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#352663 - 09/29/07 08:31 AM mink trappin bait
welder welder trapper Registered: 03/11/07 Posts: 124 Loc: iowa	i got ten bags of chubs and suckers my son has been catchin in a near by creek they should be good for mink i just froze them hole then i'll cut them into pieces when season starts welder _________________________ the outdoors is a great learning experience for our kids LETS GET EM OUTSIDE 3 coon 2 rats 1 frog 1 fox 10 muskrats 2 skunks 3grinners
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#352683 - 09/29/07 08:56 AM Re: mink trappin bait [Re: welder]
Sledgehammer Sledgehammer trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 385 Loc: Friend, NE	Should work well. My favorite is muskrat carcass.
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#352687 - 09/29/07 09:03 AM Re: mink trappin bait [Re: Sledgehammer]
welder welder trapper Registered: 03/11/07 Posts: 124 Loc: iowa	don't have any of those yet will try this trappin season _________________________ the outdoors is a great learning experience for our kids LETS GET EM OUTSIDE 3 coon 2 rats 1 frog 1 fox 10 muskrats 2 skunks 3grinners
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#352758 - 09/29/07 10:38 AM Re: mink trappin bait [Re: welder]
IOWAtrapper IOWAtrapper trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 1437 Loc: Mitchell County Iowa	I use chunked up carp. Its basically their specialty from me. _________________________ A dead owl doesnt give a hoot
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#352832 - 09/29/07 12:02 PM Re: mink trappin bait [Re: IOWAtrapper]
Todd Lund Todd Lund trapper Registered: 12/24/06 Posts: 356 Loc: Wisconsin	Sledgehammer has a good point using muskrat. I save mine in plastic gallon ice cream buckets and freeze until ready to thaw and use...I can usually fit 5 or 6 carcasses in there. I cut them in half and use in mink boxes when the snow flies. Also, blood from the muskrats pools in the bottom and I pour it off into squeeze bottles to freshen up weasel boxes. Remember to gut the rats before putting them in the buckets or they will spoil faster and lose freshness. _________________________ I trap mink because I can't help it.
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#352949 - 09/29/07 02:35 PM Re: mink trappin bait [Re: Todd Lund]
LT GREY LT GREY trapper Registered: 04/09/07 Posts: 5551 Loc: Central Ohio	Carp, trout, salmon or any fresh oily fish.
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#352950 - 09/29/07 02:35 PM Re: mink trappin bait [Re: LT GREY]
LT GREY LT GREY trapper Registered: 04/09/07 Posts: 5551 Loc: Central Ohio	Muskrat or even mink carcas.
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#355680 - 10/02/07 07:55 AM Re: mink trappin bait [Re: LT GREY]
LT GREY LT GREY trapper Registered: 04/09/07 Posts: 5551 Loc: Central Ohio	I add mink gland to mine..some trappers don't but I do on a lot of sets.
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#355724 - 10/02/07 09:26 AM Re: mink trappin bait [Re: LT GREY]
Vinke Vinke trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 1767 Loc: Pacific Northwest WA	"Fresh" or "Fresh Preserved" are The "Key" words here...... _________________________ "We cannot solve problems using the same thinking that created them" http://www.wawildlife.com
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#355735 - 10/02/07 09:39 AM Re: mink trappin bait [Re: Vinke]
ADC ADC trapper Registered: 12/25/06 Posts: 4444 Loc: Iowa	I use creek chubs often. I don't cut them up though I think they have a fresher smell used whole with out the guts exposed. Fresh frozen muskrat and mink are my other two go to baits for mink. ~ADC~ _________________________ All new site ---> Iowa Trappers Talk
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#355788 - 10/02/07 10:57 AM Re: mink trappin bait [Re: ADC]
Barkstone Barkstone trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 1109 Loc: St Louis, Missouri	I have caught about $600 worth of mink in the last 2 weeks but I do not use bait.... I am more comfortable just making blind sets.
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#355792 - 10/02/07 11:07 AM Re: mink trappin bait [Re: Barkstone]
LT GREY LT GREY trapper Registered: 04/09/07 Posts: 5551 Loc: Central Ohio	LAST TWO WEEKS??? You trappin' September mink, Barky? You must be doin' ADC work, trapping fish ponds........? I don't know?
