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#560878 - 02/04/08 06:44 PM lure base?
minklessinpa Offline
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Registered: 04/05/07
Posts: 57
Loc: mercer county,pennslyvania
can vasoline work as a lure base? melt it down in a double broiler,mix scent into it and take off the heat?
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#560919 - 02/04/08 07:05 PM Re: lure base? [Re: minklessinpa]
Asa Lenon Offline
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Registered: 12/23/06
Posts: 2476
Loc: Gulliver, Michigan
Vasoline can work with some ingredients but has a tendancy to nullify some ingredient odors. That is why it is seldom used as a lure base by anyone who has had experience formulating lures. The odor of a specific odor might just dissapear as the lure ages a short time. Same goes for mineral oil. Ace
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#560922 - 02/04/08 07:06 PM Re: lure base? [Re: minklessinpa]
big8s Offline
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Registered: 12/24/06
Posts: 1126
Loc: Green County KY
I have never done it personally but there are guys on here that do and claim it works good for them. I guess some of them melt it in the microwave but I dont guess it matters how ya do it.
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#561106 - 02/04/08 08:12 PM Re: lure base? [Re: big8s]
minklessinpa Offline
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Registered: 04/05/07
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Loc: mercer county,pennslyvania
what would work??
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#561247 - 02/04/08 09:02 PM Re: lure base? [Re: minklessinpa]
High Noon Offline
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Registered: 08/04/07
Posts: 324
Loc: East TN.
It will work if you need to make something fast for the weekend or something. But if your going to put ingredients into it why not just use the ingredients themselves? Don't waste your money putting good ingredients into a bad base.
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#562018 - 02/05/08 11:28 AM Re: lure base? [Re: High Noon]
Cletis Richards Offline
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Registered: 12/23/06
Posts: 622
Loc: SW MO Carthage
skunk oil
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#562047 - 02/05/08 11:50 AM Re: lure base? [Re: Cletis Richards]
Dave Plueger Offline
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Registered: 01/10/07
Posts: 677
Loc: Iowa (where the tall corn grow...
Lanalin oil is a much better base than vasiline. Beaver tail oil is also an excellent base for some formulas. All depends on the ingredients you intend to use and the target species. Take Asas advice and use something different if you want a quality attractant.
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#562048 - 02/05/08 11:50 AM Re: lure base? [Re: Cletis Richards]
LM Shortcut Offline
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Registered: 12/23/06
Posts: 392
Loc: MI
What are you making ? Many good items can be used for a base. You could use grape jelly for something sweet. I like grape for early coon sets. You could use lanoline for a smear type lure for K9s, and it will add its own smell to the lure. 100s of items can be used for a base, and add something to the lure also. Good Luck. LM.
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#562740 - 02/05/08 06:49 PM Re: lure base? [Re: LM Shortcut]
minklessinpa Offline
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Registered: 04/05/07
Posts: 57
Loc: mercer county,pennslyvania
i want something thick,will stick to bridge pillars,rocks,stumps.this will be a coon/mink lure.
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#563205 - 02/05/08 10:24 PM Re: lure base? [Re: minklessinpa]
DLM Offline
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Registered: 12/26/06
Posts: 607
Loc: Maine
Its used alot up here for marten & fisher sets. We just mix the old skunk in it.
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#563240 - 02/05/08 10:44 PM Re: lure base? [Re: DLM]
lonerjay Offline
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Registered: 12/23/06
Posts: 113
Loc: rural Oregon
beaf liver makes a good food lure base. put it in a blender fresh mash it up with a fork or something or put it in a shed for a couple month to rot down.
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