bladed jig Micro Trailer?

[DaveT63]

Just picked up a couple bladed jig micros for my BFS rig.  What are y'all using for trailers on these, if anything?

 

Thanks,

 

Dave

[Str8BraidPowa]

I have had the best luck with a small single tail grub (2.5" or 3" from mister twister). They are easy to find near the crappie baits.

[FryDog62]

I use a 3 inch Spunk Shad… I don’t think you want anything that kicks very hard, the micro sized bladed jig blade isn’t very big and a wild kicking trailer could throw its vibration/action off. 

[Peacedivision]

zoom tiny fluke

[softwateronly]

10 minutes ago, Peacedivision said:

zoom tiny fluke

 

Or 3" damiki armor shad, I find them more durable.

 

scott

 

[RRocket]

3" OSP Dolive Stick

 

 

[Peacedivision]

11 minutes ago, softwateronly said:

 

Or 3" damiki armor shad, I find them more durable.

 

scott

 

Yep any little pintail/fluke style bait should be great. The 3" spunk shad didn't exist when I started using the micro or that might be my pick. I like the tiny fluke because they're pretty easy to source and come in a 20 pack.

[BlakeMolone]

3 inch power minnow, cut down to size if needed. Cheap, looks great, and you get the powerbait scent.

[AlabamaSpothunter]

Like @softwateronly said, the Damiki 3" Armor Shad is an amazing micro bladed jig trailer.

I've caught hundreds and hundreds of fish on them attached to Flashback Minis and Mini Max chatterbaits.

 

The 3.5 Spunk Shad is another good one.   

[TheSwearingAngler]

AlabamaSpotHunter put me onto the Armor Shads, I use the 2.5 and 3 inch.. I also really like the fish or die dagger, they’re a little more spendy but super durable as well.

[FishTank]

2in and 3in Dolive Craw, 3in Dolive Beaver, Great Lakes Finesse Snack Craw, and my favorite, Valley Hill Devil Shaker. 

 

You can scratch the above baits.... I missed the part about it being a micro bladed jig trailer. 

[PondProwler9000]

I'm another that BamaSpotHunter (bait monkey's advocate) put on Damiki Armour Shads. By the way, what micro chatter are you throwing?

 

[MRQturbo]

Question.. Are you supposed to feel the blades thump like a regular bladed jig?... I tried the micro once and never again because I could not feel any vibration of the blades.. 

[PondProwler9000]

21 hours ago, MRQturbo said:

Question.. Are you supposed to feel the blades thump like a regular bladed jig?... I tried the micro once and never again because I could not feel any vibration of the blades.. 

Um yeah, you should. It will be a lighter thump than full sizes, naturally.

I fish the 1/16" flash backs on a ultralight rod and you would know it was bladed jig down there.

[MediumMouthBass]

Like others have already stated, if micro as in Flashback Mini, or the actual Micro bladed jig the Daimiki Armor Shads are #1. Followed by Berkleys Twitch Tail Minnow 3", and The Minnow 2".

If you really want to increase your catches of bass, monster bluegill/crappie and trout too ad a scented Gulp Minnow, or Leech/Hellgrammite.

 

And the Lake fork Tackle Baby Shad too.

On 2/21/2025 at 6:18 PM, MRQturbo said:

Question.. Are you supposed to feel the blades thump like a regular bladed jig?... I tried the micro once and never again because I could not feel any vibration of the blades.. 

Yes and no. Depends on the rod, anytime i threw the 1/16-1/8oz versions i would barely feel it unless reeling it very fast to the point it was on the surface. However thrown on a stiffer L-ML rod with a piece of split shot added a few inches above makes a big improvement for me for vibration and it staying where its supposed to.

 

[RRocket]

23 hours ago, MRQturbo said:

Question.. Are you supposed to feel the blades thump like a regular bladed jig?... I tried the micro once and never again because I could not feel any vibration of the blades.. 

Yes, you're supposed to feel it.

 

If you can't, the rod you're using is too heavy.

[primetime]

2.5" bass assassin flukes and small grubs 2-3"....I like throwing them on my light spinning rod.