Best Jig Trailer? 2024
senkoking reply :
I am going to start fishing jigs for my first time. I was wondering what is everyones opinion on jig trailers?
roadwarrior reply :
1/4 oz: Rage Tail Baby Craw
3/8-1/2 oz: RT Craw, Flappin' Hawg
3/4 oz and up: Lobster, Double Wide Sweet Beaver
8-)
ww2farmer reply :
My opinion ..........................keep it simple. Start with a Zoom super chunk, or super chunk jr. depending on what size jig your using. I like to match my trailer color to my jig, black/blue jigs, get black and blue trailers, green or brown jigs get green pumpkin trailers etc..... That trailer with any decent jig will catch fish in just about every condition where a jig is the answer. Learn it, gain confidence in it, and then branch out from there..............
GrundleLove reply :
I am also planning on using Jigs for the first time this season. I inherited some jigs but where I fish its so weedy i never even considered using them....
Then i realize im a moron and there are countless ways to use trailers to make them weedless. :
BassThumb reply :
Netbait Paca Chunks are a good place to start. They come in countless colors, are widely available, and won't break the bank.
Nick reply :
Good thought on the Pacas. I appreciate their reasonable costs as well.
Now for trailers: the major difference in trailers is some have virtually no movement while others flap and twiddle and swim. Don't just assume that the more lively ones catch the better fish. Some days the ones with little or no apparent movement catch more fish esp. in colder water situations. The Zoom Critter Craw comes to mind. Slice off half of the tail section of a green pumpkin one, then worm it one your favoritie finesse jig in cold water making sure the hook pentrates the craw right between it's tiny craw eyes, and look out. Make sure that jig skirt is trimmed back a tad so the craws can be seen. We're talking about an old Ozarks standby here responsible for outstanding catches and money won this time of the year.
jignfule reply :
Zooms "Fat Albert twin tails''
lynyrdsky1 reply :
Cut a baby brush hog in half, cut half a paca craw. Use the half that has the head and craw arms on the paca craw and use the half that has the tail and flappers on the brush hog.
WanderLust reply :
QuoteNetbait Paca Chunks are a good place to start. They come in countless colors, are widely available, and won't break the bank.
Paca chunk was my #1 jig trailer...
I could never find Rage Tail baby craws in the color I wanted. They make them but they are never in stock. That's a good sign.
Jig Man reply :
There is no bad trailer. I have used most every type out there. I prefer a twin tail grub for most applications but I'll use a beaver, brush hog, craw, even pork. They all work.
5bass reply :
The Baby Rage Craw is a real good one on smaller jigs. I use the Yum Big Show Craw quite a bit and they skip real well. A Yamamoto Flappin Hawg gets alot of work when I want a bulkier look.
eyedabassman reply :
QuoteNetbait Paca Chunks are a good place to start. They come in countless colors, are widely available, and won't break the bank.
And don't forget the NEW Kickin B chunk from Netbait! I sometimes take a half of a ribbon tail worm ( Netbait C-Mac ) or any ribbon tail worm will work. And put that as your jig trailer, it can be boat loader!
OHIO reply :
I like Berkley Chigger Craws and Rage Craws.
I have used twin tailed grubs before with no luck.
JoePhish reply :
Most of the time I'll use a GY doubletail hula grub.
I'll also throw on the back end of a GY swimsenko.
When the sun is setting I like to throw something "big and black". So I'll put a Black 8 inch Producto Tournament Worm on my biggest black jig.
brushhoggin reply :
these are the best :
cBooms@SML reply :
berkley chigger craw, berkley chigger craw crazy legs, and the zoom ultravibe craw look pretty good too
KU_Bassmaster. reply :
Rage Tail Baby Craw, Rage Tail Lobster, Double Tail Hula Grubs
RyneB reply :
For swimming jigs i like to use a single tail grub,rage tail chunk, and the ultravibe speed craw. For mop jigs i strictly use the Rick Clunn Luck E Strike trailer.
senkoking reply :
Thank you for the help everyone!!!
