Spinnerbait trailer hooks

[Guest ncbass24]

Hey Guys,

How many of you use trailer hooks on spinnerbaits? I have never used trailer hooks on mine, but recently the fish seem to be short striking the bait alot. If you do use them, any brands or sizes you would recommend?

[Taliesin]

I've never used a trailer on spinners either. Frankly, in the cover I throw those things in, I don't think another hook is a good idea.

[Vyron]

With a trailer hook , you ll land more fish . The drawback  is that  u ll lose more spinnerbaits like this.

As for brand , I use gamakatsu 2/0 and 3/0

[Guest avid]

I hate trailer hooks.  

don't use em on spinnerbaits, or buzzbaits.  

They tangle up in everything, foul up more, and are a general pain in the butt.

I find short strikers can be caught by trimming back the skirts.

[Shad_Master]

The only time I don't use a trailer hook is when I don't want to catch a fish

[jdw174]

The only time I don't use a trailer hook is when I don't want to catch a fish

+1 here.  I use them on all my spinnerbaits and I throw into bushes/blowdowns, etc.  I even like to pitch them into spots just like a jig.  Will they hang up?   Yeah, OCCASIONALLY, but the rewards outweigh the losses IMO.  I've caught far too many fish on the trailer to discount their use.  Gammakatsu makes trailer hooks and that's what I use, usually 2/0.

[Catt]

Don't use them & you can't make me  

I do have a question for those who do use trailer hooks; how do you know the bass would not have been caught if the trailer wasn't there?

[T-rig]

Don't use them & you can't make me

I do have a question for those who do use trailer hooks; how do you know the bass would not have been caught if the trailer wasn't there?

I think people that use trailer hooks have lost too many bass.

90% of my bass are caught on the trailer hook. The bass around here are very spooky.

[Catt]

My question is how do you know you would have missed those fish without a trailer hook?    

[Triton21]

Catt, if I am getting constant short strikes I add a trailer hook.  I then catch those fish that are striking short.

Kelley

[T-rig]

My question is how do you know you would have missed those fish without a trailer hook?

Because when I fish without one I loose most of my fish due to short strikes.

Make sense?

[Catt]

If I miss fish on a Rogue with 3 treble hooks then I should add more hooks to solve the problem?  

[T-rig]

If I miss fish on a Rogue with 3 treble hooks then I should add more hooks to solve the problem?

How can you compare a bait with a single hook with one that has 3 trebles? Now that doesn't make sense!

[Catt]

If y'all are missing that many fish maybe y'all be using the wrong bait, wrong color, or wrong size.

I'm gonna miss some fish but to me that aint no reason to add more hooks  

[T-rig]

If y'all are missing that many fish maybe y'all be using the wrong bait, wrong color, or wrong size.

I'm gonna miss some fish but to me that aint no reason to add more hooks

Let's just leave it at that. If you don't want to use them, that's up to you.

I will keep adding trailer hooks to my spinnerbaits, period.

[burleytog]

If I'm getting short strikes, I'll throw a trailer hook on there.  Most of the time I don't, but then again I don't fish a spinnerbait/buzzbait all that much.

[Cajun1977]

i never throw a spinnerbait without a trailer hook, why even take a chance .adding the trailer hook hurts nothing and can only up your catch rate