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if my waxed sand... #7001311 09/26/20 08:39 PM 09/26/20 08:39 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 6,497 central Haudenosaunee, the De... W white marlin OP trapper
white marlin OP trapper W Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 6,497 central Haudenosaunee, the De...	holds water 7 hours later, am I good to go? (first time making it...) Thanks!

Re: if my waxed sand... [Re: white marlin] #7001384 09/26/20 09:50 PM 09/26/20 09:50 PM
Joined: Mar 2016 Posts: 2,162 N.E. Nebr L LDW trapper
LDW trapper L Joined: Mar 2016 Posts: 2,162 N.E. Nebr	Perfect!! You did good.

Re: if my waxed sand... [Re: white marlin] #7001392 09/26/20 09:56 PM 09/26/20 09:56 PM
Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 11,313 Maine, Aroostook Posco trapper
Posco trapper Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 11,313 Maine, Aroostook	Seems to me you don't want your waxed sand holding water.

Re: if my waxed sand... [Re: white marlin] #7001422 09/26/20 10:28 PM 09/26/20 10:28 PM
Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 3,077 Wyoming C cmcf trapper
cmcf trapper C Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 3,077 Wyoming	If you’re doing the dimple test where you make a small mound of wxdirt and poke a small dimple in the top add water. If the water beads up and doesn’t soak in you got it right. “The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined” B. Disraeli

Re: if my waxed sand... [Re: white marlin] #7001425 09/26/20 10:32 PM 09/26/20 10:32 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 6,497 central Haudenosaunee, the De... W white marlin OP trapper
white marlin OP trapper W Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 6,497 central Haudenosaunee, the De...	appreciate the replies... yes, holds water in a puddle within a sample.

Re: if my waxed sand... [Re: cmcf] #7001428 09/26/20 10:33 PM 09/26/20 10:33 PM
Joined: Mar 2016 Posts: 2,162 N.E. Nebr L LDW trapper
LDW trapper L Joined: Mar 2016 Posts: 2,162 N.E. Nebr	Originally Posted by cmcf If you’re doing the dimple test where you make a small mound of wxdirt and poke a small dimple in the top add water. If the water beads up and doesn’t soak in you got it right. He said it held water for 7 hours.

Re: if my waxed sand... [Re: Posco] #7001429 09/26/20 10:34 PM 09/26/20 10:34 PM
Joined: Mar 2016 Posts: 2,162 N.E. Nebr L LDW trapper
LDW trapper L Joined: Mar 2016 Posts: 2,162 N.E. Nebr	Originally Posted by Posco Seems to me you don't want your waxed sand holding water. You sure don't want it to soak in.

Re: if my waxed sand... [Re: LDW] #7001431 09/26/20 10:34 PM 09/26/20 10:34 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 6,497 central Haudenosaunee, the De... W white marlin OP trapper
white marlin OP trapper W Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 6,497 central Haudenosaunee, the De...	Originally Posted by LDW Perfect!! You did good. Thanks, LDW...you inspired me to gear up/ try this!

Re: if my waxed sand... [Re: white marlin] #7001435 09/26/20 10:38 PM 09/26/20 10:38 PM
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Mark June Unregistered M	Yep. Sounds good to go

Re: if my waxed sand... [Re: white marlin] #7001446 09/26/20 10:54 PM 09/26/20 10:54 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 6,497 central Haudenosaunee, the De... W white marlin OP trapper
white marlin OP trapper W Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 6,497 central Haudenosaunee, the De...	Thanks, Mark!

Re: if my waxed sand... [Re: white marlin] #7001448 09/26/20 10:56 PM 09/26/20 10:56 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 6,497 central Haudenosaunee, the De... W white marlin OP trapper
white marlin OP trapper W Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 6,497 central Haudenosaunee, the De...	Thanks, cmcf!

Re: if my waxed sand... [Re: white marlin] #7001664 09/27/20 09:23 AM 09/27/20 09:23 AM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 7,998 Montana B beartooth trapr trapper
beartooth trapr trapper B Joined: May 2011 Posts: 7,998 Montana	I make a small mound of waxed sand and as long as it rolls off. It's all good, a bullet proof trap bedding. Let me sugar coat this

Re: if my waxed sand... [Re: LDW] #7001919 09/27/20 01:36 PM 09/27/20 01:36 PM
Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 11,313 Maine, Aroostook Posco trapper
Posco trapper Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 11,313 Maine, Aroostook	Originally Posted by LDW Originally Posted by Posco Seems to me you don't want your waxed sand holding water. You sure don't want it to soak in. I agree but I also don't want a swimming pool freezing on top of my trap.

Re: if my waxed sand... [Re: white marlin] #7001983 09/27/20 02:24 PM 09/27/20 02:24 PM
Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 8,370 Firth, Nebraska jabNE trapper
jabNE trapper Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 8,370 Firth, Nebraska	yep! Money cannot buy you happiness, but it can buy you a trapping license and that's pretty close.

Re: if my waxed sand... [Re: white marlin] #7002204 09/27/20 07:08 PM 09/27/20 07:08 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 6,497 central Haudenosaunee, the De... W white marlin OP trapper
white marlin OP trapper W Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 6,497 central Haudenosaunee, the De...	26 hours plus, and it's still pooled on top!

Re: if my waxed sand... [Re: white marlin] #7002622 09/28/20 07:35 AM 09/28/20 07:35 AM
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 208 Jacksonville, IL B bwhntr100 trapper
bwhntr100 trapper B Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 208 Jacksonville, IL	Posco, its just a test. Nobody makes sets that way unless they have their head up their butt.

Re: if my waxed sand... [Re: bwhntr100] #7002644 09/28/20 08:08 AM 09/28/20 08:08 AM
Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 11,313 Maine, Aroostook Posco trapper
Posco trapper Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 11,313 Maine, Aroostook	Originally Posted by bwhntr100 Posco, its just a test. Nobody makes sets that way unless they have their head up their butt. Got ya. I've been using waxed sand and have never seen anyone refer to this test before. I can tell by color when I have enough wax. That's what I go by.

Re: if my waxed sand... [Re: white marlin] #7003077 09/28/20 06:03 PM 09/28/20 06:03 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 6,497 central Haudenosaunee, the De... W white marlin OP trapper
white marlin OP trapper W Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 6,497 central Haudenosaunee, the De...	this was my first time making it.

Re: if my waxed sand... [Re: white marlin] #7003091 09/28/20 06:23 PM 09/28/20 06:23 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,971 Peoria County Illinois Larry Baer trapper
Larry Baer trapper Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,971 Peoria County Illinois	The first time I used it I made 5 sets along a river and that night it flooded and came out of its banks. Two days later I went back when the water was down to reset. and I had three coyotes all caught after the water went down. It was 12 degrees. The two I remade had waxed dirt under and over the trap. They were snug and dry in their beds and ready to go. I did not even do anything to the second one after seeing how the first one was perfect. You will like it. Just passin through

Re: if my waxed sand... [Re: white marlin] #7003102 09/28/20 06:43 PM 09/28/20 06:43 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 6,497 central Haudenosaunee, the De... W white marlin OP trapper
white marlin OP trapper W Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 6,497 central Haudenosaunee, the De...	Thanks, Larry! btw...what lure were you using?

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