#437141 - 11/30/07 07:21 AM
Re: Bobcat lure from the 30s
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Asa Lenon
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Registered: 12/23/06
Posts: 2476
Loc: Gulliver, Michigan
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Whose 1930's formulas were these? Sound like good ones for the era. Ace
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#437194 - 11/30/07 08:20 AM
Re: Bobcat lure from the 30s
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minkmaster
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Registered: 11/04/07
Posts: 1484
Loc: Mt Erie, Illinois
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lol its from an e.j dailey book The Trappers Partner. i will post all legal furbearers lure recipes eventually.
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#437258 - 11/30/07 09:10 AM
Re: Bobcat lure from the 30s
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Asa Lenon
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Registered: 12/23/06
Posts: 2476
Loc: Gulliver, Michigan
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And to think that successors to E. J. Dailey couldn't keep up the quality of those simple formulas. E. J. Dailey lures were at one time the #1 selling lure in the business. Ace
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#437274 - 11/30/07 09:26 AM
Re: Bobcat lure from the 30s
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MChewk
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Registered: 12/23/06
Posts: 951
Loc: Northern Illinois
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Asa, Lynx or anyone else...can you tell us more about SEAL OIL? I had a few old timey lures that had seal oil in it...stinky...but good. Is it still available? Is it hard to get?
thanks mike
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#437275 - 11/30/07 09:26 AM
Re: Bobcat lure from the 30s
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Bullneck
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Registered: 06/05/07
Posts: 224
Loc: Lonaconing Md
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That would make a grey fox lure also
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#437278 - 11/30/07 09:31 AM
Re: Bobcat lure from the 30s
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MChewk
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Registered: 12/23/06
Posts: 951
Loc: Northern Illinois
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Asa, Lynx or anyone else...can you tell us more about SEAL OIL? I had a few old timey lures that had seal oil in it...stinky...but good. Is it still available? Is it hard to get?
thanks mike
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#437392 - 11/30/07 10:41 AM
Re: Bobcat lure from the 30s
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possum5676
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Registered: 01/02/07
Posts: 936
Loc: kansas
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mike, this comes from an old well driller puller who trapped in the 30s thru the late 60s, seal oil, which ya cant get in the united states anymore except in small human etable form now days, was made in more than one grade of form, the fresher kind was somewhat dark and fairly mild smelling, often used for mixing in machined oils, the best kind according to him for trapping was the dark almost black kind that had a loud stinky odor, was very thick and had no water in it, to make it even better he said it could be boiled to reduce any water in it further, much of it was shipped around in steel drums of various sizes, lure makers claim one can substitute it in formula with cod liver oil, however this old fellow said the very best substitute was pure top catfish oil, no juice, the absolute best catfish oil he claimed was in the heads, a quart jar of good catfish yeilded him about one inch of good top oil, it was black, and thick, and very loud but not sick rankish, nothing like carp juice, but plenty stinky, so if ya want seal oil thats dark and loud go render some catfish lol, ive used the catfish oil, its a terrefic base, and rreally makes some hot nelson bait.
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#437400 - 11/30/07 10:46 AM
Re: Bobcat lure from the 30s
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minkmaster
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Registered: 11/04/07
Posts: 1484
Loc: Mt Erie, Illinois
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wow that answered the question i was gonna ask
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#439649 - 12/01/07 05:51 PM
Re: Bobcat lure from the 30s
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MChewk
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Registered: 12/23/06
Posts: 951
Loc: Northern Illinois
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Thanks Possum...good info.
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