Did you ever have that one place that you wanted to put a colony trap in but couldn't get there because the area had a big hillside that was to steep to get up or down from? Or, the water around the small stream was like quicksand that once you stepped in you sunk up to your knees and had a hard time getting back out? So do you leave that set where you know you are going to collect some rats or do you still set it up? What do you do

Well my friends I have two area like this that produce a number of rats out of the ditch every year.
Here is what I do. I purchase a paint extension pole. You know the long one 6' - 12'.
I grab an old paint roller and take the roller off and screw that on to the pole.
From there I grab the colony trap in the middle of the trap with the roller handle and extend it out into the water and put it in place.
All of the time keeping my boots dry

Give it a try, well worth it
JC