Seems like the general consensus is molasses, how big of a bottle of molasses?

The corn idea seems good but can get expensive with prices no adays for large batches with how many dps I’ll set and how often they get robbed by mice. I’ve got some golf balls for this season to put on top. Does anyone drill a hole in the golf ball to lure them? Also though about drilling a small hole in the bottom and stringing some wire through and attach to the stake so the golf ball doesn’t roll away. Anyone use this method?

I’ve thought about the sweet corn oil or persimmons oil but I’m not sure if it tastes like it or just smells like it. I know coons are attracted to fish oil but don’t like the taste of it, I’m just wondering if they actually taste like they smell.

Corn in bottom to keep them digging. burnt popcorn on top to attract. You ever smelt burnt popcorn you can smell it a long ways away.

Swamp, we’re most of your catches around the corn field? Or trails leading to and from it? Or was that just one spot out of many?
And since I’ve never trapped a planted field for coons, were the trails obvious or just random tracks along the edges?

50 lb bag of corn at tractor supply $14.99

1. Bag of cheap cat food and bottle of molasses, both from dollar general. I don’t spend more than about $5 on the ingredients.
Makes about a gallon and a half of bait. Mix it up in summer in a big container with a lid. and shake or stir it up every couple days until all of the molasses is soaked up.
Will make a LOT of sets and it’s very cheap and effective for me. It won’t gum up your trap either…dry bait is easiest to work with.

2. Any off brand, inexpensive, fruit flavored cereal like fruit loops, fruity pebbles, etc. get the off brand and buy the bulk bag version. Under five bucks, makes a ton of sets with DPs, and works very well for coon.

Set right in trail or on fresh sign only.
Jim

Wonder if Carmel corn would be any good.

We've just been using cheap cat food and/or floating fish food. Squirt some fish oil on a tree a few feet above grt for smell attraction. Have tried other concoctions with everything from tuna to marshmallows to molasses. All of it worked to one extent or another. Just decided to go with less mess and one "ingredient" to keep it simple and cheap. Like anything else use what you feel works best. Iowa trapper on YouTube just uses dry cat food and catches 1000+ a year so I figured it was good enough for me.