Sherlock 60 reply :
QuoteMy opinion ..........................keep it simple. Start with a Zoom super chunk, or super chunk jr. depending on what size jig your using. I like to match my trailer color to my jig, black/blue jigs, get black and blue trailers, green or brown jigs get green pumpkin trailers etc..... That trailer with any decent jig will catch fish in just about every condition where a jig is the answer. Learn it, gain confidence in it, and then branch out from there..............
I am going to really concentrate on jigs this year for the first time and that is the approach I have already decided to use. Thanks for the confirmation of the "keep it simple" approach.
B A S S E R reply :
I'm also using jigs for the first time this year. I'm gonna try some beavers, BPS speed craws, and double tail grubs. are you guys using any different trailer on swim jigs? or no trailer at all?
DeanFishesNY reply :
My favorite trailers would have to be Chigger Craws, Paca craws and Gander Mtn 3 in beavers. Oh, and I don't always tear apart the legs with the chigger craws and beavers. I actually prefer them attached, idk why just have always done better that way.
Big Bass Chaser reply :
No one mentioned the conditions their fishing their jigs in nor what type of jigs.
I fish a lot of football heads as my lakes are rocky (with clear water). For football heads (depending on the size of the jig and skirt), NetBait Paca Chunks, Berkley Chigger Craws (both types), Rage Tail chunks, RI Sweet Beavers, Double-tail grubs. I don't fish many swim jigs, but when I do I like a trailer with some sort of action in the tail like a swim senko, curly tail grub, the longer football head trailers with all the appendages detached from each other. Flipping jigs I tend to use the smaller football head trailers with the most action on the fall.
Color-wise I tend to stay away from anything that doesn't look like local forage, so lots of natural colors from red to brown to green to black with different highlights or sparkle.
bass or bass ? reply :
I use a frozen squid head that I cut off from the squid body. The tentacles have better action than anything I've ever seen, and it leaves a scent trail! The squid bodies make great channel cat bait.
Vinny Chase reply :
NorthStar Custom Baits just released a line of plastics that includes the best trailers I have used. I have been killing the smallies on the river this year with the skinnier profile trailer; it has a subtle flapping action the fish cannot resist.
SausageFingers23 reply :
Netbait Paca Cunk and the Rage Tail Chunks are my staples
Munkin reply :
QuoteMy opinion ..........................keep it simple. Start with a Zoom super chunk, or super chunk jr. depending on what size jig your using. I like to match my trailer color to my jig, black/blue jigs, get black and blue trailers, green or brown jigs get green pumpkin trailers etc..... That trailer with any decent jig will catch fish in just about every condition where a jig is the answer. Learn it, gain confidence in it, and then branch out from there..............
This is the best advice you could receive. The only thing I could add is to use jigs in the same color that you use for soft plastics. Confidence always helps so just find some jigs in your favorite soft plastic color and you are off to a good start.
Allen
bigfruits reply :
to build confidence id start with a small jig and 3" trailer. this will catch all kinds of bass, big and small.
specifically:
1/4oz bitsy bug or 5/16 eakins jig
baby rage craw, 3" yum craw papi, 3" netbait paca craw
MFBAB reply :
Nobody ever mentions single tail curly grubs in these threads but they work well as jig trailers and you can bet the fish aren't seeing them presented this way very often.
Vinny Chase reply :
QuoteNobody ever mentions single tail curly grubs in these threads but they work well as jig trailers and you can bet the fish aren't seeing them presented this way very often.
I have used grubs for jigs, so I know they will work at times, but 98% a craw style trailer will be a better option. When bottom bouncing a jig, the appendages on a craw are what entices the bass to bite...The only time I will throw on a grub is when I am swimming a jig.
shimmy reply :
QuoteQuoteNobody ever mentions single tail curly grubs in these threads but they work well as jig trailers and you can bet the fish aren't seeing them presented this way very often.I have used grubs for jigs, so I know they will work at times, but 98% a craw style trailer will be a better option. When bottom bouncing a jig, the appendages on a craw are what entices the bass to bite...The only time I will throw on a grub is when I am swimming a jig.
