What is the difference? I am not sure I have ever seen a classic?

Thanks. All of mine are the Super X.

In the US, belisle's are about to get silly expensive.

I just looked on F&T and Bs are only $1.50 more than Dukes. I thought the difference was a lot more.
Unless it’s older stock that’s been in the US before this quagmire began?

Back before Duke copied the Belisle there was a substantial price difference between the 2 traps and a guy needed to make a decision.
Now with the duke super mag, the price difference between the 2 is negligible and the Belisle is an easy decision.

Agree 100%. It was an easy decision even before, for me. I sold my entire collection of mis-matched traps of all sizes about 15 years ago and replaced all with Belisle traps, (body grips, of course). And after experimenting with various brands of footholds, I standardized those, as well. I had little use for small footholds on my line in coastal Alaska, and mostly used Belisle 280s for otter, but when I needed a foothold for beaver, the TS-85 was the answer. I got rid of a bunch of other beaver traps of various brands and never regretted it.

Word I'm hear is the US dealers are still selling stock that was procured before the tariffs. Sounds like they will be going to $500 a dozen 330s

i can still find bmi in stock in one place especially small sizes. how do they compare to belisle?

it looks like the belisle classic is discontinued.

So what traps did you buy???

I can't compare to belisle,
The BMI 110s I know are excellent.

bmi for the 110s, 160-330 belisle. dogproof i went duke. mb750s for beaver foot traps. havent bought any but there in my cart at different vendors. those i have decided on.

120s and a bigger 5x5 or 6x6 single spring i am undecided on.

do the new bridgers have better triggers than the older ones?

The only Belisle 160’s I have experience with were the very first prototype ones that had the extra striker bar welded to the main jaw and they had a nut and bolt where the rivet normally is. The spring eyes were too small and they were a pain to compress. I did not like them compared to BMI.

I have 100’s of BMI 160 and they are great. The springs stay strong forever. They are my go to trap for fisher, coon, and rats. BMI 110’s come stock with a dinner bell trigger and are a great mink trap. I have no idea how BMI NOS compares in price to Belisle but if you’re able to find BMI body grips, that’s where I’d spend my money.

I think you’ll be happy so far. I think Dam Beaver still has some used Z Trap DPs, I love those things.

Are you talking bigger single spring 160s, 180s etc? Keep in mind that we gotta use traps on the certified list from FIC.
https://fur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CertifiedTrapsList_FIC_June-15-2026-_EN-1.pdf
Here’s an ID sheet….
https://fur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2...LIVECAPTUREtraps_MARCH2026_FINAL-ENG.pdf

For my Belisle 330s, I twisted the triggers together on all mine that are exclusively for beaver. I can still set the trigger off to the side and give em a 90 bend to submerge it. The triggers are weak on the Belisles but it’s not a big deal. I’ve used a broken twig as a trigger while in the bush. A Leatherman is always on me somewhere. Any kind of stiff wire works, easy fix.