I will be making some dryland mink sets both blind and pockets with footholds. Which is a better choice: anchoring solid with very little movement allowed or wired to a drag? The area I trap is a frozen swamp so there is no way the set is close to open water for drowning.

I like to use drags as much as i can, especially on blind sets and other sets you wouldnt want destroyed by any nontarget catch like coon or possums. Just remember to stake or use a drag that will handle the biggest thing that can come through the area.

drag or weight

Thanks.

Any footholds i set for mink here i have to anchor the crap out of them to hold all the incidental coon that blunder into sets.

You'll have to anchor solidly enough to hold raccoons or coyote or use big enough drags that they dont go too far or up a tree.

I'd use a clog.Doesnt take a very big stick to make a clog for mink.