Best Coon Lure

[GaTrapper]

Hey ya'll,

Every year around the end of Jan/beginning of Feb my coon catch drops for some odd reason and there is still fresh coon sign where im setting. Well i had my sets baited with fish and a shellfish/fish oil combo and no coon would touch them and then i went out and i put a little dab of coon lure at a set and the next day the set with the lure held the coon.

So my question is: What do you think is the #1 coon lure out there at the moment and consistenly produces a good coon catch?

Thanks,
CJ

[Jason Cox]

procoon

[walkercoonhunter(Aaron L.)]

i second the PROCOON....

[trappnman]

ProCoon without a doubt.

Where I trap coon and when- nothing I've used is better. I'll let others speak for themselves

[terminator1]

I'll third it Procoon and marshmellows

[plueger1]

Apparently you guys havent tried my line of coon lures. Particularly coon #2 and River Bandit.

[brule]

who makes procoon?

[k9]

I have fair luck with later season coon using fox/coyote lures.

[walkercoonhunter(Aaron L.)]

stef makes the procoon...and its top notch stuff...will not wash away with rain...and works in extreme cold temps.....all round a great lure for sure plueger why dont you send me a oz of your lure and i will put it to the test beside the procoon and see ?
Aaron Lane
rr#1 box 214b
James Creek PA 16657

[k9]

Dave makes good coon lure. I make mostly my own bait now, but also see a change in those late season coon. Thier priority is different come breeding season.

I still catch them on my bait, but for years have had good success, especially with coyote glandy lures, etc. Now I am talking late season coon here.

[trappnman]

Dave is a very good coon trapper.

k-9- if you like late season coon as I do- try ProCoon. Doesn't freeze, and nothing I've used works as well.

Many, many times, I've seen coon walking a high bank in snow, cut down a bank 30-40 yards from te ProCoon and right to it. Beauty of it is- lure and wait- you don't need to lure for warmer weather.

Keep your eyes open, and maybe we can trade.....

gland lure is a good change up, and a good shot of fox urine in a warmup is a very good changeup.

[dj88ryr]

ProCoon, I have used many, and have no dog in this fight, I get nothing for pushing Stef's lure, and I wouldn't take it if offered, they are hands down the best lure I have ever used, and that goes for canines and mink and Beaver too.

[Stef]

I usually don't answer Threads on "best lure(s) bla bla bla" and i won't answer this one again ;D
Pretty risky with the position I have
The lures by them self make the bla bla bla so...

But I agree that the word "Best" is always a word that its hard to use anywhere.... Same as Chevy & Ford.

Stef

[GaTrapper]

well i had bait out in all my sets all year and they produced for a good bit untill end of jan beginning of feb when i couldnt catch any coon so i put a little dab of lure on my set and the next day only that set had a coon.

[17HMR]

I dont know if its my methods or somthing else,but after useing 6 ozs of procoon, I gave the last 2 ozs to my compitition. Here with my methods and in my area shell fish oil out produced it 20 to 1. However xldc and pikabua picked up my last 12 coon of the year, in cat sets in feb.
Jeff

[Steve Gappa]

and there you have it- best is what you like.

All you can do, is try a lot of brands, and the lure will decide for you.

[billkasten]

I like Carmans coon lure #1 and the new Professional grade Nocturnal . I have used and tested both lures with great results . They are very sweet lures and if you get them on your fingers you'll wear it for a week . Here in Pa. our coon season starts way before our muskrat and mink season so in that in between time If I use shellfish oil I'll catch mink and rats and with these lures of Russ's the incidentals are almost non existent . imho

[Maineman]

There are a number of good lures out there including the reliable fish-oil & shellfish oil mixture...I have not tried any of the Pfluger lures but the man does catch a coon or two so something must be working. Personally, I still use the oils but started using Procoon-marshmallows a couple years ago and like it, especially in the barns where there are cats and when using the lil-Griz traps...

Best is a tough word to tackle...

Dave Z

[markymark]

Many, many times, I've seen coon walking a high bank in snow, cut down a bank 30-40 yards from the ProCoon and right to it.

So you do use the wind? ;D

[Steve Gappa]

For sure, best is a big word. I should qualify it by saying its my own opinion, that I find something "best" for me here.

Mark- Do I use the wind? not really- because my set locations are limited by the water depth and ice conditions. So many, many good coon locations can't be set either because its too shallow to reliably drown the coon or it ices up too easily. Through trail and error, I've found those locations that produce well year after year. I take advantage of the thermal fors sure, but only by accident. Many of my vreeks are cut out of clay, and have high banks. Natural runways for coon- bare snow, easy. So the wind is always moving the lure up and way. I swear on the bible that you can be a long ways from the set, and smell the coon lure I use without wind...with wind, even better.

I guess really Im using the wind also in my dryland settings. I set on ravines either top or bottom, with a set on each side about 1/2 way up on side hills, and its always windy in the ravines. I imagine the lure drifts through those ravines quite a distance.