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Caught a Variety Pack This Week
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<blockquote data-quote="JhnDeereMan" data-source="post: 5049091" data-attributes="member: 21586"><p>It is not a necessity to dip/wax or dye your traps. However the metal of the traps will have odors that will deter most animals. Basically this is just another step to increase your odds of a catch. </p><p> The dye(in my case boiling in walnut hulls) takes the shine out of the metal. The wax/dip then acts as a sealant to seal in any odors of the trap. FMJ is almost like a Kevlar when it dries. Milky white rubbery texture.</p><p>One note when boiling in walnut hulls. After boiling take more water and dump in the pot to roll the top half of the water out of your container onto the ground. When you boil the oils from the traps rises to the top and if you pull the traps back out through that you have accomplished nothing. Oil is right back on the trap.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JhnDeereMan, post: 5049091, member: 21586"] It is not a necessity to dip/wax or dye your traps. However the metal of the traps will have odors that will deter most animals. Basically this is just another step to increase your odds of a catch. The dye(in my case boiling in walnut hulls) takes the shine out of the metal. The wax/dip then acts as a sealant to seal in any odors of the trap. FMJ is almost like a Kevlar when it dries. Milky white rubbery texture. One note when boiling in walnut hulls. After boiling take more water and dump in the pot to roll the top half of the water out of your container onto the ground. When you boil the oils from the traps rises to the top and if you pull the traps back out through that you have accomplished nothing. Oil is right back on the trap. [/QUOTE]
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