Hi Matt I've been using those split tail trailers for years. Used to use the Cabela's brand. Ever since I watched Hank Parker win the classic on his Mann's spinnerbait. Hank used to use a very similar trailer. For a period of time. I did not use those trailers. I do recall maybe I didn't catch as many fish. Although I always ran a cheater hook whenever possible on my spinnerbaits taking that lesson from KVD. I started using those trailers again. I agree about the boottail trailers and such. Up here in New York where I fish most of the reservoirs are crystal clear. You can see easily 20 to 30 ft down. I try and keep my spinnerbaits. Very natural looking and compact because I feel I get more bites.
The worm is also a good way to add some color to the bait. You could dip the worm in chartreuse dye . Or maybe dip the front half in red. If i need a trailer hook . I usually change baits.
MATT thats a excellent video explaining everything. Just for bulk , i never heard that before . Your the 1st. Terrific. For sure i will give in a try . I always used the 4in. Brown + orange twister tail for action on all my different colors spinnerbaits. My absolute favorite lure . Willow leafs . A great lesson for all of us from you .
I've tried to tell this to folks for decades. A bass' strike is comparable to a vacuum trying to suck up a drill bit vs. a ping pong ball. I super glue used tube lures matching the skirt color onto my spinnerbaits.
This is really interesting. You don’t use boot tails and hear I am running spinnerbaits with ONLY a swimbait and no skirt. Or a Shad color curly tail grub with a red fish jig spinner attached, like a scaled up beetle spin. Sounds crazy but I caught so many 4-5s out of our 7 acre pond as a kid on them that I’ve started using it again, and it definitely catches numbers. Awesome video, definitely going to try this on my standard spinnerbaits
The plastic chunk or small stick worm on the spinnerbait allows the bass to inhale the bait with ease versus not allowing the bass to inhale a broken up skirt. Vacuum effort. Try vacuuming a ball full of holes then vacuum up a ball that is solid. The one with holes is harder to pick up with the vacuum. The solid one is picked up with ease. This vacuum effect is what the bass are doing when they hit the spinnerbait or buzzbait!
The only thing those old trailers were good for was adding a different color to your spinnerbait. I use to dye them red because I could never find red. But the bulk does make some sense, had never thought about it though.
Spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps were the first 2 lures I went hardcore on as a kid. Bought as many as my paper route funds would allow 😆. Blue Fox willow leaf and Hank Parker Indiana leaf spinerbaits. I loved that double leg trailer that came on the Hank Parker baits.
Excellent explanation. I never use a trailer hook because I want the weedlessness of the spinnerbait more then anything. I have used a bunch of different trailers and will have to try this out for sure. Thanks for all the great videos and tips.
Hey Matt, I really like the comment you made towards the end of the video about not using a trailer hook. My dad was making spinnerbaits back in the 60s before I was born, so I literally have been making them my whole life....most kids got toys, I got fishing lures. I have never used or needed to use trailer hooks ever..... common denominator of the need for a trailer hook is point blank, something is wrong with your bait......I have heard so many people have this debate and I laugh every time because usually they tie on some sort of a willow leaf shad pattern bait and never change it trip after trip after trip until it breaks or they lose it.....if it doesn't work today or they miss fish on it they never adjust and just use a different bait.......a closed mind equals a rod that rarely bends. Your work bench looks like mine. I appreciate and can relate to the hours you put in to all the Tweeks on your baits and techniques......keep them coming
The split tail trailer is my number one trailer I use on all my spinnerbates, buzz Bates, And vibrating jigs. I never have to use a trailer hook.. I don't like the long strands of skirt on my Baits.. I will also use a color which offsets some of the color in my spinnerbait skirts To give the Bates more attraction. There is a color in between the white and yellow that I use the most. It is lime colored.. If it's not broke don't fix it.
It also adds scent. That’s also what I look at. Sight, sound, scent. That’s how the fish can find your bait. Now that I seen you also use it. I feel like I was on the right track all this time. Why I look at trailer keepers and their style when I’m looking at baits I buy. A wire style is still my favorite. But not all are created equal. Thanks Matt for making me aware of the bulk part for the fish to inhale. That never occurred to me. Great information.
I just made a waist pack kit with spinner baits in one pocket and trailers in the other. Now I’m going to replace the trailers with stubs and save the long ones for jigs. Thanks for saving me from a wasteful mistake!
IF I even use a trailer, it is usually a blue glimmer white split tail. best I have found in SW OHIO area-- salted one from zoom or bass pro house brand
Smart video as always! Great to hear the hookup increase, factor, i I have so many bags of those split tails, use them all the time. It i want to keep the bait up i use the Mr Twister split double
Thank you for sharing this, I love fishing spinner baits and have not found any trailers that I like, but this makes a ton of sense to me and cannot wait to get out there and try it.
