I use plastic spinnerbait trailers primarily in the cold water spring
period. I will also use them anytime I want to keep the bait up (over
grass, etc), or slow it down.

I keep a spinnerbait rigged on deck 100% of the time, throw it every time
out some and use a trailer 15%. I use a trailer hook 50%.

Grubs, twintails, dontmatta.

Conditions include: New Hampsire, clear rivers and lakes, largemouth 7#.
My best results with spinnerbaits/trailers include 50 degree surface temps
on flat lakes with last years weeds.


"Bob Rickard" wrote in message
...
I have been fishing spinnerbaits as my go-to lure for about as long as I can
remember... I love the darn things. Now, however, I realize that there is
one area of spinnerbait fishing about which I am totally ignorant: The use
of plastic (or pork) trailers. I never really used them in my own fishing,
but now I am exposed to customers who are true believers in them. My brain
is now awake, and I have gotta know more! I am sitting here in the middle of
one of the most diverse and knowledgeable group of bass anglers that I know
of, so I am going to brain-suck (i.e. - ask questions of) you as follows,
and your answers will benefit all of us, including me. BTW, I would like to
hear from you novices as well as you experts. Your answers may be used to
become part of an article on our website, or maybe even as a basis for our
own F.A.Q.'s. My questions are as follows:

~ Do you use trailers when you fish spinnerbaits? ___

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

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

~ Do you prefer soft plastic or pork? ___

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

~ What are your favorite colors? ___

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

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


Many thanks,
--
Bob Rickard
(AKA Dr. Spinnerbait)
www.secretweaponlures.com
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