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#495428 - 01/02/08 12:42 PM Poly fill or Wax Paper
Bobcat60 Bobcat60 trapper Registered: 11/09/07 Posts: 245 Loc: Post, TX	Been using polyfill under my pans this year instead of wax paper over my pan..I have not got to put alot of sets out but it seems to be doing ok...which do yall think is better out of these two methods Edited by Bobcat60 (01/02/08 12:42 PM) _________________________
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#495431 - 01/02/08 12:45 PM Re: Poly fill or Wax Paper [Re: Bobcat60]
threestud threestud trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 766 Loc: perryville/missouri	im a tight wad and use grass never had a problem and its free
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#495484 - 01/02/08 01:24 PM Re: Poly fill or Wax Paper [Re: threestud]
CharlesKS CharlesKS trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 7035 Loc: Kansas,31,6-1,220,B/B NS	i use pollyfill when its dry. NO PROBLEMS, works great. switched over to wax paper as suggested to me, now that its WET. polyfill has a tendancy to freeze up, and dirt claudes attach to the polyfill...kinda makes me nervous. perhaps why i missed a cat the other day. when i remade the set, i used wax paper. _________________________ without farm subsidies, you box of cornflakes will cost you 15$
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#495581 - 01/02/08 02:19 PM Re: Poly fill or Wax Paper [Re: CharlesKS]
Bottomline Bottomline trapper Registered: 12/24/06 Posts: 3362 Loc: Johnston "By God" County, NC	Wax paper here. _________________________
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#495643 - 01/02/08 02:45 PM Re: Poly fill or Wax Paper [Re: Bottomline]
jace22101 jace22101 trapper Registered: 12/13/07 Posts: 17 Loc: bedford co. pa	i use polyfill year round never have problems
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#495655 - 01/02/08 02:50 PM Re: Poly fill or Wax Paper [Re: Bottomline]
shanemoss shanemoss trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 789 Loc: Cook Springs, Alabama	I use polyfill or cotton most of the time when i dont run off and leave it, Leaves and grass when i do. I dont "usually" have to worry bout the set getting wet then freezeing but the soil around here will get wet or damp and then dry hard as a rock unless i use troll dirt. I never liked pan covers for some reason but its been years since i used any. shane _________________________ POSITIVE THINKING: It's the only thing keeping you from being naked on the roof with a deer rifle!
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#495669 - 01/02/08 03:01 PM Re: Poly fill or Wax Paper [Re: shanemoss]
foothillstrapper foothillstrapper trapper Registered: 12/25/06 Posts: 283 Loc: Backus, MN	I've been a tp user for decades and this year I went to polyfil. I do not like it. I had a lot of refusals and traps that didn't fire. I didn't do anything out of the ordinary so I'm pretty sure that its the polyfil. I have been mentoring a 79 year old and he came up with a great alternative. Dry, eyeglass sheets. You can get them in the square or the rectangle. They are tough, quiet, and easy to work with. I will start out using them next year. Anyone else use these?
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#495693 - 01/02/08 03:16 PM Re: Poly fill or Wax Paper [Re: foothillstrapper]
Butch. Butch. trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 956 Loc: Dahlonega, Georgia	I run pollyfill under all my pans. Very cheap and works real well for me. Use just enough to go under the pan and not be wadded tight. The amount i use does not affect the tension on the trap in anyway. Just enough to keep the dirt out.
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#495954 - 01/02/08 05:24 PM Re: Poly fill or Wax Paper [Re: Butch.]
Dan Allen Dan Allen trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 1217 Loc: Pennsylvania	I used polyfill this year. I will probably use it again next year too. Dan _________________________ Please visit baitluremakers.proboards84.com
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#495992 - 01/02/08 05:35 PM Re: Poly fill or Wax Paper [Re: Dan Allen]
warcraft_jr. warcraft_jr. trapper Registered: 01/21/07 Posts: 294 Loc: HASTINGS , NEBRASKA	wax paper. _________________________ never knock on deaths door , ring the doorbell and run away he hates that
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#496011 - 01/02/08 05:41 PM Re: Poly fill or Wax Paper [Re: warcraft_jr.]
