Water proofing Beaver lure?

[limbhanger]

Ask this same ? on another site but thought I would ask here also.
What can you put in your lure to make it water proof? I am getting so much rain lately that I have been using alot of lure.
I was thinking pure wax but don't know how to get it to blend with the lure.
Anyone willing to give me a little help.
I know some lure makers are really not into helping and I understand but was hoping someone would help.
I am not into making my lure to sale just using it myself and a couple friends.

Thanks

[Stef]

I think Vaseline would be a good choice.
Just melted it and mix well with the lure.

But using thick stuff like fat, Vaseline etc... reduced " A LOT " the calling power quality of your lure (volatility) and for me... I don't like that and I don't recommend doing this, just my 2¢.

Stef

[trappnman]

you can use lure holders for water just like canines if you want.

How about for example a pvc tube with holes drilled all around it, capped or covered.

What I often do, is take a fresh stick, slice into it, glob the lure into the cut, and then angle the cut so its down when using.

Works well.

Or even placing a leaf over your lure helps

[possumblaster]

Sometimes I will use old 35 mm film canisters with a bunch of holes punched in them, cotton ball soaked in lure inside. Beaver lures are very coarse though, and I think you would lose a lot of calling power because of it. Usually I just cover the castor with a few leaves.

[jmchitekrednek]

I like lures that are thicker based because I think they stay put at the set longer. To thicken lures, I mix about 1/3 lanolin to 2/3s lure. You may have to heat it up to get it to gel together. It will thicken the lure, but it will also decrease the callling power so you will have to use more per set. But it does help to weatherproof it.

[kyboy]

For beaver lure I use glycerin oil. I feel your pain, I make a few of my own lures. Its taken me years of research, trial and error to learn what bit I know. No old lure makers around here to pass on anything and trying to get help from most lure makers is like interrogating a deaf mute

[rk660]

beaver oil, to a certain extent, will waterproof a lure espially castor w/o degrading the power of the lure as much as some other things mentioned. Pariffen oil might be worth looking at too, although I have no experience with it myself.

[limbhanger]

rk660, I thought the same thing with the sac oil so I made some with alot of the oil added and it seemed the beavers worked the sets as soon as the rain stopped so the oil must have still been on the mound.
I do not want to lose my calling power but most of my sets are made to where the beaver is swimming very close to my set already. I just have to use wind direction.
On secret I have found is when the wind is wrong I can use pure sac oil and dip it on a stick and sit the tip in the edge of the water. It seems to call them right to the trap.
Thanks everyone for your input. I am pulling all my sets today.
It is suppose to rain for 3 days and I don't want my traps under water.