Trapping lure formulas are the stuff of modern folklore. Or maybe witchcraft. Nobody talks about their formulas. All is secretive. Popular lure makers cling to their formulas and take them to the grave......and that's for good reason. You can make big money with a lure formula that works. And if you're a good marketer, the combination of a scent's effectiveness and human … [Read more...]
Trapping Lure Ingredients and Formulas – Walter Arnold
A certain percentage of trappers, after getting their feet under them and finding success catching furbearers, inevitably try their hand at making their own lures. I’ve done this myself, and like to compare it to fly tying. There’s just something about catching an animal with a lure you’ve formulated yourself. There is a great divergence of opinions when it comes to lure … [Read more...]
Lure Making Books and Videos for Trappers
Making your own trapping lure can be fun, challenging and rewarding. In some cases, it can also save you a fair bit of money. But finding information on lure making can be tough. Most of the successful lure makers have closely guarded trade secrets they wouldn't dare give away to the trapping community. That can make it tough to learn much about making you own lures. … [Read more...]
How to Make Your Own Long Distance Call Trapping Lure
I've never been a believer in top secret trapping lures. With quality ingredients, a basic understanding of lure making and an open mind, trappers can formulate very effective lures on their own. I'm by no means an expert, but I have started developing lures to fit the needs on my trapline. The first lure I put together was a long distance call predator lure to use on the … [Read more...]
The Basics of Bait Preservation for Trappers
In a perfect world, we trappers would have all the bait we need, from the animal we want to use, at the desired level of freshness or taint, just at the moment we need to deploy it on the trap line. But we know that's totally impossible, so bait preservation is a must. Preserving bait, quite simply, is what we do to keep it from rotting. Left to its own devices, meat will … [Read more...]
Clint Locklear’s Lure and Bait Making DVD
Lure and Bait Making: Tips, Tricks and Methods Clint Locklear is an accomplished trapper and experienced lure maker with years of lure testing and high volume sales to back up his line of trapping lures and baits. In this DVD, Clint shares some methods, tips and ideas for folks getting started in making their own trapping lures and baits. This is a 3 hour, two disc DVD … [Read more...]
Making a Long Distance Call Trapping Lure
After struggling to find a lure that would work in the conditions of my northern Maine marten and fisher trapline, I decided to make my own. My requirements? First and foremost, the lure had to hold up to the rainy spells that we have during the November season here, and keep working. It also had to continue to function during the deep freezes. That necessitated a grease based … [Read more...]