otter trouble!>?!>?

[nctrapper24]

i am trapping a creek by my house and i found about 4 otter toilets but 2 really fresh ones.  i cant set a 330 or foot trap on the slide because the bank drops off.  i looked for a crossover on the beaver dam but there isnt one.  what could i do to catch this otter.  i was thinking about making somthin like a dirt hole set beside the toilet and putting fish in the bottom of the hole and putting a MB-750 in front of it? what do you think and if you could give me some more ideas i would appreciate it.

thanks, jonathan[/b]

[Asa Lenon]

Here is an otter set from my Dad's 1950's free trapping tips literature that might be helpful:
OTTER “ALL CALL" SET
     A big problem in otter trapping is to make one’s sets so that they overcome the otter’s swimming with its front feet folded and rear feet extended back and out.
     Here is a set that overcomes this.  After locating where otter frequent an area, locate a place where the water is 10” deep and the bank is at least 2’ high.  Dig a hole 6” in diameter, 15” deep into the bank and 18” above the water line.  Set a very well covered trap one foot out from the bank, directly below the hole, and one foot out from the bank.   Use a quantity of Lenon’s Otter Super All Call lure the size of a large bean on a twig or chip and place it a foot back into the hole.  Place the same quantity on another twig or chip and pin it to the bank six inches above the hole.  If bait is desired, fresh fish or a fresh shrimp is the best bait.   Place bait in the very back of the hole.
     When otter investigate the hole and lure, the water is deep enough so that the trap is not sprung by the otter’s body.  As the otter places its front feet on the bank to peek into the hole, it will drop its rear feet to the bottom and into the trap.
--Compliments of Lenon’s Animal Lures --

[nctrapper24]

i understand what your saying but if anyone could provide a picture it would help out alot.

thanks, joanthan