spinnerbait with or without trailer

[froggy]

What do you think about trailer on spinnerbait. Is it better with ? do you use chance hook ?

[5bass]

trailer hook? yes,always

plastic trailer? sometimes,if fish are chasing but not striking,otherwise,no

[froggy]

thanks for your point of vue. Why is this trailer hook so important ? so many fishes are catch without ?

[nwgabassmaster]

Although I can understand the importance of a trailer hook on a spinnerbait, I have NEVER once came across a situation where I needed one.  Everytime that I was fishing a spinnerbait, the bass that I had hit the bait literally INHALED the bait.  No need for the trailer.  

Oh yeah, and a spinnerbait is not a bait that I have just thrown a few times.  A spinnerbait was the one bait that I cut my teeth on when I first came into the sport of bass fishing.  11 years down the road, and I still have yet needed to have a trailer hook.

The reason that a spinnerbait needs a trailer hook, though, is because bass will not exactly want to eat the spinnerbait, and will short-strike the bait.  That is, they will come up and hit at it, but won't take it 100% percent.  The trailer hook allows you to have a hooke that extends 3 inches, or so, past the main hook, thus, increasing the percentage of hookups.

[5bass]

Two hooks are better than one (on a spinnerbait)

[Chris]

I use them when the cover lets me otherwise I use a spinnerbait that the hook extends back and trim the skirt. I have seen some guys use almost a daisy chain of hooks on the back of their spinnerbaits.

[Rattlinrogue]

I use a trailer hooks with all spinnerbaits and buzzbaits.Why?I f they happen to be hitting short,it's better safe than sorry.

[fishingrulz]

do any of you guys have a link or picture of a spinnerbait with a trailer hook??? thanks

[Ben]

When loss of a fish meant a loss of money, I never threw a spinner bait or buzz without a trailer hook. Now that I no long have to worry about weighing in what I catch, I never use a trailer hook because they greatly increase the number of hang-ups when working through cover. The few short strikes and missed fish are so few, it's not worth the extra hassle.

As for fishing one without a split-tail or some other type of trailer, that will never happen. I might take a blade off, change blades, change skirts, put a #4 willow leaf on a 1/2 oz body so I can burn the crap out of it, but never will it go in the water without some type of trailer.

Trailer hook is nothing but a big eyed hook. You stick the hook on the spinner through the big eyed hook and use a piece of surgical tubing to hold the trailer hook on. Just stick the spinner hook through a short piece so it won't let the trailer slide back off.  

Forgot to mention, if you're fishing cover, it will reduce hang ups if you slide the tubing over the eyer of the trailer hook and then stick the spinner hook through the tubing and big eye.  This helps keep the hook from just flopping around back there.

[Max-in-Mn]

Don't use trailer hooks but I will use a plastic trailer sometimes to help keep the bait up top easier. When I am working a spinnerbait deep I do not use a trailer as I seem to get short strikes with them.

[Chris]

Ahh I missed the other part I like to use a pork trailer white #11 Uncle Josh or a zoom swim chunk or a twin tail grub.

[Ben]

The size and type trailer is going to be determined by the size blades, weight and alignment of the spinner, and speed you want to fish it.

The faster you want to crank one, the smaller the blades and thinner the trailer will need to be, If not, it will role or lay on it's side. A properly running spinner bait should run with the bait/hook directely under the blades, it should not lay over on one side or the other and definetly should not role. They also determine the depth you can run it. Improper alignment will cause one to run on one side or the other, that's just a matter of bending the jig head at the wire until it runs true.

Want it to run deeper and not have to crank at a slow role speed, or want to burn it and it not role, use a heaver heads, smaller blades and thinner trailers until you get the speed and depth you want.

Hate to double post but figured this might help you understand the spinner bait a little more.

[Rebbasser]

do any of you guys have a link or picture of a spinnerbait with a trailer hook??? thanks

Here you go:

I hold it on by using a hole punch on a plastic coffee can lid and using one of the disks.  The skirt is removed to see it easier.

[Rattlinrogue]

I never use plastic trailers.Also,I can't remember the last time I got hung up,and I like to bring my spinnerbait through some thick wood cover.

[froggy]

But if the skirt of the spinnerbait is cut shorter is the trailer hook still usefull ?

[Ben]

Yes, the trailer hook is usefull, you are always going to get short strikes, now matter what lure you're using. I've taught my dad how to bass fish, and he's my fishing partner about 99% of the time now. He doesn't throw a spinner without a trailer hook and I don't throw one with a trailer hook. I have to go get his ten times more often than I have to get mine. Over the past couple of years, he's so hooked on trailer hooks he's putting them on just about everything he throws, rattle traps, crank baits, Pop-N-Spot for schooling fish, even on dang top water when whe're ripping them. If he's moving it at any speed, he thinks a trailer hooks works better. I curse all the time because I'm the one running the trolling motor and having to go get the dang things. Every now and then he will have a fish on the trailer, so he thinks it's great.

[fishingrulz]

thanks a lot rebbasser

[Curado]

I always throw a trailer hook and I throw in cover alot and the trailer hook really doesn't hang up very much. The only time I use a plastic trailer is if they are short striking or real dirty water.

[Rebbasser]

Anytime

[Michael H]

i never have used a trailer hook i dont think maybe 1 more fish is worth loseing a couple spinnerbaits

[dodgeguy]

i never use a trailer but always use a trailer hook on spinnerbaits and buzzbaits.