Re: New lure formulating venture
[Re: CreekRat26]
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04/19/19 06:01 PM
04/19/19 06:01 PM
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Reading is "great stuff", but lots of things/methods look good on paper, applying them is the kicker. "Tip", understanding why you're adding an ingredient is worth a lot more to your bait or lure and will benefit you in the field come testing time, than buying what is supposedly the hottest item on the market. If you need proof , just look at all the guys who have shelves of bait and lure jars along with bait & lure books/videos and are still asking for the "best" bait and lure or ingredients, I know some buy for the tradition and trend of the industry etc. No technique or trapping methods when it comes time for field work? Even better "tip", Learn the habits and behavior of the animals you are after, I don't think anyone can learn it all because they are unpredictable animals, but wrapping your head around them and having an understanding on what drives them will make your bait and lure methods a lot more simple. One more "tip", bait & Lure ingredients or products made from "experts" wont make up for a lazy trapper. Numbers come with work and population. jmo
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Re: New lure formulating venture
[Re: CreekRat26]
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04/19/19 06:52 PM
04/19/19 06:52 PM
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danny clifton
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ good post
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: New lure formulating venture
[Re: AnthonyT]
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04/20/19 12:25 AM
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Paul Dobbins
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A good base will hold the interest of a critter on its own. Anthony hit on the foundation for building a good lure. Take my Dig'r for instance. The base for it is actually my Beaver Meat Medley that is about 10 years old. After that amount of time it has gotten soft. So, I ground it with a fine plate and tested it to make sure the canines were still attracted to it. They were, so that started this formulation. I slowly built on it, adding one ingredient and testing, then another etc. I had to back up a few times to eliminate an ingredient that had no or little effect on the critters. What I was looking for at this point was to make the target animal stay and work the lure, rather than approach, smell and walk away. Each ingredient was only considered a successful addition if it increased the animal's response. I use to punch a hole in the ground with a 1/2 in piece of rod, place my lure in this hole and sift dirt for about a 6 ft diameter circle around the hole. Then I would read and interpret the sign left. Since trail cams, this observation of the animal's response has become a much easier task. With a trail cam I can see what animals didn't even enter within the 6ft diameter circle I would have used before trail cams. The visual of those refusals taught me a lot that I missed with the sifted dirt.
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Re: New lure formulating venture
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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04/25/19 07:20 AM
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Thanks for sharing that Paul. Good stuff. I think a lot of new guys dabbling with lure do a whole lot of mixing of ingredients and never even consider the slow process that assures everything works the best. Again, thanks for sharing.
Mac
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Re: New lure formulating venture
[Re: CreekRat26]
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04/25/19 11:02 AM
04/25/19 11:02 AM
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Aaron.F
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A simple but very effective lure I make and use is; slightly aged ground mice, mink glands, glycerin and a pinch of skunk. It works as good or better than just about anything I have bought.
60% of the time it works every time. Lifetime NTA Member
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Re: New lure formulating venture
[Re: Aaron.F]
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04/25/19 08:59 PM
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A simple but very effective lure I make and use is; slightly aged ground mice, mink glands, glycerin and a pinch of skunk. It works as good or better than just about anything I have bought. I’ve been happy with a similar mix Rotted down mice Mink gland Glycerin
Every day is a gift from GOD, don't waste it!!
If they have plenty of food, give them something interesting to smell
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