Re: Lure Storage
[Re: Trapper Dan 57]
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07/16/20 04:29 PM
07/16/20 04:29 PM
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Keep mine in the basement. Gets a little damp in the summertime but dry most of the time. I like to make sure any lure or bait that was used has the lid and rim wiped off well. Then I tape the lid shut. I have quite a bit of lure and bait stored. Make a lot of my own and age some. I am constantly monitoring the smells. Every trapper I know will smell things that would gag most people, and find something pleasant in it to them. Lol
NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers
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Re: Lure Storage
[Re: rvsask]
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07/16/20 06:43 PM
07/16/20 06:43 PM
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Ditchdiver
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I just keep mine right in my trapping shed. ×2
When life gets me down..... you know hunting/trapping season is closed.
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Re: Lure Storage
[Re: Trapper Dan 57]
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07/16/20 07:03 PM
07/16/20 07:03 PM
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 3,960 Northern Nevada
Bob
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Every summer I buy a couple jars. Usually a new one to test out, sometimes a replacement. Good lures and baits only get better with age, like fine wine. I’ve caught coyotes on stuff I bought ten years ago, just stored out in the shed for a decade
"I have two guns, one for each of ya."
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Re: Lure Storage
[Re: Bob]
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07/16/20 09:46 PM
07/16/20 09:46 PM
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Joined: Feb 2018
Posts: 4,100 Bonner County, Idaho
Wild_Idaho
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Every summer I buy a couple jars. Usually a new one to test out, sometimes a replacement. Good lures and baits only get better with age, like fine wine. I’ve caught coyotes on stuff I bought ten years ago, just stored out in the shed for a decade Side note, did you move to NV? Didn't you used to live in NE Montana?
Real name Eric The sharpest hammer in the box of crayons.
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Re: Lure Storage
[Re: Trapper Dan 57]
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07/16/20 10:25 PM
07/16/20 10:25 PM
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Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 776 MN, USA
star flakes
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I'm certain there is a thread on this subject, however I am wanting your current opinions on how you store your lures, urine, and commercially prepared baits ? When I'm at trapper get togethers I try to buy equipment and attractants to support show vendors. I keep a good inventory of my "Go to Lures" along with a pretty hefty amount of many other manufacturers goods too. Over the years I've discovered storing gallons of urine in old ice chests (coolers) works great, Lures on the other hand are stored in air tight clear containers for easier visibility and kept in a dark room. Being in Texas, summers get hot as do my storage areas. Through recent conversations I've learned there are a few well respected trappers that store in a operational ( obviously designated for this purpose) refrigerators. I have always felt lure manufacturers incorporate some sort of preservative which keeps deterioration down to a minimum . I have purchased bottles of very old lures and they still have the kick I expect from quality products. I am almost embarrassed to say just how many bottles ( totes fulI) I keep on hand. I would like to hear your storage opinion and how many bottles of lures, bait and what not you keep on hand. The quantity kept part of my question is simply to know I am not the only person inflicted with "Lure Hoarding" Blessings to Ya'll Dan as you are in Texas, most of which is an old ocean bed of things not good for foundations, meaning from what I was told, most of you do not have basements as the clay moves in the wet and dry and buckles walls, I would suggest either burying an old freezer in the ground or getting a power company or farmer with a big post hole digger to sink in a hole 6 feet down, and then put a big capped pipe in it, to store your totes. Put oversize gravel around it for drainage, and cap it up. the capped end would be in case you ended up with a shallow well. You can put a small vent pipe on the side with mesh screen, but that would make a handy root cellar or lure cellar. I store mine in our old cellar, in large cans. Stuff is as good as the day it was made, back when fur was worth something. Even Texas doesn't get hot 6 foot under.
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Re: Lure Storage
[Re: Wild_Idaho]
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07/16/20 11:45 PM
07/16/20 11:45 PM
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Joined: Jan 2007
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Bob
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Every summer I buy a couple jars. Usually a new one to test out, sometimes a replacement. Good lures and baits only get better with age, like fine wine. I’ve caught coyotes on stuff I bought ten years ago, just stored out in the shed for a decade Side note, did you move to NV? Didn't you used to live in NE Montana? Yes, I did. I was working in the oilfield there and it crashed. I got laid off, so we packed up, put the house up for sale and moved to Nevada. I grew up here, left for the oil patch when I was 20. My folks are here and they sure are happy to have the grandkids so close now.
"I have two guns, one for each of ya."
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Re: Lure Storage
[Re: Trapper Dan 57]
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07/17/20 11:54 AM
07/17/20 11:54 AM
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Joined: Mar 2020
Posts: 7,211 W NY
Turtledale
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Just went down and took a head count. Gallon jars to 1 ounce bottles 173. Didn't think that was a lot till now lol
NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers
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