How do you get your traps ready?
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10/31/22 07:37 PM
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How do you get your traps oiled or prepped for season. I know its kinda late but my bro left traps out all my winter.
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Re: How do you get your traps ready?
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I wax my coyote traps and everything else gets a nice coat of speed dip. I like the way that speed dip coats a trap and the coon and muskrats don’t care about any gas smell that maybe left behind. I’ll clean the traps with a pressure wash before I dip any and let them dry and sometimes the coyote traps will get dyed in logwood dye as needed
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Re: How do you get your traps ready?
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What is the mix you use for speed dip?
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Re: How do you get your traps ready?
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What is the mix you use for speed dip? Around 4:1 gas to speed dip. I think the can says you can even go 5:1
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Re: How do you get your traps ready?
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10/31/22 08:33 PM
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Do you need to use WD-40 on them if they have been out in the ground all winter?
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Re: How do you get your traps ready?
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[/ Everything is done in the spring - early summer. Clean them and fresh coat of paint the ones that need it. Hang them in the shed and wait. M y bro left them out in the ground all winter
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Re: How do you get your traps ready?
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10/31/22 09:40 PM
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Depends how bad they are. If there wasn't any protective coating on the traps before he left them in the ground all winter it may take some extra work to get them ready. No oil. Either a dip made for trap, trap dye and/or wax or some guys dip in diluted paint. The trap dye, wax ands dips you can buy from trapping supply dealers. I would think if your dipping them instead of dyeing u would want all the rust cleaned off or it will continue to rust underneath dip. If dying a light coat of rust is actually good but any scaly rust and dirt needs removed. Pics would help the guys point u in the right direction. If those traps were set and not being checked that's irresponsible as a trapper and gives trappers a bad image. Some states require them to be checked if they are out even if they aren't set.
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Re: How do you get your traps ready?
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Re: How do you get your traps ready?
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10/31/22 10:26 PM
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If they're super rusty you can soak them in vinegar over night, then in the morning just hit them with a hose and the rust just comes right off. If they're not too rusty, just dye and wax them. IMO it's too late in the year to dip or paint traps to be used this season for any land animals.
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