Spinnerbait with soft plastic trailer, Yes or No?

[BASSnRacks]

How many of you will use a soft plastic trailer on a spinnerbait and if so which ones? I almost never use a trailer or a trailer hook and have a lot of success. Just want to know if im missing anything? My favorite way to fish a spinnerbait, is to burn them. I feel a soft plastic trailer isn't conducive to that.

[thedilettantedad]

As a noob I am interested in the answer to this from more experienced anglers.

[roadwarrior]

No plastic trailer or trailer hook for me.

 

[GReb]

Very rarely. If the water is super stained I will throw a chartreuse grub on the back. But we are talking less than 6 inches of visibility. 

[Troy85]

Almost never on a spinner bait, almost always on a jig.

[Ksam1234]

37 minutes ago, BASSnRacks said:

How many of you will use a soft plastic trailer on a spinnerbait and if so which ones? I almost never use a trailer or a trailer hook and have a lot of success. Just want to know if im missing anything? My favorite way to fish a spinnerbait, is to burn them. I feel a soft plastic trailer isn't conducive to that.

I always use a soft plastic paddle tail swimbait. I use 3.8-4.8 Keitechs. They add bulk to the bait and attract larger fish and it adds a little

mkre thump. Bass also tend to lock onto the hook better. They see he skirt and a nice looking swimbait and it gives them something to home in on and bite.  I usually match the skirt. If I use chart/white I go with white swimbait etc

[Catt]

Sometimes yes, no rhyme or reason, I just do when I feel like it.

 

I've seen times when it made a difference ?

[Paul Roberts]

I nearly always have, either a curly or paddle tail. But, they run the risk of destabilizing the bait, esp if you want to burn it. 

[OkobojiEagle]

Always

 

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[Fishing_FF]

Depends on the spinnerbait. 

 

If it is a white or chartreuse spinner, no because I get less strikes with a paddle tail added as a trailer.

 

With bluegill colored spinners, yes. The bigger profile gets more strikes and more hook ups, rather than a blade getting grabbed. I was putting a Keitech FAT Swing Impact on, but I've found the Gambler EZ Swimmers and Big EZ work just as well. 

[the reel ess]

No for me. But my fav spinnerbait is the War Eagle Gold Shiner. It has some longer strands in the skirt that kinda resemble a trailer. I always use a trailer hook. I wouldn't want a trailer to get in the way of the trailer hook. 

[RHuff]

I throw a spinner-bait with a paddle tail trailer or craw trailer 110% of the time. It just gives the bait that much more action in my opinion. 

[J Francho]

The only trailer on my spinnerbaits is a trailer hook.

[J.Vincent]

Plastic Trailers are a great way to add loft without having to change blades; when you are trying to tune everything in. But I would say I typically catch more pike when using plastic trailers than bass; probably because it gives the spinnerbait a larger profile (unless it's a thin split tail). Sometimes I will grab a grub and clip the whole tail off and just thread the body of the grub up the shank; again for a slower fall and more resistance along with giving the fish something to bite into which has a more natural feel and added scent. Can't remember where I picked this advice up, but I'm pretty sure it was an old school angler back in the 90s 

[fishwizzard]

I will add a grub to my spinnerbaits if I want more casting weight for distance or dealing with wind.  

[keagbassr]

Plastic never trailer hook always for me.

[A-Jay]

SK Blade Minnow is a staple trailer for me on spinnerbaits.

A-Jay

[Mr Swim Jig]

Never use a trailer or trailer hook on my spinner baits...

[Log Catcher]

I never use a trailer or trailer hook. I have my best luck slow rolling a spinner bait.

[Munkin]

When I want to add bulk to the bait but that is maybe 10% of the time.

 Generally I am fishing them fast in the upper water column .

 

Allen

3 hours ago, A-Jay said:

SK Blade Minnow is a staple trailer for me on spinnerbaits.

A-Jay

A spinnerbait that I do not recognize, what is it?

 

Allen

[tander]

Nearly always a twin tail. Don't know why but I have always done it.

[ww2farmer]

Here is how I do it:

 

Spinnerbait's....I use War Eagle's, they have longer strands that act as a trailer, so I almost never use one OR a trailer hook. If they are short striking I either down size, change color, retrieve speed, or presentations all together.

 

Buzzbaits...I use Cavitrons. No trailer, or trailer hooks. But often I remove the skirt and super glue a Keitech Noisy Flapper frog to them.

 

Swim jigs... home assembled with Boss swim jig heads and Boss skirts, I all ways use a trailer. I currently like Keitech Fat Impacts, and Keitech Crazy flapper craws. Never a trailer hook.

 

Chatterbaits.....all ways a trailer. My current favorite is the Z-man project Z chatterbait, and a Z-man Razor Shad.

 

Next year when I am bored with these baits, my answers will change LOL.

[Russ E]

I don't usually add a trailer. 

It just gives the drum something to bite off.

[A-Jay]

1 hour ago, Munkin said:

When I want to add bulk to the bait but that is maybe 10% of the time.

 Generally I am fishing them fast in the upper water column .

 

Allen

A spinnerbait that I do not recognize, what is it?

 

Allen

This Most excellent spinnerbait happens to be a 3/4 oz Biovex Stangun spinnerbait.   Although they are sometimes a little hard to acquire this particular bait is responsible for my current Personal Best Smallmouth bass. 

So clearly Allen, I am seriously bias.

http://biovexusa.com/product-category/freshwater-lures/spinner-baits/

A-Jay

 

[bowhunter63]

No trailer or trailer hook.