All caught up in n shed
A few real nice rats


Hoping for a good run tomorrow.

Nice job on the fur-catch and handling.

Nice fur & Fur shed, newfox1.

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Man that's awesome. Nice cave too!

Water came up 4-5 feet, the big river was chocolate today had a good run today two doubles,15rats but I had to work for em, there was extra current today,and did I mention wind.2 rats in 220s,rats are drying its coffee time.

Great catch newfox1,

walleyed chickened out today because of the wind & cold temperatures
over by the Lake. Decided to make use of the 48 hour check law
and we'll be after them again in the morning.

Had 11 yesterday including another JET BLACK RAT.
Had 21 the day, before that.

Don't really want to skin more that 15 a day cause I'd get buried.
Got to save time for my afternoon naps, you know. LOL

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Walleyed ,I hear ya I've been going since 5:30 those floats looked like they were dinomited between the wind and the rats, had one I couldn't get out from some roots water goes down a little I'll get it, still no black ones here I'm jelous.

What a beautiful day to be alive


[img]https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2020/03/full-47853-43097-

93cc7f80_2300_4bca_9d47_5b09061f3fb2.jpeg[/img]soft maples are budding gerry ride with me today,water went down about a foot,one double today,7 rats today.


Towed boat upriver for neighbor

Nice newfox1,

We got 13 rats over here today by the Lake after a two day soak.

Setting a new marsh tomorrow for rats plus setting a pile of beaver traps
to get some Castor, skulls, and Tails, Oh and the high dollar beaver fur too. LOL

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That looks like my " Lloyd's of Lowville " coffee cup on the table next to the sharpening steel.

Upstate, yup Lloyd's it's settin next to my recliner right now, I only live about 10 miles south of there.

What a difference a day can make



Two rats today by boat launch,24 on the boards,few inches of snow we’ll see what tomorrow brings.

Too nasty for walleyed to do much today.

Set out 6 beaver sets, and 2 floats,
and two feed-bed sets in a new location.

Left all my other floats to soak for another day.
Check tomorrow and hope for better conditions.

Keep after them, newfox1.

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Could you take a photos of the set float. Is the trap on the grass? If so, why the grass? Enjoying your thread and makes me want to set another line. Lure, Bait, Incidentals?

DT,I use parsnips for bait,finish nails to hold bait.i use lawn clippings for my nest of grass but you can use that yellow grass that grows on river bank,that’s what we used when I was a kid.im not sure if the grass is supposed to depict a feed bed but it’s the way I was taught,I don’t put much if any on trap because wind blows it off unless you wet it,to much on the trap will clog it.little lure on outside pieces of bait,outside bait close to end of board so as the rat doesn’t have room to set on The board to eat bait.

Water down couple feet,9 in top photo, last trap by launch had one more, 2 or 3 inches of snow this morning so most all boards needed tending,otter gave me the slip at crossover the snow gave it away.

Water down,12-18 inches did manage 2 rats 1 beaver.

Beaver was climbing on float and stealing bait so I changed the location of bait and caught one.

I have to say I’m pretty jealous right now...all of it. The clean shed, boat on the water, rat on boards....pretty slick rat boards btw, did u make those?

That's what I was thinking. I re did a green 66' StarCraft StarTrek model open bow 18' a couple years ago. Sides, gunnels, corner brackets and bump trim look the same. I love old StarCrafts, mines still going strong and it was born the same year as me! LOL

Great post Newfox1! Great to see ya out there given er!

Mine is a 1965.Built like a tank.Great boats.