Bob wrote:
~ Do you use trailers when you fish spinnerbaits? __

yes


~ Do you use them a little, or a lot? __

60 to 75% of the time



~ Do you favor particular conditions or situations for their use? __

Yes. When the fish are biting better with them.


~ Do you prefer soft plastic or pork? __

Plastic.


~ Do you have a favorite kind or type, and if so, please tell us about it? __

Not too soft. Spinnerbait fishing is abusive on soft plastics. If you use too
soft a hunk of plastic, you're always fixing it. And it doesn't really have any
more action than a tougher piece. I like straight twin tails. My favorite for
years was the old Burke split tail trailer. They got softer after they werre
taken over by bass buster then Johnson Fishing. I use the Lunker City trailer
bait most of the time. Sufficient body diameter to hold up well on the hook,
nice, thin, flat sided tails that really ripple from the bounce the blade vibed
impart to it. I also like a looooong thin trailer at times. Like a skinny, 7 or
8 inch worm. Not sure why, but that's been a killer for me at times -- usually
in really clear water. Also, a vibrator style paddle tail worm (EG, zoom
speedworm, but don't tell randy) The one thing I DON'T use as a trailer is any
kind of curl tail plastic. I don't want the action of the tail to compete with
the action of the bait, I want it to accentuate the action of the bait.



~ What are your favorite colors? __


Mostly match the primary skirt color, but in dingy water, I go with tomato red
on a charteuse bait, and in tannic water, I like red on a blue & white bait.


~ Do you mix colors, or match colors, or what? __

See above.


~ What other trailer information can you share with us? __

I may be the last angler on the planet (other than my kid) who virtually never
uses a trailer hook on a spinnerbait. I like to stick spinnerbaits into places
and situations where an extra hook just increases the possibilities of hanging
it up.

At night, I like a bulky, opaque trailer, to increase the bait's visible
silhouette from below. (EG, a chunk style jig trailer, or a black stingray
grub).



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