Jig Trailers 2024
basshavoc reply :
I need help finding some good jig trailers, can anyone give me some good suggestions?
ToadTorcher reply :
I use allota pecca craws and chunks. They're cheap and got some action! Pork is my go to in the colder months as well!
rockchalk06 reply :
Craws or swim jig trailers?
For Craws I use Rage Craws from Strike King and Pure Craws from Bass Assassin. Xcite Baits have some Craws too.
For swim jigs I use The Strike King Shellcracker, Menace and the Berkley Havoc Pit Boss. .
whitwolf reply :
Reaction Innovations smallie beavers.
Shane J reply :
Most jigs of mine, get paired with a Rage Craw or Baby Craw, however, I also use Lobsters, Menaces,and Space Monkeys. For swim jigs, it's most often a Baby Craw, but right behind them, would be Grubs, Menaces, Shellcrackers, and and Chunks.
Mccallister25 reply :
Most of the time Im using the Rage Tail craws. I love the "bama craw" color. In fact I havent tried that many other trailers because I love the Tage craws so much.
roadwarrior reply :
On 8/8/2013 at 7:10 AM, Shane J said:Most jigs of mine, get paired with a Rage Craw or Baby Craw, however, I also use Lobsters, Menaces,and Space Monkeys. For swim jigs, it's most often a Baby Craw, but right behind them, would be Grubs, Menaces, Shellcrackers, and and Chunks.
What he meant to say is that Rage Tail has it all...Start with the Rage Craw.
iabass8 reply :
Rage craw, paca chunks, RI beavers are what I use almost all the time for brush/football jigs. Swim jigs I use rage craws, 5" grubs and havok subwoofers.
gripnrip reply :
I use Rage almost exclusively. The other exception is when I want a slow fall. I use the Missle D-bomb for the slow fall.
SDoolittle reply :
There was a good article about this subject in the August-September 2013 issue of FLW magazine. It should still be available at Wal-Mart. My personal favorites include the Berkley Chigger Chunk, Rage Chunk, and Zoom Super Chunk.
Catt reply :
Rage, Gene Larew, & Zoom thats all 
senko_77 reply :
I like to play around with my trailers a lot. Most people don't understand how crucial your trailer is for your jig to have a good appearance underwater. I break my jig trailers down to 3 or 4 different things I'm looking for out of my jig....
Minimal action, slower fall: Uncle Josh Pork #11 or Zoom Super Salty Chunk
MInimal action, fast fall: Zoon Tiny Chunk or Bass Pro Shops IncrediCraw (caught my pb on this)
Moderate vibration: Berkley Chigger Craw, Paca Chunk, Zoom Ultravibe Chunk
Maximum vibration: Strike King Rage Craw or Lobster, Culprit Tailgate Special (sleeper trailer), and Berkley Crazy Legs Chigger Craw
Another AWESOME trailer that no one uses anymore for when you want a streamlined lure package, ultra realism in clear water, or lethargic fish that have seen jig after jig hit them in the head, is the Luck E Strike Guido's Bug. That thing freaking destroys fish for me. I like to fish it texas rigged as well and pitch it around cover or drag it on a heavier rig on offshore structure.
Bassfishing375 reply :
I only fish three different trailers for my jig fishing they are grubs, craws, and swimbaits. For the grubs I only fish the zoom fat alberts or the kalins salty lunker grub. For the craws I only use the netbait paca craw and the rage chunk. As for swimbaits I only use the Havoc grass pig.
Use can use any type of trailer on any jig depending on the situation. When I am fishing swim jigs I will use a swimbait as a trailer 50% of the time, I only fish a grub on a swim jig when I am imitating smaller baitfish or if they want a different action. I fish craw when I want to imitate a craw.
Remember match you trailer color with the jig color.
WRB reply :
This site has Strike King Rage Tail for a sponsor, you will get a lot of suggestions mostly due to sponsor loyalty and it's a good product.On 8/8/2013 at 5:56 AM, basshavoc said:I need help finding some good jig trailers, can anyone give me some good suggestions?
Yamamoto single and double tail grubs in 41/2" or 5" with a wide color choice and work good. I am not a fan of oversize claw trailers, they catch more anglers than bass.
If you pitch into heavy cover the more streamline trailers tend to slide through weeds better; single tails, beavers, pit boss types. Casting and retrieving the double tails swim better.
Sometimes a contrasting trailer color works better than matching, experiment.
Tom
dday07 reply :
I'm no sponsor and i go with the Rage Lobster 80% of the time..black and blue good choice
matstone7 reply :
On 8/8/2013 at 12:45 PM, WRB said:This site has Strike King Rage Tail for a sponsor, you will get a lot of suggestions mostly due to sponsor loyalty
Tom
I gotta call B/S to your statement Tom. While SK/RT may be a sponsor, their baits are very innovative produce great results.
