I’m brand new to trapping coons and I’ve seen most guys use dogproofs for coons. I’m looking to get could springs since they are cheaper and I can gett more as opposed to dog proofs. What are some good coon sets using coil springs. Thanks!

Don't eat any coil springs....will give u heartburn.

P

Blindsets

Pocket sets are great.
If you look in the water trapping archives there are a lot of good posts on coon.

good ole dirt hole. dug deep.

Just make a good looking yote or cat set and the coon will come.

Welcome to the site.

Welcome to the T-man crew! I’m a deep dug dirt hole set guy myself.

Check out Coon Creek on you tube. He uses a white piece of PVC and puts the bait and long distance call on the PVC pipe .. I think he calls that a non dogproof dogproof, because all the coon needs to do is investigate the set and he's caught in the leg hold.. Just a thought, It's worked for me..

Coil spring traps are much, much more versatile than the DPs. Good for you for thinking outside the DP Box.

PVC sets, Pockets and blind sets would be about all you need for a foothold catching system. If you knew how to use all 3, you would be well ahead of most coon trappers.

Im using duke 1 1/2 ,blind set and dirt hole
J

Welcome bud.
We set more coils and longs for coon than we do dog proofs.
Dirtholes and flats for dryland sets with some blind sets too.
Pockets, blind, and grasswads for water sets.
We run some 160s in tight trail spots and some cages too.
DPs are just one tool for us but we have found our catch rate is much better if we run a variety of sets and traps.
Example one farm last year...only four out of twelve coon from just that farm came from DPs. Cages, coils, and 160s took all the others.
And that played out for us like that at six other farms too.
One farm DPs were never touched, but the dirthole set and 160 down along same trails took everything. And there were fresh coon tracks right by the DPs at times, right under their noses.
If we hadn't put other sets and baits, lures (or in case of the blind set 160s no bait or lure) we would have had no coon off of that farm. That would have been frustrating because sign said they were there.
I don't know why for sure, but we just have to run multi sets and traps here on our lines to keep our catch rate up.DPs are a part of that but by no means are they our only coon trap.
Jim

I use no. 1 coils and blind sets along with DP's...d2

I have used both #1 and #1 1/2 coils for coon. Dirt holes on dry and are hard to beat plus blind trails with coil springs or body grippers. Pocket sets are good in the water or blind sets also. Coons are not real difficult to catch as long as you are on good sign.

Trailing setting with 1/2s is my go to for coon. I use DPs and 160 but will have probably 4 times as many 1/2s out. Lots of info here on T-man about trapping coon.

Mac

Do yourself a favor, spend the few extra dollars and buy double jaw traps right off the bat. Coilsprings blow the dps away because you will also catch fox and mink that wouldn't have been caught in the dp. Double dirthole set works great for coon.

1.5 coils, and yes dbl jaws are nice. Pocket sets or blind sets both have their merits.

Spot on Beachcomber, double jaw will pay for themselves the first year.

I failed to mention in my previous post that all my 1/2s I set for coon are DJs. I have the old victors made in the early 80s. I think their making the same trap again now. But like many things I don't think their the same quality. I have made a few myself from plain 1/2s.
The 1/2 DJs are very versatile as other have stated.. Not only good for coon can be used on mink, muskrat and if need be fox line. I've even held couple of coyotes that stumbled into them.

Mac

I've caught hundreds of coon in coil spring & longspring traps. I use mostly Sleepycreek 1 1/2 coils & #11 double long springs, also Sleepycreek. The sets I use are mostly trail or blind sets. Occasionally I put in a pocket set or a dirthole. Time is monney, that is why I set a lot of blind sets underwater where the coons are walking around stumps, rocks, trees, or overhangs. In my opinion I catch fewer possom in blind sets in water.