Posted By: JoeMeek1840
Beaver Castor Lure - 02/06/23 03:30 AM
I have some castor I want to grind up to make a castor lure for winter Beaver in open water.
What tips and information can you give me?
I know beaver lures aren't as secretive as predator lures, so if you can help I'd appreciate it.
So far I've thought about Castor, Oil sack oil, Spearmint oil ( or Peppermint oil), Poplar oil
Posted By: Guss
Re: Beaver Castor Lure - 02/06/23 02:32 PM
Nothing special just beaver meat with castor and maybe some popal oil.
Posted By: Tom Fisher
Re: Beaver Castor Lure - 02/07/23 12:11 AM
I use sac oil,glycerene,separate. Castor, vodka, glycol, glycerne, old spice. Go easy on the old spice, I use it pretty thin. Gonna try some with grease pretty soon.
Posted By: E.J. Kelley
Re: Beaver Castor Lure - 02/07/23 12:19 AM
I use sac oil,glycerene,separate. Castor, vodka, glycol, glycerne, old spice. Go easy on the old spice, I use it pretty thin. Gonna try some with grease pretty soon.
No green chili sauce in there Tom?!
Posted By: Tom Fisher
Re: Beaver Castor Lure - 02/07/23 02:10 AM
Save the chili for ice cream!
Posted By: loosegoose
Re: Beaver Castor Lure - 02/14/23 05:09 PM
Mine is castor, glycerin for Walmart, cheap rot-gut whiskey, and a touch of anise and vanilla extract, again from Walmart. Works good enough for me, and smells so good I'd be tempted to use it as cologne.
Posted By: E.J. Kelley
Re: Beaver Castor Lure - 02/14/23 11:29 PM
Loosegoose, I gotta ask. why the rot gut whiskey? Odor?
Posted By: E.J. Kelley
Re: Beaver Castor Lure - 02/19/23 11:33 PM
Or anyone else care to elaborate on the whiskey in beaver lure?
Posted By: sportsman94
Re: Beaver Castor Lure - 02/20/23 12:00 AM
Maybe to give lift to the scent? No experience, just spitballing
Posted By: ky trapper
Re: Beaver Castor Lure - 02/20/23 12:11 AM
I like to soak castor in red wine for at least a month before I grind it.
Posted By: E.J. Kelley
Re: Beaver Castor Lure - 02/20/23 10:07 PM
ok, red wine. What does it do for the castor by soaking in it? Just curios.
Posted By: danny clifton
Re: Beaver Castor Lure - 02/22/23 11:49 PM
A freind told me about the red wine thing quite a few years ago. I am not sure exactly what happens. I was told he got it from Dave Edwards. It works. after you let it soak a few months grind it still wet. I guess its the food smell of fermented grapes that gives it a kick. I suspect it improves volatility as well.
Posted By: Paul Dobbins
Re: Beaver Castor Lure - 02/23/23 02:02 AM
When I use to provide some castors to Dave Edwards, he'd always ask me to soak them in burgandy wine for six months first. This was after I dried them and before grinding.
Posted By: E.J. Kelley
Re: Beaver Castor Lure - 02/23/23 02:52 PM
Very interesting! Thanks guys.