Underalls or pan covers or other methods

[walleyer]

I know this has been brought up before but what is your favorite method for keeping dirt from getting under the pan? why is it your favorite method?

[trappnman]

I like screens, but their big disadvantage is they need to replaced after every incidental. So does anything else- but I don't mind doing it for a fraction of a cent vs the cost of a screen.

I'm pretty much going back to polyfil on everything.

I really liked it in 1.75s, and used it last year quite a bit in the montanas with no problems

just use al ittle bit- a piece the size of half your thumb- and stretch it out- thats about all you need- too much, and some report problems.

its somewhat water and odor proof- certianly much mre so than cototn

[Steve B]

I just use waxed paper

[wheelie]

No pan cover....use peat all season (start to end) between the jaws

[coyoteman1747]

I like the polyfill seems to work pretty good.

[scott kimball]

wax paper here . but played a little with screen last year and will some more this year.




Scott

[RonMarsh]

Trappers cap early in the season then to T. paper, waxed paper, or screen in that order when I start using waxed dirt.

[ClaytonStockwell]

I like poly - hate picking it up after a catch. I take an old seat cushion - cut out the poly - hang under the pine tree all summer - with a loose pan & utility knife I can cut all the pads I need - chop chop.
Cattail fluff is sweet when moisture is not a problem - blows in the wind - land owners don't even know.

[Hale87]

Waxed paper.

Have tried everything and for me, have found nothing better.

[Jeffrey]

Cover hulls or just a leave, nothing else.

[Woodsmoke]

Wax paper on 1.5s

Wire screen on 2s and 3s.

[conibear1]

I use fiberglass screen, but I want to try ployfill. Any prep on ploy before using?

[trappnman]

nope- other than I don't save any-

I know that over time, poly will indeed absorb odors-

how much time that takes, I don't know- so for the couple of bucks- I start fresh.

[17HMR]

I bought a small bag of polyfil to try this year, I hope it works out for me, it seems so simple and a little faster, I just have doubts about the mice screwing with it. made a years worth of screens anyhow if it dont work as I would like it to. I used Tims way of using peat one winter and it worked great untill a bunch of freeze/thaws then had traps froze down, after that went with wax dirt and have never looked back.

[trappnman]

no problem with mice that I've found.

with waxed dirt- just use a little piece- its all you need.

[conibear1]

Does it take less with waxed dirt? I use waxed dirt.

[trappnman]

I'd say it probably would on one hand-
but I use so little now, that less would be pretty much none.

[randysironworks]

T-man is right.Poly is great but dont use too much.I use waxed dirt too and just a little bit is fine.The worst part is after a catch it can be tough to get all of it picked up but have had spots where so many were caught that some poly stayed because of a freeze and it didnt seem to bother at all.Maybe when they see it they think its cattail fluff???

[trappnman]

I don't think the poly is a determent - I usually leave it scattered after remakes, pick it all up when I go. I never reuse btw