Super User BrianMDTX Posted July 29, 2020 Super User Posted July 29, 2020 Are trailers simply an additional attractant to a chatterbait, or an absolute necessity? 2
txchaser Posted July 29, 2020 Posted July 29, 2020 Without question, trailers are the other half of the bait. Paddletail upside down, Zako, or a fluke. 3
JediAmoeba Posted July 29, 2020 Posted July 29, 2020 Yes. I would say a trailer is even more important than the skirt that comes with it 2
Super User DitchPanda Posted July 29, 2020 Super User Posted July 29, 2020 For me chatterbaits and swim jigs have to have trailers...spinnerbaits? Not so much Kinda like fishing a jig with no trailer..would it work? Probably. Wouldn't for me though because I wouldn't even throw it..no confidence 1
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted July 29, 2020 Global Moderator Posted July 29, 2020 I throw them with a trailer 100% of the time. It's not just the additional action, but also the profile that they produce. 7
camman Posted July 29, 2020 Posted July 29, 2020 Yes IMO an absolutely a necessity for both a chatterbait, jig, and swim jig. I think it helps create the bait profile as well as provides additional action. Now on a chatterbait I don’t think the skirt is a necessity and have thrown one before with no skirt but a trailer 2
TriStateBassin106 Posted July 29, 2020 Posted July 29, 2020 Yes. Get yourself some zakos and you'll be set. 1
GTN-NY Posted July 29, 2020 Posted July 29, 2020 I’m a noob to chatterbaits. I have some 5” swimbaits. Do I use the whole thing as a trailer or should I cut it in half?
Super User roadwarrior Posted July 29, 2020 Super User Posted July 29, 2020 My #1 presentation is a White Rage Blade/ White Rage Tail Structure Bug 1
Dens228 Posted July 29, 2020 Posted July 29, 2020 32 minutes ago, GTN said: I’m a noob to chatterbaits. I have some 5” swimbaits. Do I use the whole thing as a trailer or should I cut it in half? While it depends on the size of your chatterbait, I'd cut it down to 4". I use 3.8" Keitech's on mine. 4
Super User BrianMDTX Posted July 29, 2020 Author Super User Posted July 29, 2020 Well...I guess the Bait Monkey needs to be fed again lol. 2
Super User ChrisD46 Posted July 29, 2020 Super User Posted July 29, 2020 To start , just get a pack of Zoom Super Flukes from WM then cut out the sloping Super Fluke stomach out to make the Super Fluke streamlined (like the regular Fluke) - great chatter bait trailer in Pearl White color (shad imitating chatter bait) . For a bluegill imitating chatter bait trailer at WM - pick up a pack of Yum Christie Craws in Green Pumpkin ... Both the Zoom Super Fluke & Yum Christie Craw soft plastics are inexpensive , widely available and work great on a chatter bait ... As you progress you can look at the plethora of other great chatter bait trailers others may recommend . 1
Super User gim Posted July 29, 2020 Super User Posted July 29, 2020 You don't have to use a trailer. My friend used his without one last week and out fished me. I had a trailer on mine. There really isn't a bad trailer to use on them. Obviously people are geared towards using flukes, swimbaits, and craw-style baits but you could probably use just about any soft plastic that doesn't inhibit the action of the chatterbait itself. That being said, I personally tried the rage tail menace on the back of a bluegill colored one and it was very effective. 1
Hawkeye21 Posted July 29, 2020 Posted July 29, 2020 I prefer to have a trailer on mine but I have caught fish on them without a trailer. They are much more erratic in the water without a trailer. Sometimes that can be beneficial when a reaction bite is working. 1
OnthePotomac Posted July 29, 2020 Posted July 29, 2020 Last year i was up in a Potomac tributary fishing lay downs on an out going tide and used a white chatter bait with no trailer. Didn't make any difference to bass in the laydowns.
Fishingmickey Posted July 29, 2020 Posted July 29, 2020 7 hours ago, roadwarrior said: My #1 presentation is a White Rage Blade/ White Rage Tail Structure Bug Now RW the question is do you rig the Structure Bug vertically or horizontally? FM
Super User roadwarrior Posted July 29, 2020 Super User Posted July 29, 2020 47 minutes ago, Fishingmickey said: Now RW the question is do you rig the Structure Bug vertically or horizontally? FM Vertically 3
galyonj Posted July 29, 2020 Posted July 29, 2020 10 hours ago, gimruis said: That being said, I personally tried the rage tail menace on the back of a bluegill colored one and it was very effective. I love how a menace trailer looks but I've never been bit on it. I'm gonna switch to just them for a bit and see if I can figure out how to change that.
Super User BrianMDTX Posted July 29, 2020 Author Super User Posted July 29, 2020 11 hours ago, Dens228 said: While it depends on the size of your chatterbait, I'd cut it down to 4". I use 3.8" Keitech's on mine. Just bought a pack of 3.8” Keitechs in Sun Gill to try. I also have some 4” Saw Craws in green pumpkin as well.
Super User roadwarrior Posted July 30, 2020 Super User Posted July 30, 2020 15 hours ago, galyonj said: I love how a menace trailer looks but I've never been bit on it. I'm gonna switch to just them for a bit and see if I can figure out how to change that. Rig the Menace on a bullet weight and swim it at different depths.
Super User scaleface Posted October 6, 2024 Super User Posted October 6, 2024 100 percent of you will disagree with me. I used chatterbaits a lot this past year , tried several trailers. I kept losing fish. about 50 percent. Quit using trailers and landed almost 100 per cent. I dont use trailers at all now. They work without them and no hunk of plastic to interfere with hookups.
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