Did someone actually sell plastic turds? Never saw that ad, lol.
I think that the real problem would be a new trapper thinking he needed all the extra gadgets before he could catch stuff. Like buying mail boxes for mink sets. Sure, it might work, but you sure don't need it. Or 25 different lures when you only need a few good ones.

Bingo thats exactky the point.
And yes several actually

Remember the soup can coon trap?

I get a kick out of the glow in the dark products (trapping trappers). Also lure sellers that post catch pictures in trail sets and the animals were harvested in conibears. I'll admit to falling for some of the smoke and mirrors over the past fifty years, but I'm pretty confident that I can spot a gimmick and a fast buck chaser a little better in my social security years (which in itself is a Ponzi scheme).

All outdoor industries have them, especially hunting fishing and trapping. It depends on the maturity of the individual who falls for them but millions have been made millions will be made.

Duck hunters are bad for that, willing to try anything that's claimed to suck in those ducks a little better.... I used to buy some of that stuff, cause heck, I've wasted money before on crap, lol

somehow it never made a difference....