Seems Dobbins Woodchipper works. Caught a few with it.

Sarge

Proof that otters are very curious^^^^^

Woodchipper is a beaver food lure, ie tree oils.

Nah, no tree oils in Woodchipper. The base is 4-herb. It would be a curiosity to otters. I wouldn't consider it a good otter lure though. Beaver Plus has way more otters to its credit than Woodchipper.

I sure thought I could smell some poplar bud/birch and such in Woodchipper. I stand corrected.

Mink gland lure or bobcat gland lure. Both work great for otters. I know Otters hate mink, so that is why mink lure works. Not sure why the bobcat gland lure works, but it sure does. I saw it on you tube from Dale Billings a few years ago. Figured I would try it. Glad I did.

Any bait lure will guarantee a coon in the trap!

Awsome info guys. Thanks alot I'm looking forward to trying that double dirthole. I've never heard of a compass set I'll have to study on that one.

LMAO! I can’t help it, every time someone mentions the double-dirt hole set I can’t help but remember an infamous pair of trappers from Indiana that used the “ Double-Dirt Hole Alien Set” when making a 400 coyote run in 2 weeks. I’m forbidden to mention one fella’s name here but I will say to those who were really here back then, “BAIT’EM-UP!!! You’ll understand why I said that if you were here!

Compass set is 4 holes. Trap set in the middle of them. The double dirt hole I use for the water is one hole about 4-5” above the other. Makes them stand up and check it out. Got the tip from lenons lures online articles.

My years in southeast Alaska, where there are a LOT of otter, when the price tanked, I would make ! otter set every opening day, on a point that was visited by every otter that passed. This was in the ocean, and the otter had a smorgasbord of available food sources. It was a blind trail set that was guarded by a 280, and next check always held an otter. I would then pull the set, and that evening I was reminded of why I hate skinning and fleshing those torpedoes.
However, that usually wasn't my only otter for the season, as they would find my mink boxes and wolverine cubbies, too. And I know that a Belisle 120 will hold a smallish otter, and so will a #1 longspring. I also know bailing wire usually will not!
Mink gland lure hooked a few, as did beaver castor and Gusto.
I really never put much stock in lure for otter, but trap location is the key.