Thanks for the helpful feedback/responses guys, this site is always great for getting help from people. 3nails, I go to CWU full time and chose to trap this year instead of having a part-time job which gives me more time than most guys to get out and go trapping. I have to admit though that my desire to catch mink started from your thread, and seeing your success.
Also, does anybody have a trap/ for mink that is a drowning set?