Thumbs Upis a fish paste bait. The effectiveness of pipe style traps requires a bait with more than good odor. The bait must also have great flavor. A bait coon will eat, lick their paws and come back for more. Baits laced with ingredients/oils, etc., are far too bitter, sending the coon on his way once he gets the taste of it. This type of bait is only effective with a box or regular style coon traps. Thumbs up is a two-way bait (flavor and odor) equal in a pipe or regular coon traps.