I wouldn’t want to have to open a bunch of bottles to check the net contents. Since they are glass I would need to open all of them to get the tare weight of each bottle. No thank you!


Who is John Galt?

You don't rise to the occasion, you fall to the level of your training.

Semper Paratus
Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices ! [Re: andy weiser] #6265302
06/22/18 11:52 PM
06/22/18 11:52 PM
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I get it it’s not a knock to any lure maker out there why do it if you can’t make money ! I assure you the price of a NC coyote hasn’t tripled! I will continue to buy June’s lures because they catches fur but I will try to keep cost down anyway I can! I think that’s just good common sense.

Last edited by Mic NC; 06/23/18 06:35 AM.

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Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices ! [Re: Paul Dobbins] #6265304
06/22/18 11:56 PM
06/22/18 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted By: Paul Dobbins
I started the lure price increase. Here's my post about the increase. Mike, perhaps you can understand things from my perspective.

"Due to the increase in cost of producing my lures, I had to raise my lure prices. As I stated recently on here, I was making very little on my lures and needed to increase the price if I was going to continue offering them for sale. I wanted to give y'all a heads-up, so that when you went to order lures, you'd already know about the increase.

I could have diluted the lures, or used inferior ingredients to keep the prices the same and make more profit. However, the lures would have suffered and I have too much pride in my lures to do that. I'd prefer to get out of the lure business before I'd put lures out there that were not up to the standards they have been over the years. Besides, dad would have a fit if he were here and knew I had lowered the standards on the lures he formulated.

Anyway, now the prices are as follows.
1 ounce - $7.50
4 ounce - $25.00
pints - $80.00
Bait Solution - $25.00
Beaver and Bobcat Medley - $20. per pint"


Here's the post - https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/6211221/Lure_price_increase#Post6211221




I hadn’t seen your post but I get it.


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Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices ! [Re: Mic NC] #6265324
06/23/18 12:40 AM
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These are one of the few things (lures) that are still made in North America. Be glad there isn’t any foreign steel or aluminum in them or they’d be higher yet.


Never too old to learn
Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices ! [Re: Mic NC] #6265357
06/23/18 01:20 AM
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I haven't bought bait this year, but I wonder if those prices are going up too. What about trap prices...

Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices ! [Re: Paul Dobbins] #6265366
06/23/18 01:53 AM
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Originally Posted By: Paul Dobbins
I started the lure price increase. Here's my post about the increase. Mike, perhaps you can understand things from my perspective.

"Due to the increase in cost of producing my lures, I had to raise my lure prices. As I stated recently on here, I was making very little on my lures and needed to increase the price if I was going to continue offering them for sale. I wanted to give y'all a heads-up, so that when you went to order lures, you'd already know about the increase.

I could have diluted the lures, or used inferior ingredients to keep the prices the same and make more profit. However, the lures would have suffered and I have too much pride in my lures to do that. I'd prefer to get out of the lure business before I'd put lures out there that were not up to the standards they have been over the years. Besides, dad would have a fit if he were here and knew I had lowered the standards on the lures he formulated.

Anyway, now the prices are as follows.
1 ounce - $7.50
4 ounce - $25.00
pints - $80.00
Bait Solution - $25.00
Beaver and Bobcat Medley - $20. per pint"


Here's the post - https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/6211221/Lure_price_increase#Post6211221



I've only been to North Carolina 1 time about 13 years ago on business. Mr Dobbins i sent you a package and a letter awhile back telling you what I thought about your products and your price increase and if you stop making Backbreaker or change the way you make it I might have to make another trip and there might be some furniture moving, Lol .like I said real trappers know quality and that's what you make. Spending a few extra dollars for quality is always a good idea.(PLEASE KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK)

Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices ! [Re: Mic NC] #6265375
06/23/18 03:01 AM
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They told us about a year ago lure prices were going up.Heck lure makes been taking it on the chin for a long time.Personally I don't know how they made a profit at %.00 this long.And no I am not a rich man I am on a fixed income.


Rick Otts
Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices ! [Re: Mic NC] #6265383
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Heck, I feel very fortunate to have great lure and bait makers....I’d pay more just to use their products...

Not sure what I would do if the great makers around here were not making lures and baits...

I’ve always thought the pricing was very fair....

I just work overtime to make it happen...I figure 8-12 hours of overtime is easy compared to making any lure or baits...
Plus I’m clueless on where to start...

Last edited by ambush32; 06/23/18 04:40 AM.

Thought I was a good trapper until I started trapping coyotes......
Thought I was a good bowhunter until I targeted mature bucks....
Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices ! [Re: ambush32] #6265391
06/23/18 05:20 AM
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Originally Posted By: ambush32
Heck, I feel very fortunate to have great lure and bait makers....I’d pay more just to use their products...

Not sure what I would do if the great makers around here were not making lures and baits...

I’ve always thought the pricing was very fair....

I just work overtime to make it happen...I figure 8-12 hours of overtime is easy compared to making any lure or baits...
Plus I’m clueless on where to start...
I use to think like you, but know I'm trying to build up a line of lures. "What was I thinking" lol it is fun to work up a batch and test it out i learned a lot in the 5 years.

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