Me to and he uses lefler stabalizers in both.

I think hes talking about ken smythe's book and video. Simple methods. No stabilizers. A 110, a stick or goldenrod stem to stabilize and wired off hard to a branch or clump of grass. He piled up mink that way

I interviewed a guy for an article for Fur-Fish-Game that used the bottom edge set exclusively.
He did a hundred mink two years in a row using the set. Now this was in Maine, so that is considered an outstanding catch.
His method of using the set?
A stick and a piece of wire.
Over and over and over and over again.

Yep, pretty simple

PCR2 I like that. My are a little different. I use flat steal with the bracket in the middle. Some of the brackets I bolt down with longer 1/4' bolts through the plate steal so they can be stabilized in the softer bottoms.

90 percent of the time here,you aint shovin no stick through solid rock.so i adapted,would love to keep it simple as Ken but it aint happening and tipped over traps USED to tick me of in the beginning.

Adapt Or go home.
I'm not a B&E trapper but my set up would allow you to walk the bank find the perfect set up and place the trap with a minimum of disturbance. In most cases you wouldn't even have to get In the water. Of coarse It wouldn't work In rocky stream beds but for most areas It would be a done deal. I can pre stake all my rat runs then once the season opens I can just carry the bracket and the trap and slide It down the stake. The stake Is square so your trap Is always In position.

I made up a bunch of cables with a fixed loop on one end and a slip loop on the other. I make them a couple feet long. The slip loop goes on the end away from the trap. Slip the loop over a stick if those are what is available or slip the loop over a rock if the stream is rocky. If rocky, move the spring down and lean the rock right on the spring. You also don't have to mess with the mess of wire.

T-bars in rocky streams. Ya gotta get in the water though.

Yep - I like 'em!

We have devoted almost as much print to discussing this simple set as Ken Smythe's entire book.lol. Bricks, sticks, and automobiles.