I appreciate the suggestions and comments from my questions a while back. Marten trapping was much easier than setting out a coyote line
Next year I plan to build a bunch of marten boxes and set those. Hoping to have 30 locations with 2-3 boxes per stop

I have a couple hundred 110 conibears,,, Ill just rob a spring from some and make it a 120's.
One thing I discovered I need a little help like a spring clip to keep a spring compressed while setting the trap
Why do marten like such a big chunk of meat for bait?
Any secrets to keep bears away?
How do you clean and prep 120 conibears?
do you use a drying floor wax or speed typ dip on the springs? ( we use to paraffin wax the springs and hinge pin sides of our 330)

I use a deep U for trigger shape with center placement ,, is there a better position or should use a pan adapter
I used wire this year while it worked ok Im thinking I need a faster and more flexible system for trap attachment ,, wire is a bit of a hassle for me ,,, Neuropathy limits my finger dexterity
I prefer to have the trap[attached to the front of the box.

This year I set of the sides of 4 miles of FS road, 11 locations 2 checks, 6 days, 155 trap-set nights, 4 the first run a single on the pull ( plus I think a bear took one martern) In what I would consider marginal marten country. Nect year ill set another region that will be easier setting and checking

Do you prefer more of a leaning pole or up and down tree


How does a marten get that far into the trap?
I saw on a you tube some trapper was setting the trap out from the spring slots over an inch .
Should the slots be deeper ? or the trap set out further




Bear tok the trap and marten

I need to add I have a bit of physical limitations , The box hight was where it was the easiests for me to work/set the box

the 2nd marten I was kneeling to set and reset ( back just hurt too much

One other question
Any good ytubes on handling marten..

Congrats on the marten.
Try to help out on your questions.
Bait- think they see a large chunk and get greedy. I have caught them on smaller pieces of beaver but have way more success with big chunks.
Bears. Luckily I haven't had to many problems with them but know a few guys that get hit pretty hard. I would assume location helps me out and don't think many smells deter bears.
Trap prep- I cleaned the oil off and just spray painted them all and it's kept them pretty good for several seasons. I don't wax or anything beyond the paint.
Your trigger set up sounds about like mine.
Trap anchoring- I attached a longer cable to all my traps that I can loop around the tree and attached a quick link to them.
Slots. I do about what you have for spring slots but set the trap out near the front so it doesn't hit the back of the box. That could (launch the trap back) causing not ideal catches.
Converting 110s to 120s. I went that route when I started marten trapping and have nothing but problems with some of them and it was a pain to add the springs. I am waiting for Duke to come out with his new 120 pros and replace all of mine. I have some hand problems and done dealing with the converts.

Here is a batch from a couple years back. As for put ups i have not seen a good video of it. There are some folks on here that do an amazing job. I really like putting them up and have had a buddies show me when I started.
Hopefully this helps some.