Jtrapper Jtrapper trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 7372 Loc: Alabama (Bama for short) 108 y...	Poly fil unless in real sandy condition's, then i'll use some type of pan cover, don't really have a preference, wax paper, brown paper bag, coffee filters, waxed hamburger patty papers, cup cake paper, etc. Have been known to use a sandwich bag when in a jam, lol. _________________________ I ALMOST survived SmackDown Tupelo '08!
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#496015 - 01/02/08 05:44 PM Re: Poly fill or Wax Paper [Re: Jtrapper]
Creek Trapper Creek Trapper trapper Registered: 02/03/07 Posts: 1866 Loc: Eastern Kansas	Originally Posted By: Jtrapper Have been known to use a sandwich bag when in a jam, lol. Let me guess-it was after a PBJ sandwich with strawberry JAM. _________________________ I hate KU, leaky boots, poison ivy, ticks, cold feet, mosquitoes, KU, mud, wet socks, wasps and hornets, headaches, jammed fingers, and KU.
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#496043 - 01/02/08 05:54 PM Re: Poly fill or Wax Paper [Re: Creek Trapper]
tmrschessie tmrschessie trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 1749 Loc: Near Red Cloud,Nebraska	Wax paper. Tom _________________________ The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U42PF4khOXc http://www.huntingne.com/forum
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#496049 - 01/02/08 05:56 PM Re: Poly fill or Wax Paper [Re: tmrschessie]
Jtrapper Jtrapper trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 7372 Loc: Alabama (Bama for short) 108 y...	Blackberry jam, strawberry stuff too sweeet, lol. _________________________ I ALMOST survived SmackDown Tupelo '08!
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#496185 - 01/02/08 06:42 PM Re: Poly fill or Wax Paper [Re: Jtrapper]
pass-thru pass-thru trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 706 Loc: Hubert NC 33	Where do you get polyfil?
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#496254 - 01/02/08 07:02 PM Re: Poly fill or Wax Paper [Re: pass-thru]
Cannon Ball Cannon Ball trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 202 Loc: Washington , N.C.	Wal Mart in the pillow stuffing section A big bag will run about $3 or $4
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#496420 - 01/02/08 07:56 PM Re: Poly fill or Wax Paper [Re: Cannon Ball]
StatelineRunner StatelineRunner trapper Registered: 10/26/07 Posts: 180 Loc: Minn.	Polyfil.
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#496577 - 01/02/08 08:45 PM Re: Poly fill or Wax Paper [Re: StatelineRunner]
j lord j lord trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 4106 Loc: TN, just north of Smackdown	polyfill for me, or just go without it sometimes. _________________________ James -------- I survived the timeout of Feb '07 Runnin' With J Lord two disk set
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#496613 - 01/02/08 08:57 PM Re: Poly fill or Wax Paper [Re: j lord]
trapper30 trapper30 trapper Registered: 01/27/07 Posts: 387 Loc: wv	polyfill this year used screen covers last year , personally i like polyfill better easier to hide trap i think _________________________ AMERICAN BY BIRTH, REBEL BY CHOICE 10 coyotes 7 bob cats 1 grey 1 red 38 grinners 7 coons season total so far
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#496836 - 01/02/08 10:49 PM Re: Poly fill or Wax Paper [Re: trapper30]
Magnum Hunter Magnum Hunter trapper Registered: 08/20/07 Posts: 377 Loc: Roaring Spring, PA	Made the switch to poly this season...no complaints. I like it better than waxed paper. _________________________ He who thinks by the inch and talks by the yard should be kicked by the foot! Member of PTA and NRA.
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#497042 - 01/03/08 06:20 AM Re: Poly fill or Wax Paper [Re: Magnum Hunter]
TexA TexA trapper Registered: 12/24/06 Posts: 2079 Loc: Estherville, IA	CharlesKS..... Put a sheet of waxed paper in the very bottom of your trapbed. Cover the whole bottom, after you've put the anchor/stake in the ground. Then dry dirt or ?? and make the trap bed as you usually do. That will keep the moisture in the ground from moving up and down, through the trapbed, and your pan cover or ?? won't get full of moisture and freeze. It doesn't have to rain to get moisture "moving", just the temperature in the ground can cause the set to freeze up. It's called "Moisture Barrier".... IT WORKS ! $\:\)$ $\:\)$ $\:\)$ _________________________ TexA Member Iowa Trappers Association National Trappers Association
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