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Fisher & martin lure #8264655
11/17/24 09:30 PM
11/17/24 09:30 PM
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South Central Michigan
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I have a couple pounds of beaver castor and some oil sacs, looking for some input on how much skunk quill to add to a quart of ground castor. Also should I add oil sacs or not.
Expected trapping temperatures 30 deg f to 10 deg f, as I figure this may be a factor into the amount of quill.


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Re: Fisher & martin lure [Re: Freepop] #8264841
11/18/24 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Freepop
I have a couple pounds of beaver castor and some oil sacs, looking for some input on how much skunk quill to add to a quart of ground castor. Also should I add oil sacs or not.
Expected trapping temperatures 30 deg f to 10 deg f, as I figure this may be a factor into the amount of quill.


As far as pure quill goes, obviously a little goes a long way. I like a loud call lure for fisher, but not so loud that it over powers whatever main ingredients the lure consists of. I would probably get 4-6 drops of quill would be ample, but start low and mix thoroughly and give it time to penetrate throughout the entire formula before adding more.

Re: Fisher & martin lure [Re: CountryCletus] #8266822
11/20/24 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by CountryCletus
Originally Posted by Freepop
I have a couple pounds of beaver castor and some oil sacs, looking for some input on how much skunk quill to add to a quart of ground castor. Also should I add oil sacs or not.
Expected trapping temperatures 30 deg f to 10 deg f, as I figure this may be a factor into the amount of quill.


As far as pure quill goes, obviously a little goes a long way. I like a loud call lure for fisher, but not so loud that it over powers whatever main ingredients the lure consists of. I would probably get 4-6 drops of quill would be ample, but start low and mix thoroughly and give it time to penetrate throughout the entire formula before adding more.


Thank you!


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Re: Fisher & martin lure [Re: Freepop] #8279533
12/06/24 09:29 AM
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I like a loud, skunky marten lure. I would have to go look at my formula, but I think I add 1/2 oz to a quart of my marten lure. It might be a 1/4 oz though, like I said, I'd have to go look at my recipe. Either way, it is a lot more than 4-6 drops, but I wouldn't use near as loud of a lure as I make for anything but marten/fisher/weasel family.

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