Never tried the blue bucket set, but the blue bowl set for coyotes is a killer.

might sound funny,but do you guy's leave the handle on or take it off.i also painted metal buckets blue but only caught possum's.smell thing you think??

There Is some talk here In WI about outlawing It. Not because It's so effective as a mink set but under the guise as littering.

The blue bucket set In a nut shell.
You place the bucket top up. Then you load It up with dry dog food. The birds work the dog food and knock off some of It into the water. This attracts small fish which In turn attract the mink. Then you can place some mud on top and bed your trap. The mink climb up on the bucket and use It as a launching pad to get those small fish. So the bucket can't be to far out of the water. Or you can just add a branch or a rock next to the bucket to create a walk way to the top.

They should be illegal. The rivers and streams around here look like a dump. Everybody's using them and they stick out like a sore thumb.

As you can see, I have accumulated a number of buckets in varying colors and sizes and have come to the conclusion that the blue bucket is far and beyond superior to all of the others. After years of experimenting and countless animals caught there is no doubt in my mind that no other color even comes close. These are my test buckets:

I tried the 2 1/2 gallon sized buckets for mink but only caught smaller females doing that.

Just wore out maybe?

I thought of that and just left it for someone else to try. I only have one that works right and thought messing with a cracked one might be a waste of time.