Enjoy the video? You just made my day with that solid and believable information. Thank you again! Are you sure you aren't using that Maxscent aroma to increase your hook-up to boat landing ratio? lol
Wow, as much as I throw a spinner bait, I've never thought about this aspect of bait inhalation. I do like the zoom split tail trailer and use it from time to time.
I've used many different trailers, anymore I'll use a translucent zoom trick with white and it's combinations. I trick my skirts like what you displayed.
Wow! Pretty enlightening video. I used to always throw spinnerbaits with trailers and trailer hooks, then over the years noticed that I almost always caught them on the main hook while the trailer hook gaffed the fish on the side. So in the last 3-4 years I've stopped using trailer hooks and actually think I catch more fish now, and they hammer it. I sometimes use an Uncle Rob's trailer, and sometimes nothing. I'm not sure if I catch more or less with or without, but I do like the subtle look of that senko tip. I like the bulk it gives, and might even go a little shorter. Thanks for all the tips you provide us, very intuitive. Hey, you probably should have named your program that.
Been using zoom trailers on my War Eagle spinner baits since the late 80's. Rarely throw without except for the Strike King Little Mr. Money. Another great info video Matt. You help so many young anglers.
Great tip also adds scent and feels a little more life like clamping down on that rather than a piece of metal.I will do the same with a buzz bait great tip Matt thanks for sharing
Very nice tip, was trying to figure out a good trailer to put on my spinner baits this year, newish to spinner baits and never really had a trailer in them and this is a nice subtle change
I’ve used them (zoom trailers) for over 35 years. That’s been my secret for years. Matter of fact I just got through ordering 15-3/8 oz. Hank Parker spinner baits for my backup supply and they come with a harder version of that trailer. Maybe all my fishing buddies won’t see this video with my secret weapon. Lol. He. He. Ha. Thanks man. Great video. Can’t wait to try your secret hair jig presentation. Mike V.
@@friskthewaffle7672 Here is the affiliate link to the bait. the color is called shiny shad. THanks for your support! www.tacklewarehouse.com/War_Eagle_Nickel_Spinnerbait_Double_Willow_/descpage-WENSDW.html?from=MSFG
I like to put old swimbaits on them. When perch or pike bite the boot tails off of my swimbaits I save them and thread them onto spinnerbaits. Same idea 👍🏼
Sometimes a boot tail.is a necessity on spinnerbaits. If you look at how they run underwater. A lot yend to run at an angle and not straight on. The boot tail creates drag in turn causing it to run straight. Only on some spinnerbaits. I learned this watchimg underwater video. Some spinnerbaits run pretty straigjt though and iight do like you and just use a chunk of plastic. If you look underwater at a split tail it damces man. I mean more tha youd think. Because of the blades vibration. Check put some footage and think it over but dont over think it. Lol. Great video matt.
Congrats with your association with TW, it’s been a lot of fun watching your channel grow 👏 It makes a lot of sense about the bulk of the Spinnerbait great info! A very versatile trailer is the Hog Farmer Spunk Shad. Cut the Spunk Shad so it is just a little longer than the skirt. You can take a Sharpie and add a splash of red or chartreuse 🤫
I’ve used grub and boot tail trailers from time to time but always felt it hurt the bite. I abandoned them and have run bare. I went thru my Senco’s and found some white ones and am going to add them to my white spinner baits and see how it works out with the other tip you had about pumping the rod. Truth be told I have caught way more Pike than Bass on spinnerbaits. Hopefully I can turn this the other way! Thanks for the tip!
Awesome video man! I've never thought of it that way, I always used old used up trick worms and split the tail on spinnerbaits and bladed jigs... I guess I was trying to go for a bigger profile and never really thought of it like that, thanks Matt that's pretty cool!
Good idea. I've started experimenting with trailers on spinnerbaits and am looking for the right one. I understand and agree with your reasoning about adding bulk. Wouldn't a little action from a trailer be a potential benefit if it didn't interfere with the blades or skirt? Seems like the Zoom Split Tail Trailers would be ideal. I think lots of people trim up their skirts a bit and the action of the trailer is farther behind the skirt.
Hello this is off topic of this video but I was really interested in if you could make a video of drag settings four different techniques. No one seems to make videos about that the only time you hear about drag is when flipping and pitching everybody seems the lock their drag down other than that you don't hear much about how for what is the proper tension setting on certain types of techniques
I use trailers but I always assumed the issue was that when they get up close to a spinnerbait- there's nothing that really looks like a minnow there to hit. So, I think a lot of the time they hit the blades- that's what attracted them and it's the closest thing to a minnow when they get there to actually hit. But if you add a trailer- now there's a target that looks like something to eat- so they hit it. Probably not right- probably the suction thing like you pointed out but- either way, they work.
