We were gifted one for Christmas! Couldn't tell you what it it, that's my husband's department. I used it a few times, it made a world of a difference compared to the previous one.

If you are driving 34 miles round trip, you should have found WAY more than 10 locations. You are overlooking a lot of furs. You could be setting a lot of high and dry locations between those creeks and bridges as well as small culverts and such with just a trickle of water. I don't think there is any one mile of road around here that I couldn't find at least 4-5 good locations if there is any cover nearby. If you are only setting 10 locations then I'd advise 4-6 or more traps/sets per location, and set on sign, look for their track and set there.

To your last question, pocket sets are always the biggest producers on a water line, bait them with a big chunk of fish or 1/4 of a muskrat carcass and squirt a big rainbow of fish oil over the pocket so its running down into the water and leading every critter down stream to your sets. Set on the denning side of the road vs. the feeding side, if you can tell, and you'll beat the competition to the furs.

Good luck.