Muskrat Lure
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07/30/21 10:21 PM
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330 Belisle
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I've tried everything under the sun, including muskrat glands. What your favorite thing ( Lure) to spice things up besides Carrots, Corn, Apple or Potato?
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Re: Muskrat Lure
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07/30/21 10:46 PM
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Lenon's: Muskrat Super All Call. Can buy it from Minnesota Trapline Products right at the top of this page!
Chris Good stuff!!!!!! Positive sets….
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Re: Muskrat Lure
[Re: 330 Belisle]
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07/31/21 01:15 AM
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Don't sell your rat lure short boss. I have used your lure and lennons side by side and see no difference.
Popular bud oil Is very good along with Hudson seal. Not sure you can even get Hudson's seal anymore.
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Re: Muskrat Lure
[Re: 330 Belisle]
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I don't trap a lot of rats but the lure I use when I do is Lennon's and Dobbin's. Go every other set hop scotch the two.
Mac
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Re: Muskrat Lure
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07/31/21 09:55 AM
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Not to hijack the post...but does a commercial rat lure actually improve catch success? I ask this in honest ignorance as I have barely used it (primarily use colony traps) and when I did I just found it to be a raccoon collector. Is there a time of year it's more effective? Are they as lure responsive as beaver? For the record, I have tried bread and butter from MTP and a Hawbakers rat lure only so very little experience with lure as noted above
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Re: Muskrat Lure
[Re: Waz]
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07/31/21 10:29 AM
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Backwater baits is handling Maraks of Iowa lure. I use #2 Rat early season, then #4 mid December through the end of season in the marshes and ditches. Some guys swear by just throwing some bottom debris on the side of a hut, but I like the lure to draw them to the set location by the sheen on the water. I didn't get that with some other lures out there. Good luck. Waz Backwater Baits make a lot of great lures and baits. Bruce and his staff are great people to do business with too.
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Re: Muskrat Lure
[Re: 330 Belisle]
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07/31/21 10:35 AM
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So the rat trapper sets ONE trap at a toilet and ONE trap at a feed bed. But We all know that there are more then ONE rat using those spots. So I make at least 2 lured sets close to those toilets and feed beds. So the rat trapper making one set Is only catching ONE rat while the beav may be catching 3 rats. Same with trapping huts. WE all set that one trap at the pull outs on the house. But I'm going to make at least 2 or 3 lured sets + the pull out on that house. 4 rats are better then 1.
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Re: Muskrat Lure
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07/31/21 11:41 AM
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CHEAP apple scented hair conditioner works great too. I do like my Lennons though....
When life gets me down..... you know hunting/trapping season is closed.
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Re: Muskrat Lure
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all ive ever tried is anise oil,but when i do set a hut if its big enough it gets 3 traps at least
U GOTTA DO WHAT U GOTTA DO CAUSE IT IS WHAT IT IS....AINT NOTHIN WRONG WITH QUIET
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Re: Muskrat Lure
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07/31/21 11:26 PM
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Trapper Art made a great lure called Muskratter. Not sure if Adam still makes it, but it was deadly on the river. If he doesn't make it anymore his muskateer is an awesome second Agreed. Muskratter was my favorite during those high priced rat years.
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Re: Muskrat Lure
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I dont trap a lot of rats,and dont use rat lure.I used to use some gland in spring rat trapping back in the day. I know for a fact that Bob Wilsons green beaver lure attracts rats and the odd otter.No coon here but I bet it attracts them too.
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Re: Muskrat Lure
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08/01/21 10:35 AM
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I dont trap a lot of rats,and dont use rat lure.I used to use some gland in spring rat trapping back in the day. I know for a fact that Bob Wilsons green beaver lure attracts rats and the odd otter.No coon here but I bet it attracts them too. Does anyone remember High Karate aftershave? Bob Wilson’s green beaver lure smells very similar for a reason lol
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Re: Muskrat Lure
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Late spring around here poplar buds are out and sticky and gooey. After a good blow they seem to be on the ground every where. The simplest way to make it is to gather the sticks with buds up and steep in a Crock-Pot with oil.i usually leave them in all day at low. I've used grape seed oil with good results Can you share the method for making homemade poplar bud oil? Thanks I first used this as a beaver lure change up and found out my sets kept catching rats
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Re: Muskrat Lure
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08/01/21 01:28 PM
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If you have a double boiler use that or just a mason jar placed In hot water.
Pick the buds then place them In the top part of the double boiler or In the mason jar. Then add about a 1/2 cup of olive oil or you can use mineral oil or glycerin oil. Just use enough to coat the buds. Get the water boiling then place the top of the double boiler in place or place the jar In the water. Cut your heat to a simmer then simmer for about a 1/2 hour. Use use a colander or some cheese cloth to strain off the oil. And your good to go.
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Re: Muskrat Lure
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08/01/21 04:44 PM
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I used cherry extract that I bought at the grocery store. Dipped a q-tip in, and jabbed in back of notch in bank. Chunk of carrot wouldn't hurt, but that attracted nutria too.
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Re: Muskrat Lure
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08/05/21 10:41 AM
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My wife enjoys bottling the Muskrat Lure as it smells good and she can bottle at kitchen table while watching the fishing poles.
When I was getting ready for work today she yelled for me to come and see our mink visitor.
Thank you to all that continue to use our Muskrat Lure, we sold out of 4 oz in two days at the NTA show in Iowa.
Asa Lenon is doing great and we visited both before and after the Escanaba, Mi Trapping Show., We always say we are going to lunch and end up on a UP back road some were returning many hours later to take him home. Always puts a smile on his face when I tell him the amount of Muskrat lure we moved. He warns to watch out when the rat prices go up.
Awesome!
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