Pocket set?

LMAO! I’ve NEVER made a “pocket” set anytime during my 72 years of trapping and do NOT intend to ever make one even when my end comes!

I’d go with the pocket set. I make them over and over.

Seldom. Seriously? If so why?

Very early on I decided to specialize in specific animals such as mink, fox, coyote, etc so as I’m sure most on this board have read me saying that learning the inherent behaviors of animals is the key to trapping success is also the key to trapping specific target animals. The better you know them the higher the success rate! I liken it to welding, 95% of the people who weld can see the puddle but very few can actually see the periphery of the puddle and what is happening there! The indepth knowledge of the inherent behaviors of an animal I liken to being able to see and understand the intimate details of the periphery of a weld puddle!! In addition to that, 3 out of 4 of our coon have poor color AND I hate putting-up coon when I don’t need to!! LOL

You’re bang on Seldom!
Trapping is super easy. Study your target and know the 5 “W”s.
Not sure why there’s so much info on how to set traps or snares, it’s so basic.
Finding the right reading material on your target species can be hard, especially wolf. There’s a lot of pro & anti management books out there that’ll leave out or ignore important facts. You need to find 5he ones that aren’t biased.
Take what you learn with you into the bush. Spend some real time out there too.

I think I made a pocket set ages ago. Saw it in book, heard lots about it and plunked one in. No luck…..lol. I just set where the animal is already going, way easier. I’ll use natural pockets though, they’re already going there.

Blind trail set on otter crossover

The best one I could for each individual situation. G.

Dirthole

Dirthole.
But a post set is a close second.

Blind set. They gotta be in the mood to work lure but they can’t stop habit.

Blind trail set

One set for ALL animals?

Would have to be a blind set.

If we're talking canines only... a flat set.

I agree if we are talking All animals I would say blind trail set.

Dirthole

In my old area, Southeast Alaska mainland, it would be a cubbie built with natural surrounding material.
Those hooked everything on my line including wolverine, (my primary objective), marten, fisher, mink, otter, ermine, even wolves.

What animal?

Dirt Hole!!!

For canine's Flat set,winter time blind sets snares or footholds.Mink blind set.

Your question is pretty vague, but ifin your talking a multi species waterline, I agree with you, there are so many critters I cannot-will not mention that have fell victim to my pocket sets.