I would also venture to say that the people talking about RT are doing so because they have tried them, because they like them not just because they are from a product sponsor. Most everyone I know that fishes RT baits has not only increased the amount of fish caught using them but, many have increased the quality of their catches too. Not to mention many landing their new personal bests using RT Baits.
Frankly, it seems every time you get the chance to jab at RT, you do with some wise remark. I know you say they are good, it's just how you say it with such an underlying arrogance. Did you ever hear the term, read over a topic if you don't have something good to say. You are not setting a good example with these types of comments and one day your actions might well trigger someone else to decide to bash another sponsor. I'm surprised the staff hasn't noticed and addressed it either.
matstone7 reply :
On 8/8/2013 at 5:56 AM, basshavoc said:I need help finding some good jig trailers, can anyone give me some good suggestions?
There are many ideas within the Rage Tail line like the Baby Craw, Craw, Lobster, Twin Tail Menace, Shell Cracker, the Eeliminator, Space Monkey and the Grub. Each will provide different actions for different situations and presentations. Good Luck with your search.
kickerfish1 reply :
I can honestly say that have I have fished darn near every trailer on the market for a jig whether it be a craw or swim style trailer. Having said that Rage can cover most of what you need amomg their product offerings. I am not one to give props to the sponsors here just to do so, but they have done a great job catering a product line to jig fisherman. The space monkey, smok'n rooster and especially the eeliminator are very under rated for bigger profile trailers.
Keitech's fat swing impact, Strike Kings Rodent, RI dipper, Zoom speed craw, Netbait Paca chunks, Megabass's bat and fly, and Big Hammers are all trailers that see alot of use on my jigs.
Coming from a guy with (10) 3700 series boxes full of jigs, I would start with some of the rage products in colors and styles that fit your water conditions and what you are trying to achieve with the jig.
There really isn't a right/wrong answer. Just experiment with some at different times of year to get the right profile and color they are keying in on.
Bankbeater reply :
Besides most of the trailers mentioned above I will use anything for a jig trailer that I can t-rig.
5dollarsplash reply :
I've been using a shakey worm on the bitsy bug jigs for river smallies and it's really produced well. It also comes through cover very easily.
AK-Jax86 reply :
I use Rage Craws, Zoom swim craws, Strike King KVD rodents and some other not well known brands that resemble those type of baits.
sarcazmo reply :
I generally use two trailers most of the time. If I want something with a larger profile I'll use a Hula Grub or twin tailed grub. If the bite is super tough I'll throw on a skinny bear signature pro series jig with a power team lures craw douvre. Sometimes that smaller less active presentation is just the ticket!
Green pumpkin and black blue seem to work everywhere!
senko_77 reply :
On 8/9/2013 at 8:24 AM, matstone7 said:I gotta call B/S to your statement Tom. While SK/RT may be a sponsor, their baits are very innovative produce great results.
I would also venture to say that the people talking about RT are doing so because they have tried them, because they like them not just because they are from a product sponsor. Most everyone I know that fishes RT baits has not only increased the amount of fish caught using them but, many have increased the quality of their catches too. Not to mention many landing their new personal bests using RT Baits.
Frankly, it seems every time you get the chance to jab at RT, you do with some wise remark. I know you say they are good, it's just how you say it with such an underlying arrogance. Did you ever hear the term, read over a topic if you don't have something good to say. You are not setting a good example with these types of comments and one day your actions might well trigger someone else to decide to bash another sponsor. I'm surprised the staff hasn't noticed and addressed it either.
No disrespect, WRB, but I gotta go with Matty on this one. There are TONS of sponsors on this site and none of them get pushed like Strike King's Rage lineup. I think it has to do with 2 things. 1. Steve Parks (creator of all the Rage designs) gets on here and will answer every question and comment, whether positive or negative, with a professional attitude and great, in depth write ups on how to get the best out of each bait. Anglers apply that out on the water and end up catching more fish, thus, a ton of Rage Tail fans. Roadwarrior pimps Yamamoto like his life depends on it and is a massive presence here on this board, yet, when a senko thread comes up, you don't see the response in loyalty to GYCB's Senko.
The Rage Tail line up is one set of products that straight kicks a$$, and I HATE most of Strike King's products they offer.
kickerfish1 reply :
When regular board members speak of their success and liking of a board product it seems like an easier to accept notion than having mods or the sponsors "go out of their way" to do so.
I have fished products from 4 or 5 sponsors on here. Some I truly feel are towards the top among their competing market share and others I will likely never use again due to product failure and some of the worst customer service I have experienced.
