Do you need a trailer with a spinner bait?

[Fisher0517]

If so what is everyone’s favorite.

[Spankey]

I use it on both. Throw the buzzbaits in there also. Not huge trailers because my baits are on the smaller side. But I scale them pretty well. I will sometimes use trailer hooks on spinnerbaits. 

[Derek1]

When the mood arises. 

This is a clear water killer. 

[king fisher]

I use trailers on jigs all the time.  Most of the time I don't use one with a spinnerbait.  I use a trailer hook on a spinnerbait if I get bites, but don't hook up.  I don't use a trailer hook if I am getting snagged.  If I am getting snagged and missing strikes, I try a different lure.

[Mike L]

Always a plastic trailer on a jig. 
Only a trailer hook on spinner. 
 

 

 

 

Mike

[Johnbt]

99.5% of the time I use a trailer on a spinnerbait. Usually a curl tail grub of 3" to 6" and sometimes a paddle tail or plain fish tail looking thing.

[DitchPanda]

Trailer on a jig is a must 100% of the time for me.

Spinnerbaits its situational...usually in dirty water ill use one. Normally just a white or chartreuse zoom split tail.

[Jig Man]

Yep split tail.  I pour them to match the bait.

[Jigfishn10]

Need and want are 2 different things:

 

Do I need a trailer for a spinnerbait or jig....no

Do I want a trailer for a spinnerbait...no

Do I want a trailer for a jig...yes

[Luke Barnes]

ive never used a trailer on a spinnerbait. On any kind of jig i do. 

[Dens228]

I think a jig works more often.......but I like both

[BlakeMolone]

I usually don’t but I’ve discovered a 4 inch easy shiner lols great on a spinnerbait and it’s a really thin profile that doesn’t ever cause the bait to run on it’s side, plus it gives the spinnerbait a bit of scent 

[A-Jay]

I sort of prefer a trailer on a spinnerbait

but I've caught plenty of bass without one.

A-Jay

[Cgolf]

Never used a trailer on a spinnerbait. That said I did pick up some yum pulse jrs during the off season to use on swim jigs and I may try it on a spinnerbait. 
 

The main reason I don’t want to try is when I have had spinnerbaits with the extra long tails I found I got a lot of tugs but not hookups. Once I Cut the long tails off the skirts I caught more fish. Guessing I may run into the same issue with a trailer where they strike the tail of the trailer and not the hook. 

[huZZah]

I never used one before I saw someone else doing it. Now I almost always use one. I don’t use one when pulling through thick grass. It just kinda makes it harder and I don’t really think it’s helps much since you’re already shaking the grass. 
 

At night I always have a bulky trailer with 2 Colorado blades. 

[Log Catcher]

I use a trailer on a jig but not on a spinnerbait. I won't even use a trailer hook on a spinnerbait.

[detroit1]

Your "poll" choices do not match the question of:  do you need a trailer for a spinnerbait? My vote is no.  ⏮️

[Biglittle8]

Spinnerbait... Sometimes. Jig.... always!

[Dens228]

Always on a jig, always on a spinnerbait.  

[Mbirdsley]

Always trailer on a jig.  I have the most success using any where from 3-6 inch curly tail jigs on spinner baits.  However, I do have some z-man razor Shad In bound.  Orginally, I had intended those for swim baits and chatter baits but, after seeing some pics in this thread with razor Shad on spinner baits.  Might give that combo a try 

 

ive never had success with boot tailed swim baits on spinner baits though 

[papajoe222]

Always on a jig, but one with less action in cold water.

With a spinnerbait, I'll use a 4in. or 5in. Calin's Lunker grub until the bass spawn. They not only add bulk, but allow you to work it slower and that's a big plus in cold water especially when throwing willow blades.  After the spawn, if I use one, it's a twin tail (straight), or none.  I'll add a trailer hook if I'm targeting off shore structure, but if there's cover other than rocks, I nix the trailer hook.

[MIbassyaker]

10 hours ago, A-Jay said:

I sort of prefer a trailer on a spinnerbait

but I've caught plenty of bass without one.

A-Jay

Picture on the right, the two in the middle row....what spinnerbaits are those?  The blades look like something I need and don't have....

[Hammer 4]

Caught many, many fish on spinnerbaits, none of which had a trailer on it. Jigs 99.99% of the time, I use a trailer.

[A-Jay]

2 hours ago, MIbassyaker said:

Picture on the right, the two in the middle row....what spinnerbaits are those?  The blades look like something I need and don't have....

Good eye.

Megabass V9 spinnerbaits 

A-Jay

[ChrisD46]

16 hours ago, Jig Man said:

Yep split tail.  I pour them to match the bait.

*I believe bass hold onto a spinnerbait better if using a split tail trailer , 4" Zoom Fluke or even a thin paddle tail swim bait . It's a balancing act of course between spinnerbait weight , blade size and trailer style /length/ weight .