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Post by deerhunter on Oct 2, 2018 22:17:44 GMT -6
Is it me or is this store bought DP bait crazy expensive. Personally I use marshmallows and a Kool-aid juice. Has anybody compared the two on the trap line (i'm to cheap) It can't work that much better for crazy prices like $20 for a gallon of what looks to be not much more than corn and dog food .
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Post by krank on Oct 3, 2018 6:19:03 GMT -6
Don't fall for it. You can go to the Dollar General and get all the DP bait you need.
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Post by pops on Oct 3, 2018 6:23:30 GMT -6
Cheapest box of dry cat food at dollar general with a drizzle of used cooking oil saved from the fish fry works just fine and cost under 3 bucks.
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Post by trkyslyr on Oct 3, 2018 7:55:56 GMT -6
Craziness is what it is... cat food or marshmallow and jack mack slurry.
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Post by Walleye Joe on Oct 3, 2018 8:06:46 GMT -6
What they said! ^^^
I just use bargain basement dry cat food and generic mini-marshmallows in the traps then sprinkle a few morsels on the ground, then squirt a little diluted Grape Jelly mixture around the trap. I don't like that sticky, hard to clean crap inside my traps!!! Later on, in colder weather I'll sometimes drizzle a little Fish Oil around to bring them in! Works for me!
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Oct 3, 2018 13:12:29 GMT -6
Post by krank on Oct 3, 2018 13:12:29 GMT -6
Dog food soaked in anti-freeze
Marshmellows
Salty Jack Mack
Freezing is your enemy. It is amazing how them coons go straight to the source and reach right in. Jack mack is the best-IMO but it gets nasty if you have some warm days. Bacon grease is a magnet but it draws non-target too.
I get a wide mouth jug and fill with catfood and add jack mack and tuna and bacon grease and RV anti-freeze and pour it how I want. If it is cold out then I bring it in at night and if it is hot then I keep it out of the sun.
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Oct 3, 2018 17:26:39 GMT -6
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Post by deerhunter on Oct 3, 2018 17:26:39 GMT -6
Every time I have used tuna or jackmack I always end up catching lots of possums and a skunk or two , that's why I tend to go for a sweet bait . I have also mixed up a peanut butter , bbq sauce , molasses , maple syrup mix to put on top to keep the rain off the marshmellows .
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Post by bigjohn on Oct 3, 2018 19:31:37 GMT -6
try a square of sponge with a shot of shellfish oil on it.
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Post by krank on Oct 3, 2018 19:54:53 GMT -6
Coons and possums like the same thing. Usually a possum is not smart enough to reach in and just roll the trap around.
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Post by Flying Trapper on Oct 3, 2018 20:17:53 GMT -6
Maybe it's luck or grinners don't care for grain. Last year i switched from cat food and bacon grease to a berry flavored protein deer feed and cracked corn. A buddy bought a bunch for his feeders, anyway, i use a squirt of fish oil on the ground and a handfull of that mixture in the DP. I did not catch a single grinner after switching.
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Oct 3, 2018 21:59:13 GMT -6
Post by deerhunter on Oct 3, 2018 21:59:13 GMT -6
I must just have smart possums because I caught probably 2 coons to 1 possum the year I used fish . Every body tell you buy a pull only trigger to keep it from happening but that was all I was running at the time. I do well with my sweet baits (with push or pull triggers) ,probably going to try a couple other thing now that I have accumulated Quite a few DP.
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Post by krank on Oct 4, 2018 6:39:16 GMT -6
I have only caught two possums in DPs since they were invented. I made a batch of homemade hominy and soaked in anise. That worked good because regular corn is hard and jams trigger. Another thing to grab at the Dollar store is pancake syrup. I can smell it a ways off. Slobber it around.
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Post by pops on Oct 4, 2018 12:17:08 GMT -6
I feed cracked corn to my chickens in the fall and winter months, along with their regular laying feed. Thinking I might buy a bag of sweet feed and try it out in DP'S. If it don't work for coon bait my chickens will enjoy the hell out of it. I could sweeten up some cracked corn with syrup or grape jelly to pace on the ground around and use straight sweet feed in the dp I'm thinkin.
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Oct 4, 2018 14:59:45 GMT -6
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Post by deerhunter on Oct 4, 2018 14:59:45 GMT -6
Has anyone tried candy corn I have heard about it but never tried it , seem like it might work .I have been wondering about these coon grabbers are they worth the money when I use small marshmellows I usually put a big marshmellow under the trigger which servers the same purpose .
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Oct 4, 2018 17:49:35 GMT -6
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Post by trkyslyr on Oct 4, 2018 17:49:35 GMT -6
JMO, u can buy alot of marshmallows for the price of the coon grabbers
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Oct 4, 2018 19:03:47 GMT -6
Post by krank on Oct 4, 2018 19:03:47 GMT -6
Keep it simple. A big factor on DPs is a bait that coons enjoy a second bite off. A good example of that is fish oil. Coons are lured in by the smell but it is nasty to chew. Fish and cat food and marshmallows and corn are all worthy of eating till its gone. They get caught on the second bite. I find spending more that $2 on DP bait laughable. Freezing is the next issue.
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Oct 4, 2018 19:38:34 GMT -6
Post by deerhunter on Oct 4, 2018 19:38:34 GMT -6
I don't even use fish oil anymore I use a strong mix of cherry kool-aid mixed with water and spray that around the trap for lure and on the trap not on the the bait
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Post by krank on Oct 5, 2018 9:14:20 GMT -6
I don't even use fish oil anymore I use a strong mix of cherry kool-aid mixed with water and spray that around the trap for lure and on the trap not on the the bait Pancake syrup. …... |
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Oct 5, 2018 17:59:23 GMT -6
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Post by deerhunter on Oct 5, 2018 17:59:23 GMT -6
I have used it works good also have mix annis oil with it smells just like hawbakers coon lure
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Post by mmaxwell on Oct 14, 2018 8:15:15 GMT -6
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Goodbye 2020