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Hey, who doesn't like sexy traps? To me, a B&L #44 LS is just about as sexy as they get. Easy to set, folds compact and has a huge jaw spread. They are almost pornographic. I wish I had another dozen of them.

If you're looking to rust quickly soak a bit in white vinegar followed by a baking soda and water rinse. The ability to rust is dependent on the chromium content in the steel.

I put lots of traps in water. I dye and wax them. Dye, so they blend in. Wax, so they don't turn into a pile of rust. I have recently started painting some.

Every one has different conditions, areas and animals they trap. There is not a one size fits all solution. Find out what's best for you and your situation.

When adding just chain. I treat the chain and swivels etc.... before attaching to the traps

I dye because a jet black trap pops out like a sore thumb against our soil types. I check a lot of traps at 20-30x with a spotting scope. Easy to see if somethings amuck.

Also, a good boil in logwood is a great deodorizer. You can pressure wash a skunked up trap till your water bill matches Joe Biden’s bank account, it’s still gonna be skunky.

I wax because it’s another layer of initial protection (traps aren’t cheap and mine spend a LOT of time in the ground) and a waxed trap is easier to keep from freezing down.

Boil and wax is also the ONLY trap coating one can use one day, and reliably set the next day without having to let those coatings cure or air out.

As for the scent stuff, I’m not even gonna go there with the “it don’t matter” crowd. It does matter. Period.

I'm 100% with Boone. Gas and Time are the biggest expenses. Don't take shortcuts. I'm not driving 10 miles to check a trap that I don't have the upmost confidence in.

Why do you always have to use the big, technical terms?

I AM the dishwasher. My whirly-majigger is not trap compatible no matter how sexy they are

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Spray paint .

Lefty, my comment was somewhere along this line but not nearly so rated G. I thought better of it and just went to the shop to sort a truckload of guns instead. It's the thought that counts.

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