Best Jig Trailer?

[senkoking]

I am going to start fishing jigs for my first time. I was wondering what is everyones opinion on jig trailers?

[roadwarrior]

1/4 oz: Rage Tail Baby Craw

3/8-1/2 oz: RT Craw, Flappin' Hawg

3/4 oz and up: Lobster, Double Wide Sweet Beaver

8-)

[ww2farmer]

My opinion ..........................keep it simple. Start with a Zoom super chunk, or super chunk jr. depending on what size jig your using. I like to match my trailer color to my jig, black/blue jigs, get black and blue trailers, green or brown jigs get green pumpkin trailers etc..... That trailer with any decent jig will catch  fish in just about every condition where a jig is the answer. Learn it, gain confidence in it, and then branch out from there..............

[GrundleLove]

I am also planning on using Jigs for the first time this season. I inherited some jigs but where I fish its so weedy i never even considered using them....

Then i realize im a moron and there are countless ways to use trailers to make them weedless.  :

[BassThumb]

Netbait Paca Chunks are a good place to start.  They come in countless colors, are widely available, and won't break the bank.

[Nick]

Good thought on the Pacas.  I appreciate their reasonable costs as well.

Now for trailers: the major difference in trailers is some have virtually no movement while others flap and twiddle and swim. Don't just assume that the more lively ones catch the better fish.  Some days the ones with little or no apparent movement catch more fish esp. in colder water situations. The Zoom Critter Craw comes to mind. Slice off half of the tail section of a green pumpkin one, then worm it one your favoritie finesse jig in cold water making sure the hook pentrates the craw right between it's tiny craw eyes, and look out. Make sure that jig skirt is trimmed back a tad so the craws can be seen. We're talking about an old Ozarks standby here responsible for outstanding catches and money won this time of the year.

[jignfule]

Zooms "Fat Albert twin tails''

[lynyrdsky1]

Cut a baby brush hog in half, cut half a paca craw. Use the half that has the head and craw arms on the paca craw and use the half that has the tail and flappers on the brush hog.

[WanderLust]

Netbait Paca Chunks are a good place to start. They come in countless colors, are widely available, and won't break the bank.

Paca chunk was my #1 jig trailer...

I could never find Rage Tail baby craws in the color I wanted. They make them but they are never in stock. That's a good sign.

[Jig Man]

There is no bad trailer.  I have used most every type out there.  I prefer a twin tail grub for most applications but I'll use a beaver, brush hog, craw, even pork.  They all work.

[5bass]

The Baby Rage Craw is a real good one on smaller jigs. I use the Yum Big Show Craw quite a bit and they skip real well. A Yamamoto Flappin Hawg gets alot of work when I want a bulkier look.

[eyedabassman]

Netbait Paca Chunks are a good place to start. They come in countless colors, are widely available, and won't break the bank.

And don't forget the NEW Kickin B chunk from Netbait! I sometimes take a half of a ribbon tail worm ( Netbait C-Mac ) or any ribbon tail worm will work. And put that as your jig trailer, it can be boat loader!

[OHIO]

I like Berkley Chigger Craws and Rage Craws.

I have used twin tailed grubs before with no luck.

[JoePhish]

Most of the time I'll use a GY doubletail hula grub.

I'll also throw on the back end of a GY swimsenko.

When the sun is setting I like to throw something "big and black". So I'll put a Black 8 inch Producto Tournament Worm on my biggest black jig.

[brushhoggin]

these are the best :

[cBooms@SML]

berkley chigger craw, berkley chigger craw crazy legs, and the zoom ultravibe craw look pretty good too

[KU_Bassmaster.]

Rage Tail Baby Craw, Rage Tail Lobster, Double Tail Hula Grubs

[RyneB]

For swimming jigs i like to use a single tail grub,rage tail chunk, and the ultravibe speed craw. For mop jigs i strictly use the Rick Clunn Luck E Strike trailer.

[senkoking]

Thank you for the help everyone!!!

[Sherlock 60]

My opinion ..........................keep it simple. Start with a Zoom super chunk, or super chunk jr. depending on what size jig your using. I like to match my trailer color to my jig, black/blue jigs, get black and blue trailers, green or brown jigs get green pumpkin trailers etc..... That trailer with any decent jig will catch fish in just about every condition where a jig is the answer. Learn it, gain confidence in it, and then branch out from there..............

I am going to really concentrate on jigs this year for the first time and that is the approach I have already decided to use. Thanks for the confirmation of the "keep it simple" approach.

[B A S S E R]

I'm also using jigs for the first time this year. I'm gonna try some beavers, BPS speed craws, and double tail grubs. are you guys using any different trailer on swim jigs? or no trailer at all?

[DeanFishesNY]

My favorite trailers would have to be Chigger Craws, Paca craws and Gander Mtn 3 in beavers. Oh, and I don't always tear apart the legs with the chigger craws and beavers. I actually prefer them attached, idk why just have always done better that way.

[Big Bass Chaser]

No one mentioned the conditions their fishing their jigs in nor what type of jigs.

I fish a lot of football heads as my lakes are rocky (with clear water).  For football heads (depending on the size of the jig and skirt), NetBait Paca Chunks, Berkley Chigger Craws (both types), Rage Tail chunks, RI Sweet Beavers, Double-tail grubs.  I don't fish many swim jigs, but when I do I like a trailer with some sort of action in the tail like a swim senko, curly tail grub, the longer football head trailers with all the appendages detached from each other.  Flipping jigs I tend to use the smaller football head trailers with the most action on the fall.

Color-wise I tend to stay away from anything that doesn't look like local forage, so lots of natural colors from red to brown to green to black with different highlights or sparkle.

[bass or bass ?]

I use a frozen squid head that I cut off from the squid body. The tentacles have better action than anything I've ever seen, and it leaves a scent trail! The squid bodies make great channel cat bait.

[Vinny Chase]

NorthStar Custom Baits just released a line of plastics that includes the best trailers I have used. I have been killing the smallies on the river this year with the skinnier profile trailer; it has a subtle flapping action the fish cannot resist.