With Steve and the folks at Rage behind the scenes you have the best of both worlds. A great product and the customer service to back it. I have been fishing the Rage line long before joining BR and will continue to use his products in various rigging styles but especially jig trailers.
whakx reply :
Glad to see people are using the RT menace grub as a trailer, I just ordered some to try on swim jigs.
Big-O reply :
On 8/8/2013 at 5:56 AM, basshavoc said:I need help finding some good jig trailers, can anyone give me some good suggestions?
I think there's been a lot of good jig trailer suggestions from others for you to consider.
There have also been MANY jig trailer Topics here at BassResource so spending a few minutes to study them will probably be VERY helpful to you. Important to remember, a good jig trailer is a relative term due to the different waters and different conditions that we're faced with at any given time... So a variety of styles and/or colors are sometime necessary to tweak the bite to it's optimum.
IMO, a great starting point is a Craw imitation. You can leave it long or pinch it down for a more compact presentation if that's the Bite preference. Also we should always be ready to change... In a slow or NO bite situation, keep mixing it up on style, size, color and presentation. EVEN when we're in a good bite, they can be GREAT bites if we tweak them correctly.
Main thing is keep it FUN and Fish Safe!
pbizzle reply :
I'm not a big jig fisherman, but I use paca chunks, a lot of the yum grubs and craws from the $1.96 box at Wal-Mart, and if I want a big package I will use either a pit boss or craw fatty. Only colors are natural colors or blues. I mainly use green pumpkin and sapphire blue.
Jigs 4 Pigs reply :
Paca Craws or Rage Craws mostly, but I use others...
Single tail/ twin tail grubs, Havoc Subwoofer, Zoom assorted craws, RI beavers/SK rodents/PitBoss, many brands of creatures & swimbaits w/ boot tails.
deep reply :
I think we need to respect the man who has caught giants (plural, several times over), by any standards- on jigs; and his opinions. From what I recall, none of those giants were on ragetails, or yamamotos, for that matter. We should- well at least I do- consider it a privilege that he chooses to share his knowledge on here. Rage tails are great as far as plastic trailers go, that's pretty much all I myself fish when I want to fish a plastic craw trailer; but I do frequent a coupla other forums, and maybe I'm not paying enough attention, but it's not rage tail all the way in those places. Maybe he has a point after all. I wonder if I'd have ever been curious enough about RT (to buy them) if I didn't read the BR forums?
Much props to Big-O for exclusively fishing his baits btw. Says a lot about his confidence in his baits, and like I said I'm confident in rage tails too as a plastic craw trailer. I don't want to come across as combative, sorry if I did.
WRB reply :
It's all good, differences in opinions are just that. I read what I wrote and stand by it, No disrespect was implied or intended.
My personal preference for jig trailers are pork and fish those about 90% of the time with jigs, unfortunately there isn't a good pork rind trailer on the market today, Uncle Josh came out with the Meat series and they don't float. So it's to the butcher shop and making my own.
Colors; rarely fish with black-blue during day light because it doesn't work where I fish, good choice for night. Crawdads out west are reddish brown where I fish and that has been a productive color. The bottom line is you will have success with whatever you choose, if you fish it long enough in the right location.
Tom
Shane J reply :
Yeah, but WRB, you've been fishing pork since the 70's, where's your big fish, huh? It's been about that long since you posted a picture of a big fish. Still lookin' for the glory days you never had. Haha. Big O caught your two biggest fish by lunch today on Rage Craws.
WRB reply :
It's been since ’94 that my PB 19.3 LMB was caught on a hair jig with pork trailer.
My 5 top bass all exceed any bass caught in Texas for decades.
Tom
Catt reply :
Alright you 2 don't make me come over there!
I would hate to out fish both of y'all with a Gene Larew Hawg Craw
jignfule reply :
Fat Albert twin tails
rockchalk06 reply :
On 8/11/2013 at 9:43 AM, Shane J said:Yeah, but WRB, you've been fishing pork since the 70's, where's your big fish, huh? It's been about that long since you posted a picture of a big fish. Still lookin' for the glory days you never had. Haha. Big O caught your two biggest fish by lunch today on Rage Craws.
Many words come to mind here. They rhyme with stick, flick, brick.......get the picture?
roadwarrior reply :
Gentlemen, it's Sunday morning, let's turn down the heat. A few posts have been edited or removed.
The OP asked for trailer suggestions. If you have something to suggest, please do so.
I have fished most of the trailers mentioned and they have all produced fish. That includes Uncle Josh
Pork, RI Sweet Beaver and Double Beaver, Paca Craws, GYCB Flappin' Hog, several brands of single
and double tail grubs. These days I mostly fish Rage Tail. I like the action, profile, colors and texture.
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