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Wax dirt #6654336 10/31/19 09:04 PM 10/31/19 09:04 PM
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 397 sw minn. Flipper OP trapper
Flipper OP trapper Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 397 sw minn.	Anyone scoop up there wax dirt or sand when pulling and moving the line the line or am I the only one?

Re: Wax dirt [Re: Flipper] #6654365 10/31/19 09:17 PM 10/31/19 09:17 PM
Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 838 North dakota N Nd native trapper
Nd native trapper N Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 838 North dakota	Probably a good idea. Dont see how it could hurt. Wax dirt is a precious commodity.

Re: Wax dirt [Re: Flipper] #6654405 10/31/19 09:43 PM 10/31/19 09:43 PM
Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 10,065 WI - Wisconsin A AJE trapper
AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 10,065 WI - Wisconsin	I've thought about it.

Re: Wax dirt [Re: Flipper] #6654406 10/31/19 09:43 PM 10/31/19 09:43 PM
Joined: May 2015 Posts: 533 MN S SkyeDancer trapper
SkyeDancer trapper S Joined: May 2015 Posts: 533 MN	No, just make plenty to begin with. 5 lbs of wax makes ten gallons of waxed dirt. I collect gopher mound dirt in the summer, shift it and make. Great YouTube video by an F & T employee

Re: Wax dirt [Re: Flipper] #6654424 10/31/19 10:00 PM 10/31/19 10:00 PM
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 397 sw minn. Flipper OP trapper
Flipper OP trapper Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 397 sw minn.	10 gallons doesn’t go far when you run multiple lines with 80 to 100 sets per line. If I’m lucky my first line for the year can be run with out waxed dirt or sand.

Re: Wax dirt [Re: Flipper] #6654440 10/31/19 10:12 PM 10/31/19 10:12 PM
Joined: May 2015 Posts: 533 MN S SkyeDancer trapper
SkyeDancer trapper S Joined: May 2015 Posts: 533 MN	Originally Posted by Flipper 10 gallons doesn’t go far when you run multiple lines with 80 to 100 sets per line. If I’m lucky my first line for the year can be run with out waxed dirt or sand. Of course not! That was simply a reicpe. I will generly collect fifty gallons of sand which requires 25 lbs wax. This makes enough for the time I get to trsp

Re: Wax dirt [Re: Flipper] #6654457 10/31/19 10:21 PM 10/31/19 10:21 PM
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 8,231 Misery Michael Morris "Hombre que mata demasiadas cosas"
Michael Morris "Hombre que mata demasiadas cosas" Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 8,231 Misery	I definitely scoop up what I can. Too much work in that waxed dirt to leave it behind Push yourself to be more than you were

Re: Wax dirt [Re: Flipper] #6654481 10/31/19 10:42 PM 10/31/19 10:42 PM
Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 6,956 Northern Mn rick olson trapper
rick olson trapper Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 6,956 Northern Mn	Sure do,made 100 gallons this year should be plenty this year normally 125 to 150 gallons is what I make.

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