Chatterbait trailer

What do yall recommend for a chatter bait trailer?

Thank you in advance...

Start with a super fluke and go from there

Depends on the profile I'm looking for. For a big profile I like the 4.5" lake fork magic shad. For a smaller profile either the bass pro version of the zako or the Yamamoto zako. Bass pro is only 3.99. For craw imitation I like the rage menace or big bite swimon

Smash Tech

I put a 7 inch swimbait on mine and feel the thump... go big or go home.

Yamamoto Zako...designed just for that very reason.

Zako has been my go to but bought some of the new Big Bite Swimon https://bigbitebaits.com/product/kamikaze-swimon/ after seeing them mentioned in several tournament results. Have not had many opportunities to use them yet but look good and little cheaper. The flamethrower one does look really good on the new jackhammer craw colors.

fluke, zako, or keitech boot tail the majority of the time. If i want more action and to keep it high in the water column i'll use a craw trailer

Hog Farmer Spunk Shad

https://www.facebook.com/hogfarmerbaitcompany/videos/585947641957490/

The skirt color then weight of a chatterbait seem to be the top 2 most important factors in getting bit successfully. Having said that I highly recommend a Yamamoto Zako Swimbait or Yamamoto Swim Senko matched to the color of the skirt for a solid vibrating jig trailer, at the end of the day personal preference and confidence in a plastic are very important in getting bit the most. Good Luck Fishing!

Pork frog 3" trailer

I use swim senkos, keitech, eeliminator, zako.

These look amazing and I really really want to try them:

https://fmtc.bigcartel.com/product/voo-doo-gill

https://fmtc.bigcartel.com/product/voo-doo-shad

I use swim senkos, keitech, eeliminator, zako.

These look amazing and I really really want to try them:

https://fmtc.bigcartel.com/product/voo-doo-gill

https://fmtc.bigcartel.com/product/voo-doo-shad

depends on depth im needing it to hunt. different profile trailers effect the depth almost as much as the jighead itself

I use a paddle tail fluke most of the time.

Usually a 3.5 inch paddle tail. If thats not working, I'll try whatever half used plastic is in the bottom of the boat.

LFT Magic Shad or a simple Split Tail trailer.

Zoom split tail

Keitech 3.8 swing impact fat

Keitech Swing Impact, usually.

Mister Twister 4” twister tail.

Strike King Rage Bug. The flat body provides lots of lift and keeps it up and out of the weeds.

I do not use a trailer very often but when i do i like a skinny dipper.

Lake Fork Magic Shad works really well. A drop or two of super glue at the shank and it stays on for many, many fish.

Zako

Tiki Snake the best kept secret ever wavefishing.com . Flat belly raised vertical tail (not a traditional curly tail.

best secret EVER? wow,

Zako. LFT Magic Shad. LFT Swimin Slug when I want a little less action

I'll probably be in the minority here but 98% of the time I am throwing a bladed jig with no trailer at all. I feel like it dulls the action of the bait. One of the key things that makes a bladed jig so effective is the irregular "hunting action" that some of the bladed jigs possess.

All bladed jigs vibrate back & forth as you pull them through the water. Some have a random kick off to one side then the other as you pull it through the water. This is what separates a good bait from a great bait. If you have a pool nearby take a bunch of lures and throw them out and reel them back steadily. Does the bait simply wobble back & forth? Does it wobble 3-4 times then randomly kick off to one side or the other while your are reeling it steadily along? If it does, then you have a good one. This is what I look for. This is also why many of the pros will pay $30-$40 for a crankbait.

Many times a fish will follow a crankbait or spinnerbait as it is pulled along. Most of us have seen a big fish follow our lure to the boat only to turn away at the last minute. I believe our lure gets the fish's attention and the fish might follow it for a short distance then lose interest because it looks so mechanical. Let that same bait hit a piece of cover and deflect off to one side briefly and that triggers the fish to bite.

Often times to get bit on a crankbait you have to hit something to get the fish to react. It may be a limb, a rock, a piece of grass, or perhaps you simply paused the bait for a second. In a fishery where the fish are naive this may not be the case. You can throw it out and wind it back and the fish will bite it because they have never seen a lure or haven't seen one in a long time. However, in most public lakes, you have to do something with your bait to get bit especially a fishery that gets a lot of pressure like Fork.

I want my bladed jig to be as erratic as possible. I have played with all the trailers and the ZAKO is as good as they come but they all dull the erratic hunting action to some degree. That's why when I am throwing a bladed jig it will most likely be sans trailer.

^^^ reaction strike vs hunger strike well explained.

Great post Ken!

I like the Zman bait that is shaped like a minnow. I don't remember what it is called but it looks good on the jackhammer.