New trapper here. I’m setting up a few different traps for Raccoon including the following;

1.65 Bridger Coilspring
Box traps
155 conibears
DP Traps

Looking at add other footholds. Narrowed it down to a few choices;

1.5 Coilspring
#2 Double Longspring
#11 Double longspring

Which would you go with and why?

If I was starting over again,with only coons in mind,I'd go with the 11's

I'd say 1 1/2's. Easier to bed and haul to sight. I have mainly trapped on foot and carrying everything on my back.

Buy some of each and see what ones you like ,everyone has their own favorite . Good luck and happy trappin .

Grey55 has Duke 1.5’s for sale in the trap shed forum for $3.50 each. They have no trouble holding coons and at that price, I can’t imagine buying something else

1.5s. Just such a versatile trap. Most of mine do double duty as muskrat traps. If you ran nothing but drowners on your footholds, #3 double longs with expanded pans are amazing for multispecies water lines

11's

But we don't know If the OP Is trapping coon In the water or dry land.

Great question! I’ll be doing a bit of both.

I prefer 11s for just coon. Tenacious holding power and nice small jaw height, and get em in double jaw if you can.
Ive had pretty good luck with Duke 1.5s and bridger 1.5s also.
Jim

I used to use mostly #11's, but on land I kinda prefer 1.5s, just come up through cover better. Double jaws are a plus.
Duke 1.5s are used by a lot of good coon trapper's and at the price of coon, I wouldn't be buying expensive traps for them.

Dog proofs, #1.5 jumps, 1 longs with really stout springs (my favorite), 11’s are awesome. 1.5 coil is pretty standard.

If I was trapping coon In the water I would use a #2 sized trap and keep that coon In the water. Then you could also use that #2 sized trap for fox and coyotes.
Yes the # 11 has great holding power but you have to get the critter In the trap before you can hold It. In my opinion you get way to many sprung traps and misses with those samll traps.
I caught and held 5 super big coon In my coyote sets and I'm using #3s and #2s on my line and neevr lost a coon or had any bad foot damage.

For trapping coon on dry land I guess I would be using some DPs and BGs depending on your BG restrictions.

1.5 Dukes will be more versatile for land and water. The double jawed version is going to be best to reduce the area under the jaws where coons like to chew. If it were strictly water sets the #11 is a great trap albeit a lot more expensive.

I'd have to go with a 1.5 coil. they are widely available at good prices new and used and with definitely cover coon just fine. If you have muskrats they easily do double duty.

I like the 11's. Coon are stupid ornery, and I get horrible foot damage in anything #2 size or above.

I started using number 11 sleepy creek and love them in my water sets. Imo. A great trap. Will hold them by a toe

For coons #11, if you go 1.5 or bigger I'd want them double jawed, or chew guarded and that brings the inside size back smaller, so not much gain.
For a mixed line, which isn't what you asked about the 1.5-2 is probably better suited, but #3 might be my first choice.

The 1-1/2 coil spring, lightest and most versatile trap in the group!

When there was a good market I ran 11s and #1 Northwood 4 coils for dry and 1.5s for wet.