Bridger? Duke? Onieda?

[bigbrother]

I think you'll find varying opinions on here as to who make the "better" trap. It's probably a matter of personal preference. I have some Duke and Oneida and a friend of mine gave me a 4 coil #2 bridger. It's the only 4 coil I have so it's not a good comparison to the Oneida #2's. The 4coil fires faster of course. The guy that gave me the bridger says that the Oneida's are "weak" but to be honest they've never lost an animal for me. I use 1 1/2's on coons and #2's on fox. I have some 1 1/2 duke long springs (they're 30 or 40 years old and they still catch coons as well...

I do think the proper design for the application is important no matter the trap manufacturer you choose.