Re: Is it the lure or the location?
[Re: whitfield]
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06/20/08 02:21 PM
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Corey Hain
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Corey Hain
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Location Location Location, without a doubt.
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Re: Is it the lure or the location?
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06/20/08 02:23 PM
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BlueRidgeTrapper
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Re: Is it the lure or the location?
[Re: BlueRidgeTrapper]
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06/20/08 02:30 PM
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Donnie
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i say location but know some dang fine trappers that would disagree
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Re: Is it the lure or the location?
[Re: Ricky Cox]
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06/20/08 02:34 PM
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RockyII
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No need to choose one over the other. Cover them both and you'll be better off.
The more I catch, the poorer I get.
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Re: Is it the lure or the location?
[Re: RockyII]
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06/20/08 02:36 PM
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TN_Trapper
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If I was a lure maker, I would say lure. If I wrote trapping articles, I would say location.
Brandon
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Re: Is it the lure or the location?
[Re: TN_Trapper]
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06/20/08 02:37 PM
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RockyII
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If I was a lure maker, I would say lure. If I wrote trapping articles, I would say location. Have you ever been in politics? lol
The more I catch, the poorer I get.
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Re: Is it the lure or the location?
[Re: RockyII]
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kseric
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ricky cox took the words right out of my mouth.
keep the wind in your face and the sun at your back
YOU DO YOUR THING, I'LL DO MINE
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Re: Is it the lure or the location?
[Re: whitfield]
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06/20/08 03:02 PM
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Jonathan
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My experience strongly suggests that "location" is the key operative, with stand alone identity, independent of lure quality (mediocre, or a great one - however that gradient is measured?) The greatest distance any given lure can be operative and effective is if a given animal's olfactory senses are within the boundary of detection, as the the intensity of the wind may influence its compass. Any sniffing organ has limits.
The "lure" component integrated into a set, no matter the status of its acclaimed virtues, is an aloof concept, and will live on in myth in the hearts and minds of many who put it on the pedestal reserved for magic - an illusion.
Any lure, bait or stinkum carefully applied at a set has merit. That is a given. However, think about this in terms of the set-lure/location quotient that may help to analyze an answer to your question. For example: A well made dirt hole for a canine of choice, will and can, function and produce without a speck of lure or bait when located within the perimeter of "location." That is a given, too.
So, with that said, your way of thinking may have just been stimulated. Others will provide different interpretations contrary to mine, but you will ultimately have to answer the question for yourself.
Jonathan
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Re: Is it the lure or the location?
[Re: whitfield]
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06/20/08 03:42 PM
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Blind sets alone miss ALOT of animals! One needs to take advantage of ALL the tools in the box! Troy
Just ask your mommy...
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Re: Is it the lure or the location?
[Re: Blackdog]
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06/20/08 03:58 PM
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Jonathan
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Troy, That comment is right on location for the discriminating, experienced and flexible trapper. Man cannot live on blind sets alone, he needs lured sets to compliment the spreads between the slices of effort in order for a complete trapper's sandwich to taste the best it possibly can.
Jonathan
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Re: Is it the lure or the location?
[Re: Jonathan]
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06/20/08 04:06 PM
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warden
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Good lure is not a major expense. Location can be learned with experience and even spead up with the proper mentor. Why not use the best of both!
"FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS!"
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