Quick spinnerbait poll...

[OkobojiEagle]

When fishing a spinnerbait, do you fish it with a plastic trailer...  Always, Sometimes, Seldom, Never.

 

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[FishTank]

I would say seldom. I might put one on if I want to fish a shallow area slowly but there are better alternatives for this. 

[A-Jay]

Always ~

It's a profile deal for me.

A-Jay

[Fishingmickey]

Seldom/Never - It's a flash and blade thump thing with me.

FM

[Catt]

[Team9nine]

Sometimes/Most times (~90% of the time)

[wdp]

Spinnerbaits are funny for me. I get on kicks where I’ll fish them a lot & then put em down and forget about em for a yr. 
 

I’ve gotten to where my best use for them is banging them around sunken wood & tree tops. I never use a trailer anymore. Did years ago but not anymore. 

[TTS]

Always.

[zell_pop1]

I like the spinnerbaits that have the built in trailer skirt .

[keagbassr]

Never 

[Craig P]

 Never. 

[casts_by_fly]

50/50 for me these days.  If it has a built in 'trailer' with a longer section of skirt then no.  If it is a compact profile I'm going for then no again.  If I want a big profile or want the bait to stay up in the water column then yes.  

[LrgmouthShad]

Sometimes

[Munkin]

Closer to never for me based on how I normally fish them. If I am using a trailer its usually for slow rolling a night bait.

 

Allen

[Spankey]

Sometimes, 50% of the time I guess. I don’t fish big spinnerbaits and the added soft plastic will make one look larger. 

[Deleted account]

Sometimes, (almost always).

[DaubsNU1]

Always. Sometimes a simple twister tail. Sometimes a split tail. But always something.

 

[bowhunter63]

Never

[NorthernBasser]

3 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Always ~

It's a profile deal for me.

A-Jay

 

This. Or I'll go with none at all. But most of the time I want an added profile like the Strike King Blade Minnow provides (trimmed down a tad). Not a fan of paddletails on spinnerbaits at all.

 

[gim]

never

 

Pike ruin plastics enough already, no reason to ruin more.

[crypt]

nope.

[Siebert Outdoors]

Seldom, never. 

[Kev-mo]

I'm late to to the spinnerbait bite. Also really only fish moving water. and mostly smallies. I've used a zoom split tail and boot foot paddle tail(s) a handful of of times. I haven't noticed a difference. 

[Bluebasser86]

Almost always

[FryDog62]

I started using the Megabass SV-3 spinnerbait a lot and it kind of has a trailer, or at least that profile built-in...  So, yes?