Been so long since I targeted (non-nuisance coon) I had to think about this. Early, pre-freeze up: 1pint fish oil and 1 oz. shellfish oil. Good squirt above and in the pocket with a carp head. Also in the water if using what Pete Askins taught us to add. In baited bodygrips after freeze up, Blackies Boars Delight on every set. Turn around if I left home without it! Midnight Bandit cut with feed grade molasses in a squeeze bottle. I also liked his Sledge Hammer as a change up in cold weather.

Carman's Nocturnal- mink like it also. Hawbakers always makes me feel young again.

Dave Scifres Coon Tar. Dave Eckels has a great concoction that is pretty secretive.

Night Bandit

Walleye101, I remember Bob Gritski, seen him at some of the first Minnesota Conventions I went to in the early to mid 1980s. I used Crazy Eyes, it had a real unique odor, came in an amber bottle I think and I think only available in 4 oz bottles. Bob Gritski also had a book out, So You Want to be a Long Liner. If I remember correctly, I think he was out of Tabor. SD at that time. Not sure whatever happened to him. That's going back 40 plus years.

Those first Minnesota conventions I went to, right after I got my driver's license, we would walk around the booths in the dealer buildings all day, looking at everyone's photo albums and wanting to buy everything.

I remember Jeff Dunlap's Dad selling supplies at those Minnesota shows, he was out of Michigan. Ludy Sheda always had a big setup, he would have canopies coming off of his trucks, his workers slept on the ground right in the booth.

We don't sell a lot of 'coon lure, our best seller is probably Blackie's Night Bandit, or Boar's Delight.

Really hard to beat a chunk of fish in a pocket for water trapping coon and mink.

I remember old Ludy Sheda. He was always trying to wheel and deal. What a character from years ago. Always trying to give away fur coats.