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#355810 - 10/02/07 11:30 AM Re: mink trappin bait [Re: LT GREY]
Barkstone Barkstone trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 1109 Loc: St Louis, Missouri	Yep ADC work, stopping the Koi eaters....
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#355840 - 10/02/07 11:56 AM Re: mink trappin bait [Re: Barkstone]
LT GREY LT GREY trapper Registered: 04/09/07 Posts: 5551 Loc: Central Ohio	Good thing you clarified that......I was worried about you! ha! $\:\)$ Hey how about getting some photo's and/or a story over on the ADC forum? We'd all love to hear about it....(I would anyway).
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#356399 - 10/02/07 08:16 PM Re: mink trappin bait [Re: LT GREY]
minnow minnow trapper Registered: 01/08/07 Posts: 207 Loc: West Des Moines, Iowa	Barkstone, All of the above bait work great. I believe that a pockets set has more to offer a mink. But dont pass up those good blinds sets. once you find a good blind set that is structure (bridge wall rock, fence, rubble pile & ect. Keep an invantory there great year after year. After you have caught your mink. I use the Skinned male rear quarters & the whole female mink in my pockets. And I always take my knife & cut the rear gland before putting them in my pocket set. One other bait I found to be fair pocket bait is "deer" There are pleanty of road kill on my trapline. It works as a great change up if you stay in one spot for long. "Minnow" Edited by minnow (10/03/07 07:28 PM)
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#356456 - 10/02/07 08:58 PM Re: mink trappin bait [Re: minnow]
welder welder trapper Registered: 03/11/07 Posts: 124 Loc: iowa	thanx all info will help _________________________ the outdoors is a great learning experience for our kids LETS GET EM OUTSIDE 3 coon 2 rats 1 frog 1 fox 10 muskrats 2 skunks 3grinners
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#356493 - 10/02/07 09:16 PM Re: mink trappin bait [Re: welder]
Krustyklimber Krustyklimber trapper Registered: 01/15/07 Posts: 487 Loc: Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.	Vinke, Do you care to elaborate, on what are the keys, to fresh and fresh preserved? $\:\)$ THanks, Krusty
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#356537 - 10/02/07 09:49 PM Re: mink trappin bait [Re: Krustyklimber]
Vinke Vinke trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 1767 Loc: Pacific Northwest WA	Krusty, Mink have low tolerance to food type poisoning and seek fresh food out.......When available ....is my understanding..... Also I have never caught an otter on "Old" bait _________________________ "We cannot solve problems using the same thinking that created them" http://www.wawildlife.com
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#356555 - 10/02/07 10:11 PM Re: mink trappin bait [Re: Vinke]
2poor 2poor trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 2866 Loc: Lake Mille Lacs , MN	Carp chunks, Small Bullheads with stinger clipped, or a Weasel carcass is what you would find in my pocket set's. _________________________ It is a lazy man that can't find his wife a second job !
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#356599 - 10/02/07 11:15 PM Re: mink trappin bait [Re: 2poor]
Krustyklimber Krustyklimber trapper Registered: 01/15/07 Posts: 487 Loc: Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.	Vinke, Thanks. Lucky for me, I have access to a fair supply of fresh muskrat carcasses (as well as half a dozen, frozen the day they were caught). And a good supply of beaver meat (one 58 pounds, and one 38 pounds, before skinning). I also have some slightly tainted frozen beef (stew chunks), I guess that's what I'll use in my weasel boxes. Krusty
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#356677 - 10/03/07 06:17 AM Re: mink trappin bait [Re: Krustyklimber]
NS Trapper NS Trapper trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 236 Loc: Nova Scotia, Canada	Smelts and eel are tied for top spot on my list. I find smelts will dry out as opposed to rotting yet still give off a good fishy smell. Eels for the same reason, and like beaver flesh I find eel will still give off a good smell when frozen. _________________________ Dontcha wish every day in life was as exciting as "opening" day?
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#356685 - 10/03/07 06:35 AM Re: mink trappin bait [Re: NS Trapper]
Tim Bauer Tim Bauer trapper Registered: 12/24/06 Posts: 364 Loc: central MN	Bullheads, bullheads and bullheads are what I use. They seem to hold up better than carp or suckers. _________________________ Hi, my name is Tim and I'm a trapaholic.
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