No you do not need to wax a trap to catch any K-9. But it helps pervent rusting and and makes for a faster and smoother working trap IMO.It allows to clean your traps in the spring so there ready in the fall either though the trap should not rust after if kept dry.One must alway remember wax will hold oder so clean wax but be used or this can cause for less catches.Remember the K-9 or any other target is not scared of steel their thing is if smelled why is it here. Look at snares no one get as concerned many even don't wear gloves.

ya i hear ya,and besides i dont know anyone around my area that still traps coyotes.is it a good idea to boil my traps?

Yes I do.

okay.my dad has this oil stuff that i can dip my traps in to take care of the rust.thanx everybody.

Yes, you do. It makes the wax "Smearier" and less likely to flake off. I add 1 TB wax ring to about 10 lbs hobby wax.

i dont know bigbob i am more of a simple guy and i disagree with u.

Nice. Ask a question about using a product that you have zero experience with, gather and absorb as much controversial information about waxing traps as you possibly can within 6 days, decide to rather use oil to retard rust instead of wax anyway, and then tell an experienced trapper that you disagree with his preferred method of mixing waxes.
How can you disagree with him if you don't have a leg to stand on? You said you "Never waxed traps before", but in less than a week you're telling others how to do it.
Gotta love the instant internet forum experts.

i just said i disagree with him,i never said it wont work,but i dont like to get more stuff then i have to.i didnt mean to hurt anybodys feelings!sorry....and besides i dont know what a wax cap is,never heard of it.

That's how some people are yote4229!

I don't know what he was talking about ether!
But I know I'm successful with what I do!

The stuff he's talking about is for the guys that catch 15+ coyotes a day!

If you have any questions feel free to ask me. I know enough to catch a few coyotes a year!

Breaker Ron Marsh. Are you getting the 220/290 deg F. in a double boiler set up?
Probably a dumb question but you got me thinking, again.
I did get a much better thermometer, just havn't used the new one yet.

Folks when Ron speaks of wax, it's a good time to listen up.
He has taught me more about wax than three generations of candle makers have.

okay thankes.and u can just call me yote or jd.

Okay I will .

And most everyone just calls me Kid!

okay.

Hmmmm, do I want advice from a kid who catches a few coyotes a year or from a seasoned pro catching 15 a day?..That's a tuff question.

well what do u think.

The only thing is that some people that catch a ton of yotes don't give a lot of advice!

the guys that give good advice dont post here much anymore because of guys like you two, why waste the time trying to teach someone anything when they are just going to stay stuck in there own rut and not want to learn. its a little annoying when guys who are willing to help someone come along and a 14 year old kid or a 2 coyote a year guy tells them they are wrong. there is some good information in this thread and you chose to ignore it and tell these nice folks who WANT to help you there wrong and you wonder why guys dont wanna give good advice from years of personal experience? beachcomber hit the nail on the head

lmao

and some folks wonder why the oldtimers on tman have quit posting much help at all

Yea, Just dunk the traps in Oil. It will prevent rust. It will also help eliminate the need for remakes.