Bbob Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 I've seen rodent lures that have hair on them. How is this accomplished? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Use zonker strips and wrap them on your lure frame..Nathan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 What width strips do you use Nate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbob Posted September 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 So you seal the body and duper glue the strips? Super glue is what I meant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Mark, They are the 1/8th in. Bbob..super glue will work fine..Nathan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Maybe it's just my warped mind, but after reading this thread I can just see someone skinning a rat and gluing the hide on a bait. Ben 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbob Posted September 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 /:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Maybe it's just my warped mind, but after reading this thread I can just see someone skinning a rat and gluing the hide on a bait. Ben You first! Mark, They are the 1/8th in. Bbob..super glue will work fine..Nathan You have the patience of Job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 You first! All it would take is to catch some fish on a "rat hide" bait and there would be a rush to the hardware store to buy rat traps. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbob Posted September 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Do you run them parallel or wrap them around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Plenty of rats here, but none in my new house so far (rental). In my last house it was a daily battle. I even had to block the toilet, as that is how they were getting in. I am still trying to design the perfect rat trap. The specification is that it must reset itself, choice of humane or kill and sneaky enough to fool the big mommas. If I crack the trap, I could become the official TU supplier of cured rat skins Dave 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Use peanut butter as bait on your traps, and you'll never run out of rat pelts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Yes, peanut butter is a very good bait and I have used it with success. The problem is that the BIG rats are very wary, that is how they became big. They hold back while the younger rats explore the new food source and get trapped. There are plenty of videos on YouTube that demonstrate the wise big rat caution. Man, I could tell you some rat stories that will make your toes curl. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 We have 2 highly efficient mouse traps! They are not exactly humane... But they do dispose of and recycle the carcasses No reset needed... They run off of meow mix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Dave, My mom grew up in Detroit in the 20's and 30's. She used to tell stories about rats so big down at the docks that people moved to the other side of the street when they saw them. Cats and dogs avoided them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Mark - it was like that here when I was living in the kampung, which is basically close/crowded housing for poor people. The houses crowd a warren of alley ways, as no one owns a car anyway. The accumulation and careless management of rubbish, low standard drainage, provides plenty of food and shelter for a population of rats. I was stuck in such accommodation for two years and it is such a relief to finally escape. This is the second time I have gone from wealth to poverty, it certainly makes you appreciate the good times. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ichthus Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 I like using pellet guns for getting rats. Living in suburban California, you can't exactly break out the .22 when you see them in the trees lol. I've heard chocolate works really well and I've done well with peanut butter and chocolate syrup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Dave, It does give you a different perspective on what's really important in life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW Lures Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 I take it that almost everything is up for discussion. Go to work, come home and get on, then wow......rat pelts. I guess when in Rome......... Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbob Posted September 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 My dad tells of the story of when he lived in detroit and the lake was so polluted that the rats could run across on the garbage. He said tha one day he came home from school and there was a note on the faucet that told him not to drink the water. Then came the zebra mussels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 I take it that almost everything is up for discussion. Go to work, come home and get on, then wow......rat pelts. I guess when in Rome......... Dale This is what happens after years of losing sleep while racking your brain over lure construction techniques and breathing the fumes from paint, glue, lead, etc. Ben 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbob Posted September 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 This is what happens after years of losing sleep while racking your brain over lure construction techniques and breathing the fumes from paint, glue, lead, etc. Ben And lost sleep over the lure that gives you issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ichthus Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 Speaking of " critters" I'm working on a bait with feathers but I'm coating the feathers with a "permadry" hydrophobic coat just like when the feathers are on the bird. So, we'll see how that goes lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 Speaking of " critters" I'm working on a bait with feathers but I'm coating the feathers with a "permadry" hydrophobic coat just like when the feathers are on the bird. So, we'll see how that goes lol. Sounds like a good idea Ichthus. Be sure to let us know how it works out. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonister Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 You guys are gross. i guess i cant talk, i tan moles for fly tieing. every time i see a new mound in the yard it becomes an obsession to get the little guy, not because of the mounds but because i want the hide! hahaha! id have to wonder though how you would go about tanning the pelt without it re-absorbing water. i still am working on that part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