...i don't think i agree with this statement. Not sure where the 98% number is coming from. Grubs can be a GREAT trailer, but depends on several contextual factors. I know a few fisherman who stick MONSTER bass and use grubs exclusively. Just have to tweek them and know where they function best.
bandsr4me20 reply :
netbait paca chunk and chunk sr
MFBAB reply :
I don't agree V Chase, no big deal. I've caught a lot of fish on the grub trailers, reasonably clear water and a situation where you're fishing in 4' plus so you can get a good vertical drop on the jig, they aren't half bad.
As far as the pinchers on craw trailers being the trigger, I catch at least 1/3 of my jig bass on craws with one of the appendages already bitten off. A study done by Berkley indicated that 1 or no pinchers on a craw trailer got more bites than baits with both pinchers - see "Knowing Bass" by Keith Jones. Don't know why Berkley never brought that craw to market though, lol. Basically it would look like about a 2' Senko threaded onto the hook I guess...
Vinny Chase reply :
QuoteQuoteQuoteNobody ever mentions single tail curly grubs in these threads but they work well as jig trailers and you can bet the fish aren't seeing them presented this way very often.I have used grubs for jigs, so I know they will work at times, but 98% a craw style trailer will be a better option. When bottom bouncing a jig, the appendages on a craw are what entices the bass to bite...The only time I will throw on a grub is when I am swimming a jig.
...i don't think i agree with this statement. Not sure where the 98% number is coming from. Grubs can be a GREAT trailer, but depends on several contextual factors. I know a few fisherman who stick MONSTER bass and use grubs exclusively. Just have to tweek them and know where they function best.
Obviously its all opinion based through previous experiences. Single tail grubs have been a great bait for me on their own, texas rigged or on a jig head, but on a skirted jig I have had more success with traditional craw style trailers....The different opinions are what make forums so great
Bryce C reply :
Quote1/4 oz: Rage Tail Baby Craw3/8-1/2 oz: RT Craw, Flappin' Hawg
3/4 oz and up: Lobster, Double Wide Sweet Beaver
8-)
These are my favorites as well......the flappin hog is an awesome jig trailer.
For swim jigs I really like a small hollow body swim bait.
Sam Bass reply :
Quotethese are the best :
Now is that what a pork trailer looks like?
InLikeFinz reply :
I like the Chigger Craw. Throw some Megastrike on it and you are good to go!
Jason
GrizzerGreen reply :
What I cant seem to figure out is HOW to put the trailer on?
I have some ZOOM chunks.
What side of the trailer tab goes on the hook? Do you have the thick side facing up or the thin side?
eyedabassman reply :
QuoteI don't agree V Chase, no big deal. I've caught a lot of fish on the grub trailers, reasonably clear water and a situation where you're fishing in 4' plus so you can get a good vertical drop on the jig, they aren't half bad.As far as the pinchers on craw trailers being the trigger, I catch at least 1/3 of my jig bass on craws with one of the appendages already bitten off. A study done by Berkley indicated that 1 or no pinchers on a craw trailer got more bites than baits with both pinchers - see "Knowing Bass" by Keith Jones. Don't know why Berkley never brought that craw to market though, lol. Basically it would look like about a 2' Senko threaded onto the hook I guess...
Good post, I have done that, with pulling one of the pinchers off of the body and they go nuts! I tell people that at my seminars and they are shocked. But it works. In the summer I will take a ribbon tail worm and just use part of the body and the ribbon tail as a jig trailer.A brush hog as a trailer in deep water on a jig.The new Netbait Kickin B and the Mini Kickin B are going on my jigs this year too.
J Francho reply :
Ah yes, the menacing pincers debate. Ever see what a smallmouth does to a big craw before eating it? Yep, they rip the claws off. You sure you want to dismiss that "machine-gun-drive-by" bite as just another blue gill?
