I definitely boil, dye and wax my traps. Trappers who use speed dip in my locality get a lot of set avoidance by both red fox and coyote. I believe the reason this topic is so controversial is that how well speed dip performs on canines depends upon the humidity level of ones locality along with the type of soil. Dry, arid places seem to have little problem with set avoidance while here in Upper michigan where the humidity is always high and the soil moist. Other areas vary somewhere in between. I have a philosophy that I use and have taught students over the years, "it is better to be safe and thorough than sorry." Its the little details that add up to a total harvest if one wants to be the most productive they can be on the trapline. Ace :grin:
