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Tip #17 Trap Stakes |
Made in USA |
I weld a 3/8 slug on my trap stakes roughly 3- 4 above the point. |
Tip #18 Shock Springs |
Tip #19 Trap Cleaning |
Tip #20 Blending Material for Sets |
One of the fastest and easiest ways that I have cleaned traps is with a hot water bath. It will melt and loosen your old wax, dirt and krud. |
A compressed air nozzle will blow off all the old wax and dirt, especially in hard to get places like inside the springs. |
I use a lot of grass clippings. I shred it several times, then wind row it. Stirring daily helps to dry and water spraying and the sun really help to bleach out the color. |
Tip #21 Lure Making Tips |
The slug gives unbelievable holding power and I always double stake due to
unexpected weather changes. |
The reason I use shock springs is that in extreme weather toe catches do and will happen. |
Shock springs doing their job. What really gets your attention is a $200+ toe-caught bobcat. |
A clean trap ready to be dyed and waxed. I have tried different ways to clean traps but found this to be the easiest for me. |
I also use a lot of shredded leaves. All dried, bagged and ready for the trapline. |
I have used different methods to work down ingredients for lure, glands and baits
using old chest freezers, refrigerators and burying it in the ground. All work good. I like what I call the "Tub and Jug" method. I also use a 5 gallon bucket to make fresh tainted bait on my Texas trap line. It is fast and simple. |
I weld 3 or 4 nuts on the open lip of the tub for the tie down. I want the ground loose and facing south. The tie downs serve 2 purposes: to pull the tub down into the loose dirt sealing it from flies and to keep animals from upsetting it. |
