I know there a lot of different ways trappers go about catching coons.. what are some of your favorites? I jus go along streams and make cubbies and bait with fish oil...

Pocket sets with fish oil and fish

Gizz getzer, PVC pipe with jack mackrel inside, Bucket sets with a salmon head inside. My 2 favorite lures are hardcore coon by wildlife research and procoon.

Fish oil is the standard for me too. Usually at culverts and other areas of opportunity.

Pocket sets. Best bait I've used is Rich Kaspar's.

I also like snares for dryland sets.

Thanks guys for the input!!!

pocket sets and ringtail renegade or shellfish plus.

i know you water trappers are gonna all say pocket set, which is effective on coon, but i catch more and larger coon with on land bucket 220 sets baited with dry cat food and fish oil. swear by it, especially if your in an area with tons of corn fields

4trpr,

is there a certain kind of cat food u use?

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sounds like magnet for grinners 4trapr
but i like the buckets to

I'm a novice water coon trapper, I'm curious as to why more people don't use "slap and go" sets or "smear sets" in the water.

Are you trying not to miss the mink? The smear sets are faster to make. Give me your thoughts?

I use chunked carp with a shot of shellfish oil on land and water

smears sets are ok also nick,i do run a few of the, as for more time,only takes a minute to dig a pocket and seems to up your catch with mink and your water swimming yotes.

cant beat a pocket with a chunk of carp or fish oil and a little hawbakers big 3 lure.

what do u guys think about Ringtails Choice? by Tom Miranda?

Doug, if you didn't care about catching mink and yotes in the water would you still dig pockets? Or would you use more smear sets?

probally go with more smears nick

threestud, yes ya pretty much have to catch all the possums before the coon cuz a possum beats any other animal to the set everytime

this is probably a dumb question.... but what is a smear set?