Mr SwimJig reply :
I really like Berkley Chigger Craws and I also like Chompers twin tail grubs as well.
SJ
River Rat316 reply :
QuoteAh yes, the menacing pincers debate. Ever see what a smallmouth does to a big craw before eating it? Yep, they rip the claws off. You sure you want to dismiss that "machine-gun-drive-by" bite as just another blue gill?
I have had many many days where every bite was a viscous strike where they immediately dropped the bait, then you wait 2 or 3 seconds and you feel em pick it back up and you better cross there eyes because they were ready to swallow the jig if you didn't. When they fish got to the boat one or both of the claws on the trailers would be ripped off almost every time. The first strike they were ripping the claws off the trailer, the second not so viscous bite they were eating. You know your jig color, size and presentation are dialed in when they are biting like that, they ain't picking it up to taste test, they are set on eating! Gotta love smallies!
A-Rob reply :
QuoteMy opinion ..........................keep it simple. Start with a Zoom super chunk, or super chunk jr. depending on what size jig your using. I like to match my trailer color to my jig, black/blue jigs, get black and blue trailers, green or brown jigs get green pumpkin trailers etc..... That trailer with any decent jig will catch fish in just about every condition where a jig is the answer. Learn it, gain confidence in it, and then branch out from there..............
I agree. Zoom makes a decent product for a decent price. I'd start there.
I used to use the bigger version (super chunks) on heavier jigs all the time b/c they would slow the sink rate down, but the heavier jig was easier to aim and cast.
I'm using the smaller trailer more now for a smaller profile jig. Got a better reel (and a bit of practice) and can pitch the lighter, smaller profile jigs. Nothing wrong with the big jig, but I get a more consistent bite on the smaller ones.
Good luck dude!
A-Rob reply :
QuoteQuoteQuoteNobody ever mentions single tail curly grubs in these threads but they work well as jig trailers and you can bet the fish aren't seeing them presented this way very often.I have used grubs for jigs, so I know they will work at times, but 98% a craw style trailer will be a better option. When bottom bouncing a jig, the appendages on a craw are what entices the bass to bite...The only time I will throw on a grub is when I am swimming a jig.
...i don't think i agree with this statement. Not sure where the 98% number is coming from. Grubs can be a GREAT trailer, but depends on several contextual factors. I know a few fisherman who stick MONSTER bass and use grubs exclusively. Just have to tweek them and know where they function best.
I use the single tail grub a lot when I"m throwing a swim jig to mimick a perch (or whatever your local simming forage is). I just swim it through weed lines, works good for me. I use chunks tho when pitching to structure.
BigMoneyGrip reply :
I had good luck with Chompers skirted twin tail grub. This was on a 1/4 oz. jig. I caught 3 fish in 5 casts.
EastTexasBassin reply :
I like the ragetail craw and Lobster.
When I want a bigger trailer, I'll use a spacemonkey or ragehawg.
Hooligan reply :
Last year it was all about the Rage Chunk and Craw, I caught probably 10 fish on those trailers to 1 on anything else. I fell in love with those fool things...
unageo09 reply :
I like to use a single tail grub because it will attract both stripe (yellow and white bass for those of you not from these parts) and bass. We'll even use it for crappie and and you can catch a few bream too.
AndyPlaysDrums reply :
QuoteQuoteMy opinion ..........................keep it simple. Start with a Zoom super chunk, or super chunk jr. depending on what size jig your using. I like to match my trailer color to my jig, black/blue jigs, get black and blue trailers, green or brown jigs get green pumpkin trailers etc..... That trailer with any decent jig will catch fish in just about every condition where a jig is the answer. Learn it, gain confidence in it, and then branch out from there..............I am going to really concentrate on jigs this year for the first time and that is the approach I have already decided to use. Thanks for the confirmation of the "keep it simple" approach.
+1!
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