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Dye/Wax Suggestions

bowhunter1023

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I'm going to spring for some new traps.... rotflmao

I was not impressed with the stuff I bought last year and would like to try something different this time around. What's the preferred method for you guys? You doing your snares too?
 

xbowguy

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Put a nail or a link of your chain in the jaws of your trap before boiling in dye. Beeswax is the best. Get it hot enough to where it is just starting to smoke. Leave trap in there long enough to get as hot as the wax. It should run off fast and leave a thin film.
 
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Bigslam51

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Put a nail or a link of your chain in the jaws of your trap before boiling in dye. Beeswax is the best. Get it hot enough to where it is just starting to smoke. Leave trap in there long enough to get as hot as the wax. It should run off fast and leave a thin film.
I've heard that beeswax has a scent to it.
 

Bigslam51

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Probably not as bad as your underwear Fudgepants.lol


Those underwear?
 

Blan37

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Chad you're one sick dude lol

I've used logwood on snares and it works well. I've heard some guys use spray paint.
 

Bigslam51

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Chad you're one sick dude lol

I've used logwood on snares and it works well. I've heard some guys use spray paint.
I'll take that as a compliment. I've also heard of guys using spray paint, but it seems to me that the paint would slow the snare down.
 

xbowguy

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Go into your name brand Trapping Supply Houses and see what kind of wax they offer for sale. Some people mix paraffin with it because it's cheaper but Beeswax is tougher if you dig your nails into the cake