Best buzzbait?

[NittyGrittyBoy]

I'm bumping this one up from the dusty archives. 

 

I just drank the kool-aid and ordered several 3/8 cavitrons. After watching several videos, I do want to add a soft bait trailer. 

 

What's everyones favorite trailer?? I'm leaning towards a toad body, but don't want to overweight it. I like bifle bug junior with tail cut off. Nice small profile

 

[J Francho]

6 minutes ago, NittyGrittyBoy said:

What's everyones favorite trailer??

Fixed trailer hook.

[NittyGrittyBoy]

No soft body trailer?

[J Francho]

Never, not on my spinnerbaits either.

[NittyGrittyBoy]

Your weird

Haha joking of course

[J Francho]

4 minutes ago, NittyGrittyBoy said:

Your weird

My weird what?  - *you're

 

But seriously, this is what happens when they aggressively crash the blades or buzzer.  You don't catah any of these fish without a trailer hook.

 

 

[NittyGrittyBoy]

Possible to fish a soft body with a trailer? 

 

I feel like the marketing tells you if you don't have a soft body trailer your missing out. But same time I fish trailer hooks on almost all my spinnerbaits. Simply because like you, my local Bass are experts at short striking.

 

I think I might be overthinking it, I've never fished a buzzbait more than 5 casts. So I'm dedicating a rod just to keep one tied on at all times

[J Francho]

Try both.  I really don't believe the short strike thing.  I think their attack is focused on the blades, and not the skirt.  Who knows, maybe I put a plastic bait trailer on, and they go for that, and get hooked without a trailer hook.

[NittyGrittyBoy]

I haven't fished with them yet, but my new cavitrons are flat out nice. 

 

You can tell quality soon as you open the package. Hope the Bass like em as much as I do. 

[fin]

On 5/1/2019 at 9:53 AM, NittyGrittyBoy said:

Your weird

Haha joking of course

I'm weird too. I Never use trailers on spinnerbaits or buzzbaits. I rarely use buzzbaits. I do use trailers on chatterbaits.

 

If you use a trailer on a buzzbait, you're going to have keep the retrieve faster to keep it up, and if you try to do a pause, it's going to sink quicker. I prefer a large skirt for a slower sink when pausing. Too large of a skirt on too small of a buzzbait and you're going to have to maintain a fast retrieve to keep it spinning.

 

With a spinnerbait, I think there's enough going on there already to attract a fish. I agree sometimes they're going after the blades, because I've hooked some in the chin, but I think they're going after the skirt sometimes too. A trailer is just too much unnecessary added weight for me.

 

As with most things, I don't think there's a wrong or right answer, just preference. I'm sure trailers sometimes help encourage a fish to bite.

[NittyGrittyBoy]

I definitely don't want to increase retrieval speed if I don't have too. I knew it would add a little more weight, but figured it would increase bouyancy, no?

 

I guess that's why that snake oil whopper plopper sells ... <-- tounge in cheek. Relax plopper fans.?

[fin]

27 minutes ago, NittyGrittyBoy said:

I knew it would add a little more weight, but figured it would increase bouyancy, no?

I don't know, really. I guess it depends on the trailer. Not many of them actually float do they? Very slow sinking, but not really floating.

[DSTN]

If you use a plastic trailer like a toad the kicking legs tend to help keep the buzzbait riding at the surface even at a slower retrieve, at least in my experience. 

[scaleface]

Last year,  instead of a skirt  I glued   Yum Money Minnows on my D-It molds buzzbait's and loved it . The lure cast further and retrieved slower .It  caught loads of bass  and had a very high hook-up ratio . I   use a trailer hook  most of the time  . I use the stair-step design like on the Cavitron  that allows the lure to set a little deeper in the water . I cant scientifically prove that it helps to get more hook-ups but it sure seems to . Heres a well chewed Money Minnow   buzzbait .

 

 

[NittyGrittyBoy]

That buzzbait looks like money ?@scaleface

[bowhunter63]

War Eagle black and gold blade .

[Munkin]

7 hours ago, scaleface said:

 I use the stair-step design like on the Cavitron  that allows the lure to set a little deeper in the water . I cant scientifically prove that it helps to get more hook-ups but it sure seems to . Heres a well chewed Money Minnow   buzzbait .

 

 

Can't prove it either but my buzzbaits with that step down frame have a higher hook-up ratio. 

 

Allen

[NittyGrittyBoy]

Noticed cavitrons don't have a bait keeper to keep bait from riding down. 

 

I'll just rock the skirt and trailer hook and see how that does. 

[jbrew73]

I rip the skirt off my cavitrons and put on a plastic trailer only.  They run slower and don’t pull to one side as bad this way. They have been very productive for me this year.

[fishwizzard]

8 minutes ago, jbrew73 said:

 They run slower and don’t pull to one side as bad this way. 

Mine all either pull to the side or will run on their side, even new out of the package.  What kinds of trailers are you using that corrects this?

[jbrew73]

Z craw or pit boss seem to be best. I have not tried any toads but they seem to be popular as well.   

[NittyGrittyBoy]

Do the trailers slide down any or do you glue them? 

[jbrew73]

They stay up because I pull the skirt and the skirt keeper does pretty well but glue would definitely help.

[NittyGrittyBoy]

So a 3/8 cavitron with a zoom horny toad instead of skirt feels kinda heavy. 

 

I hate throwing lures where I feel like I have to lob the lure. Like I don't have complete control

 

Anybody know any lightweight/smaller toads I can try for a trailer? 

[bagofdonuts]

try a rage tail cutter worm. i've not used it on that particular buzz bait but love it as a trail on the old lunker lure buzz bait. i super glue it on and thin the skirt out (by about 1/2).