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Last edited by mrc; 10-16-2019 at 12:24 PM.
A trailer is about controlling the profile, depth, and fall rate of spinnerbait. I typically throw 3/4 at night and 1/2oz during the day. There is no best overall trailer. When fishing at night in summer I am typically fishing it fast to cover water in depths of 4 to 10ft. In that case a grub works well, if going deeper and still want to fish fast I may use no trailer at all. If fishing night in fall or cooler temps in summer and want to slow down usually switch over to chunk style trailer with more of a bottom bounce or pull and drop retrieve. Daytime spinnerbait is very conditional for me and though will usually have one on deck may only throw it for short period in specific places. Spring and fall stained to muddy water I may use big trailer and/or big blades to slow bait down and create more disturbance. If water is clear, I may use a small twin tail or no trailer at all and fish it fast. In winter to early spring still use a spinnerbait but more as a drop bait along channel edges and laydowns. So depth am fishing and what fall rate I desire determines type and size of trailer. On a given day or lake I may use a swimbait, straight twin tail, or nothing at all to present the bait. The more you fish spinnerbait more versatile it will be for you and you will discover on your own which size and type of trailer allows you to fish your bait at the speed and depth that matches the condition. Don't get fancy or complicated. Daytime white and or chartreuse and white with white trailer will cover any condition where a spinnerbait is applicable. Night time, black color combos with red, purple, or blue skirts and trailers.
A VMC trailer hook.
07 STRATOS 176XT
I consider myself to be pretty damn good with a spinnerbait, NO trailer!
2006 Triton SP-185, 2006 Evinrude Etec 90, PowerTech NRS3, Garmin Echomap Plus 73CV & 93SV
I never ever throw a spinner bait without a twister double tail on it.
1/4 and 3/8 would be a 4" Raker worm in pearl white. You young squirts wont know what that is. Anything heavier would be nothing because the spinnerbait wouldn't be moving horizontal thru the water.
Most of the time I don't use a trailer, mainly because I use a trailer hook
A spinnerbaits is my number 1 bait and almost always use a caffeine swimming shad rigged upside down. 4" on smaller spinnerbaits and a 5" on the larger ones. Your welcome.
Roger Jenks Jr
2021 Bass Cat Lynx
250 Pro xs 4S Serial # 3B010758
Nothing 95% of the time. A trailer hook 2%, a 4" twister tail matching or contrasting 2% and a trailer hook with a 4" grub 1%
i will often cut the small Colorado blade off so I get more depth for x speed
Mercury 250 proxs 2B115089
The only time I use a trailer is when the water is heavily stained. I do it because I want to make a bigger profile and add as much flash and vibration as I can in the dirty water. When doing this I use a 4" chartreuse Mister Twister curly tail grub.
Mister Twister Split Double Tails
I often use a shad colored tube. I had Doc Irv make up a custom batch.
Enjoying life in Southern Illinois
Yamamoto twin tail grub or swing impact
Never
This exactly, no trailer on a spinnerbait for me..Originally Posted by Casslaw
I use a trailer 90% of the time. For me it is a Hog Farmer Spunk Shad or Yamamoto Zako. I don't want much action, just a better profile going through the water.
I only use 2 brands of spinnerbaits, Nichols and War Eagle. Both are made in the USA.
Mike
Ranger Z520
Mercury 250 Pro XS
When I use one it's a simple 3" curly tail grub... Dan
I only use them when slow rolling in the early spring and it is the Zoom twin tail with some dyed tips for the dirty water.
I never tried a spinnerbait without a trailer, will give it a try.
Zoom split tail
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