I mean dig your pocket extra deep .the deep hole will act as a warm well
The warmer water in the pocket will keep the ice thawed out in the mouth of the pocket

You certainly have it figured out Bud. Please keep sharing with us. If only people knew the time, effort, and prep you stick into your line...

Thanks Al. I appreciate the comment.

Good to see some pics Todd. Patience as the great one says. You setting any snares?

Russ

No, Russ, I am not. I thought about buying a doz and trying them out but haven't made the jump.

You running floppers? I followed fossil's advice and upped my catch rate considerably. Pretty sure I was catching swimming mink in flooded pockets at times.

Enlighten me on the term floppers.

Mink no.7, second one from this set but he was cotton.

Flopper pans, I got my pan tension down to ounces.

I use night latched traps or Wild River pans.

How you like the wild river pans Todd. I know Randy runs them. Last I talked to him he seems to like them a lot. Have you caught any coon using them and if so is the wild river pans beat up any?

Russ

If you are night latching you can bend the end of the dog down to reduce pan tension. Once I got my tension really down I started picking up catches I probably should have missed otherwise.

I have used them for a few years and I really like them. In fact, I just installed 4 dozen this fall. Very easy to install and you can set them with little tension or a lot. As far as coon go, no issues with the pans being bent or anything like that. High quality product for sure!

I have used them for a few years and I really like them. In fact, I just installed 4 dozen this fall. Very easy to install and you can set them with little tension or a lot. As far as coon go, no issues with the pans being bent or anything like that. High quality product for sure!

I haven't done that but I do debur the dog and file a slight angle on it.

Nice work, I'm paying attention.....

Thanks. I am just trying to help someone out that may need it. I'm still really new at this mink trapping thing. I started actually targeting them 2 years ago and nabbed 13 and last year jumped to 34. Sure wish I had the knowledge I have now 35 years ago when I first started trapping.

Mink no 8, good sized male that was caught yesterday.

Thanks for sharing and updating this thread. Are you catching most in pockets sets?

Your targeting is working pretty well I'd say. Very nice!

How many coons do you catch if you don't me asking? I'm assuming that you're setting plenty of pocket sets.