i agree with mr dobbins here. the hardest running longest driving minkers from minnesota never used lure, just fresh bait with a loud odor. pick a good blind set spot, and dig a pocket there instead of setting it blind. a blind set holds no attraction to a mink. the pocket adds sight attraction, and scent attraction through the fresh earth digging and scent of the bait used. a well constructed pocket will pull a mink across a small sized ditch or creek, but a blind set wont. that being said, id squeeze the glands on every mink i caught, and applied that fresh musk to the bank above the set. its another attraction added to the set to draw the mink there, along with the other attractions involved with a pocket set. im referring to the minkers that consistently took 300-500 mink in a few weeks time. they knew their business, and knew how to make it happen against fierce competition and deteriorating weather conditions.