Current Favorite Colder Water Swim Jig / Bladed Jig Trailer ?

[ChrisD46]

Generally most agree a swim jig or bladed jig (chatterbait) trailer may be better with a tighter more subdued action versus a wider flapping action as one would use in warmer water ... The above said - what's your current trailer (3.75" ~ 4.25")  line up for swim jigs and bladed / vibrating jigs  in colder water? While I'd love to get by with the lower cost of a Havoc Grass Pig as colder water  a swim jig / bladed jig trailer - I am realistically  looking closer at the SK Rage Menace , KVD Swim-N-Shiner along with the Keitech Easy Shiner 4" as colder water swim / bladed jig trailers . Thanks in advance to share your current trailer favorites !

[Columbia Craw]

Single tail Kalins grub and SK Blade Minnow.

[roadwarrior]

Rage Tail Structure Bug

 

[Shimano_1]

Basspro super shad for bladed jigs. Dont throw a swim jig much in colder water

[Big Swimbait]

Rage Menace rigged vertically or the Hog Farmer Spunk Shad Pintail.

[Bankbeater]

Zoom super chunk jr. 

[DitchPanda]

In cold water on a chatterbait I use a 4inch fluke alot. In cold water on a swim jig I use a single tail grub. But in most conditions by far my favorite swim jig trailer is a menace and its not even close.

[Bluebasser86]

4.8" Fat Impact

[ChrisD46]

6 hours ago, roadwarrior said:

Rage Tail Structure Bug

 

*By the time you remove the appendages from a SK Structure Bug - don't you pretty much end up with a Rage Menace - or is the action still different with a Structure Bug ? 

5 hours ago, DitchPanda said:

In cold water on a chatterbait I use a 4inch fluke alot. In cold water on a swim jig I use a single tail grub. But in most conditions by far my favorite swim jig trailer is a menace and its not even close.

*What is your favorite size Rage Menace ? 

[lynxcat]

22 minutes ago, ChrisD46 said:

*By the time you remove the appendages from a SK Structure Bug - don't you pretty much end up with a Rage Menace - or is the action still different with a Structure Bug ? 

*What is your favorite size Rage Menace ? 

I like the standard size. The baby menace is ok as well. The magnum doesn’t add much of any length and just increases the girth of the Menace. I guess the Magnum is good if you intentionally want more weight and bulk to toss it farther. 

[Reel]

Jackall I Shad

[DitchPanda]

8 hours ago, ChrisD46 said:

*By the time you remove the appendages from a SK Structure Bug - don't you pretty much end up with a Rage Menace - or is the action still different with a Structure Bug ? 

*What is your favorite size Rage Menace ? 

The standard size

[Dens228]

10 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

4.8" Fat Impact

3.8 or inch here, on a Siebert swim jig.........I generally go with shad type colors. 

[GetFishorDieTryin]

15 hours ago, Big Swimbait said:

Rage Menace rigged vertically or the Hog Farmer Spunk Shad Pintail.

I used to use ishads, but havent since I found these.  They have a bigger profile then crazy tails or ishads and the 3.5 pairs up Zmans CBs well. 

TB is great, but when they recommend something it can be hard to get, so I wasn't thrilled when they mentioned these.          

[Luke Barnes]

If I throw one in colder water I'll go with a Rage Menace. Been looking at the Bio Spawn Vile Bug. Similar to a menace but shaped different in the tail. A fluke is a good idea too i think 

[Catt]

Lake Fork Tackle Live Magic Shad ?

[GetFishorDieTryin]

58 minutes ago, Catt said:

Lake Fork Tackle Live Magic Shad ?

Everytime i try t order theyre out. they look like they would work really well.

[Catt]

30 minutes ago, Rusty_Shackleford said:

Everytime i try t order theyre out. they look like they would work really well.

 

Ya looking at Tackle Warehouse or LFT website?

 

LFT website has em ?

[georgeyew]

Why not just use a 4" senko on the back of the jig?

[ChrisD46]

19 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

4.8" Fat Impact

*Wow - that is a big trailer ! ...  I'm down in the 3.8" Fat Impact range for trailer consideration . It must work for you - or you wouldn't list it .

[Bluebasser86]

5 hours ago, ChrisD46 said:

*Wow - that is a big trailer ! ...  I'm down in the 3.8" Fat Impact range for trailer consideration . It must work for you - or you wouldn't list it .

Big trailer lets me fish it slow during the colder water months and is more appealing to a big fish (more food for less effort). My baits have a 6/0 hook on them, so they handle them no problem and the trailer keeper keeps them in place. Little 12-15 inch fish wad them up in their throats and get the hooks all the time.

[GetFishorDieTryin]

19 hours ago, ChrisD46 said:

*Wow - that is a big trailer ! ...  I'm down in the 3.8" Fat Impact range for trailer consideration . It must work for you - or you wouldn't list it .

I dont like big paddle tails on my CBs either, especially with the Zman Customs.  I think the bigger boot tails can have a negative effect on the action of the bait especially the wider kicking baits.  The majority of the time im using a fat as a trailer they're 3.3 or 3.8.  The biggest fats I throw are 4.3s on Picassos bladed jigs because they have a longer shank then the z mans.

 

[ww2farmer]

I like a Reaction Innovations Smallie Beaver rigged flat in cold water. Zako for everything else.

[Koz]

Blue/black Chatterbait Elite with a blue Zoom Vibe Spped Craw trailer. Almost every bass I have caught this winter has been on that combo.

 

The best part is that combo works great year round. I have chatterbaits in many other colors and trailers in all shapes and sizes and nothing comes close. The overwhelming majority of what I catch is on either a chatterbait or a buzzbait.

[ChrisD46]

7 hours ago, Koz said:

Blue/black Chatterbait Elite with a blue Zoom Vibe Spped Craw trailer. Almost every bass I have caught this winter has been on that combo.

 

The best part is that combo works great year round. I have chatterbaits in many other colors and trailers in all shapes and sizes and nothing comes close. The overwhelming majority of what I catch is on either a chatterbait or a buzzbait.

*I don't even think I own a black & blue chatterbait or black & blue trailers ? Here across the border in North Georgia it's primarily Green Pumpkin and Shad colors ... I may have to buck the trend and try a black & blue combo !