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Lemongrass Oil lures - How to make them?

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#1 ·
Hello all,
I bought some LGO at the health food store today. I bought a .5 oz bottle for $5.49; it says it's pure essential lemongrass oil. I assume this is the stuff you use for swarm lures, correct? If so, then how should I make lures? Cottonballs? How much LGO per cottonball? Anything else I should know? Can I make a bunch at once and then store them? If I can store them, how should that be done? Thanks in advance for your help.
 
#2 ·
Hey, i have enver done this ebfore, so don;t take it as the only way, or even the right way!

I plan to dip a Q-tip in mine, rub it at the entrance, and rub it around the interior until the Q-tip is a bit dry. then I'll leave the Q-tip in the box, in a small zip-lock bag, and call it a day. Right or wrong, i think this is the way to go for me.
 
#4 ·
Mr. Ben I set several swarm traps a year with q-tips. About 2 drops on one end and rub the q-tip around the inside of the box and along a couple of the top bars, then I throw the q-tip in the bottom of the box, seal the box up hang it and start fishing. That is all there is to it.
 
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