no need for dies

[wilrag]

ive always boiled my traps and let them rust slightly and just handled them with glove to help with human scent... i dont see the need for all these dang dies and waxes that is unnecasary

[wilrag]

ps ... read my caption at the bottom of my post, i thought it was funny

[login]

The die helps keep the rust down, rust is hard on metal.

The wax makes the trap fire smooth and fast. But to each their own.

Don't think I know what todlers and tiaras is. Don't watch much TV.

[ozarkmountainman]

I've never caught many K-9's with rust on a trap. And I want my traps to last for years, so I dye & wax.

Dale

[Walleye Joe]

Feb 7, 2013 8:36:40 GMT -6 wilrag said:

ive always boiled my traps and let them rust slightly and just handled them with glove to help with human scent... i dont see the need for all these dang dies and waxes that is unnecasary

To each his own I guess! I'm not going against the grain.
I'm going with the opinions of the experts who have endured the trials and tribulations through the years. They've worked their butts offs prepping their traps for some reason! Therefore......I dye and wax mine too!

[wilrag]

i agree and appreciate your feedback but a light rust isnt going to hurt anything when all you do is trap coon and mink in the creek like myself. but i understand where things could be different with k9 or bobcat and such

[wilrag]

ps. todlers and tiaras is a show for girls ages 1/9 that model and dress up... pervert joke i guess

[ozarkmountainman]

Bobcats don't care, but a fox or 'yote will dig up a rusty trap. I'm pretty sure a 'coon will too, at least on dry land. Rust SMELLS.

I'd at least put a speed dip or paint (Rustoleum) on my water traps, because rust also slows a trap down.

If you're trapping in the water even gloves aren't needed.

Dale

[tcrooks]

I will have to agree with Dale about not catching K9's in rusty traps.

[krank]

Wilrag- I am still trying to figger you out. You seem enthused about trapping but it sounds like you never bought a license.
Theres alot to be learned on this forum if you sit back and watch. Most imortant thing to do is take care of everything. Traps, bait, pelts.
I have delimma .....My traps are getting rusty from salt and I washed them off. I am thinking of pickling them all in waste oil till fall and then washing, boiling, dying and waxing in the fall. Either that or do it all now and maybe risk taking on scent in the wax all summer.

[krank]

All true.....Traps need care like guns. The only exception for me is dont wax conis or DPs....Bad juju.....

[Walleye Joe]

Feb 7, 2013 20:37:48 GMT -6 krank said:

All true.....Traps need care like guns. The only exception for me is dont wax conis or DPs....Bad juju.....

I've cleaned and stored my DP's for the season. Sprayed them down with generic cooking oil spray and stacked them neatly in a cardboard box inside a plastic tub!

[krank]

Feb 7, 2013 20:55:46 GMT -6 Walleye Joe said:

Feb 7, 2013 20:37:48 GMT -6 krank said:

All true.....Traps need care like guns. The only exception for me is dont wax conis or DPs....Bad juju.....

I've cleaned and stored my DP's for the season. Sprayed them down with generic cooking oil spray and stacked them neatly in a cardboard box inside a plastic tub!

I dunk mine if fryer grease and hang them on a nail (after they are cleaned)

[segsarge]

A dyed trap will still rust, although not a quickly as an untreated one. To more effectively prevent rust either wax or dip/paint them. An non-dyed waxed trap will be as rust resistant as a dyed/waved one. This is all after the factory oil has been removed. The wax does speed up the closing of the jaws due to it's lubricating quality. Since you're water trapping scent is a moot point. Land sets are another story. Leaving good traps untreated to rust up is a waste of equipent.

[login]

An untreated trap under water will rust just as well, I've seen it.

[krank]

So back up to my dilimma.....Storing over the summer....dye and wax now or in the fall??? Pickle in waste oil? A guy told me about packing them in Oak leaves?

[login]

Good question Krank. I guess it depends on the person.

I guess it wouldn't hurt if you die & wax now and hang them in a protected area where they won't get contaminated. I wouldn't hang them where you smoke your peace pipe at tho.

[krank]

I dont want to dye and wax 9 mos in advance. I am going to oil them for storage. For whatever reason, I am extra rusty this year (it aint from rain) ........Not all my traps are rusty. I got a bunch that are waxed and hanging and never got used....

[tcrooks]

I'm with krank on this one. I'm still trying to figure someone out. Something just doesn't seem right.

[bigjohn]

He may only trap on his on ground,thus not need a license.
Around here in our waters,lies a mixture of leaves,sticks,and black mud that won't let a trap rust much.The tannic acid in this mixture,will act more like a dye in the early part of the season. K-9s have been caught in rusty traps,but why take the risk of not catching them? After all,it doesn't make sense to buy lure and bait,take the effort to set the trap,and all the other aspects of trapping,only to handicap yourself with a poorly prepared piece of equipment. Kinda like a racecar without the tune-up lol