Getting a kick out of reading your posts....
I have had bad skunk problems here before. I found best bait for trap is watermelon and cantaloupe rinds, and tuna fish that had been opened and left out to get real stinky. They cannot seem to leave the watermelon rinds alone, gets em every time.
The best way I found to get rid of them is to pull the trap into a ditch with a rope and hold it under the water. Then just bury the critter. If they manage to spray, it has been under the water and I did not smell anything. Of course, this only works if you have a ditch or creek nearby.