If you had to pick the top three trappin tools you carry on your line that you wouldnt go without what would they be?

Sifter - 3or4 lbs sod buster hammer - Jim digger / trowel

If we're talking coyote line sof buster hammer, lifetime sifter, and I'd have to put drill/auger in there for early season dirt holes. I mostly run rebar stakes so no stake driver although I'm glad I don't have to choose as I do run some earth anchors situationally based on my soil conditions.

Water trapping would be setters, trowel, camp axe.

Sodbuster hammer, trowel, stake drivers, all i really need. Use wax dirt and pre-sifted peat moss, so no need for a sifter

A SOG multi tool , Klein wire reeler full of 14 ga wire , a snare bag with various things a small hand saw to cut branches to tighten up or open a trail I want to set a snare on and a .22 pistol & extra gloves .

Yes I know that's more than 3 things but I also carry a water bottle it all fits on a wide tool belt around my waist .

330 setter, axe, hammer, pliers for water trapping. Homemade anchor pounder, hammer, pliers for dry land

Sod hammer, heavy duty sifter and cable stake driver

4lb hammer, masonry hammer, heavy duty sifter

Hammer/ sod buster, stake driver, pan cover.
I use presifted sand that's waxed. So no real need for a sitter.
Just blend it in by hand.

Cordless drill - I use it with to make dirt holes, screw in supports and anything else that needs it, twisting heavy wire and...I carry two batteries and one is always being charged in my side by side.

Combo Tool - Hammer, digger and hole maker. When I have to carry gear it its really nice having one tool that does it all. I have tools that do the job better for each job, but when you need to move through thickets carrying a lot of gear less is better.

Shifter - I not only use it for shifting, but if I find dry dirt, which is hard to do down here sometimes, I will pre-shift it into a 5 gallon bucket, saving time on the line.

Other items I use and couldn't live without -

Buckets with lids - Like I said if I find "perfect" dirt I load up and carry it with me. Its makes life easy.

Small block of 2x4 - In soft dirt or mud it makes setting a trap a whole lot easier and safer. Also, you can get the levers level with or lower than the base plate which makes the trap easier to set. Beginner trappers who go out with me all carry a block of 2x4.

Pirogue - Even if you don't ride in it, you can load it down and pull it behind you. When you are in knee deep swamp wading it makes life easier. I can load it down and it will float in an 1" of water. You have a bunch of otters and beavers? Just float them out!

Honda Pioneer 700 - The Goldilocks of utility vehicles. Its small enough to go down four wheeler trails, but big enough to carry a ton of gear. You can pull a small trailer with it if needed. Not having to climb on and off a four wheeler is nice when you have old combat wounds and injuries. It also has power steering, two places to plug in battery chargers, a roof, windshield, winch and a gun rack that is mounted inside the roof keeping a shotgun and rifle secure but out of the way. It is really quiet which is a bonus.

1st Aid Kit - In my Honda I carry a serious 1st Aid kit. Can't tell you how many times I have cleaned a wound, patched myself up continued trapping. It helps keep infections down from cuts and scrapes, keeps you from bleeding all over your gear, clothing, and vehicle. It might save your life or someone else's, and fts in the glove box.

My 2 pound trapping hammer lures and a way to stake.

hammer,stake driver and auger.

If there's one thing I forget when trapping from wolf to weasel that'll bother me, it'd be a good Leatherman. Not much a guy can't do where I am that you can't figure out if you forget something.
Oh yea, always keep a length of rope in any pair of pants you might wear.

Kill pole driver, kill pole puller & cable cutters.

I couldn't do with just 3 items for a trapline
On remakes I can get away with only 3 items hammer, sifter and my D handle trowel
If I could only pick 3 items for setting up a line I would only be able to use drags and not earth anchors

Hammer with a digger blade, stake driver and sifter if I can only have 3 I guess

First, groundhog hammer. Second, quality + comfortable + good fitting leather gloves. Third, whisk broom.

Skandic WT, Chainsaw, ice chisel, bucket of snares.