That zoom trailer that you showed is one of my trailers & I like the fat Albert white or chartreuse in both trailers, but that half general I can see how it would work also, I think also the same trailers would be great for chatter baits, I'm learning a lot about this, I've been wanting my chatter bait to run deeper & I figured by using these small worm like trailers & lighter line I should get the bait to run deeper, but I won't be able to go fishing for at 2 months cause I broke my left wrist, bummer!
@@MattStefanFishing I know this is hard to believe, but I was organizing tackle today and found a pack of those Zoom White Split Tail trailers. I put them in a box for ice out pike, but might have to rethink that.
haha, i thought it was gonna be trailer hooks, this is much better. I'm with you 100 on this. We all seem to agree that it works, myself included. I still will occasionally throw a power grub on the back, I don't mind the curly tail, but only 3" power grub max. The question is why it works. I like your "suction" angle, but I have heard a couple reputable guys say - and it makes sense to me - that they key in on the hook with more bulk because they "know" that is the "largest" meal in the "group". Sure, we've all seen a couple bass choking on a bluegill, and that's sad when you do see it, but how often do you see that?? I subscribe to the theory that between the eyes, lateral lines, whatever else, a bass just knows the rough mass of its target. Darwin removes any without the ability from the breeding pool. You know how we can throw things without actually thinking about parabolas or the acceleration of gravity?? Most of us can throw a ball much better than explain the physics behind it. Humans have to throw things, or we woulda died a long time ago. Bass gotta eat fish. Wasted energy has an evolutionary cost. They can "feel" the bulk of the trailer and key in on it. I subscribe to that idea, although, the suction theory has legs too. The "suction" would kinda blow right by the skirt alone. The jig head, hook, every other part of a spinnerbait are roundish and probably don't react much to suction. Very interesting thought. I myself, wonder if just a little plastic causes the bait to kinda carry the hook differently, up or down, not sure, and that gets you a better hookup ratio. Maybe we'll never know for sure, or it's a combination of all of the above. Interesting thought.
@@MattStefanFishing the cabin fever is getting to me haha, it's really nice to come home from work and think about fishing, I really appreciate a new fishing video, like, every day or whatever you're doing, it's plenty, and very nice in the dead of winter. Since ur up here, you're not like, making winter fishing tips like the other guys. You're thinking about the same things I'm thinking about. What am I gonna do when the ice breaks? What do I wanna try this year? What's new from Berkely? Shop tour was cool, I like the shower rod trick, might do that myself. Can't wait for the rod building tips, still on the fence if it's worth the effort. Still hoping for JB weld video. GOOD LUCK IN YOUR TOURNEYS
Matt if I may add this to the split tail I have left over what they call Dardanelle yellow special and out of the white. I added them to contrast skirts or match skirts. But here is the main reason the split tail is better is when you add a floating trailer hook. By that I mean and maybe you can show this is the trailer hook has a big eyelet to slide over the barb and then a using the rubber band that they use for skirts and put it on and this allows for a floating trailer hook that doesn't snag and I use them 95% of the time. Also adds bulk as you said and helps keep spinner bait up in weeds a little better.
@Matt Stefan Fishing no you know what's very cool you doing that video building my spinning rod for St.Lawrence and sending me a bill... not that's cool
man, my pop always used hart spinnerbaits& he always put that split tail trailer on it.- me, I use an easy shiner, but I chop off the boot so it dont swim. gives mebulk+ profile w/o killing action or messing w my direction changes.
I wonder if you could use the back end of a fluke, that way the trailer moves with the skirt when you pulse the rod and it would also add that fish tail profile
This video caused me much thought last night on all the things I've tried over the years. Probably the worst is a clear bladed spinner bait that Roland Martin push 50yrs ago. It was short lived without a bite.
If you would have said anything besides a split-tail eel I would have disagreed. The small eel lets the spinnerbait do what it is supposed to. Erratic action. A large curl or boot tail trailer dulls the action of the spinnerbait and absorbs vibration. I actually prefer to NOT have the skirt cover the legs. Just the 2 appendages provides the right action to attract the fish to the hook. Great topic
I like to experiment alot but I probably run a powerbait grub or zoom fat Albert 90% of the time as a trailer on spinnrbaits and on swimjigs too. I like being able to mix and make more complex colors by adding a trailer, I rarely match color of bait and trailer exact. Also scent if I'm running Berkeley grubs which I prefer. Deffinatly going to try what you talked about this spring though too, and it'll be nice to have a use for my trailer even after it gets its tail bit off haha also ive never used one of those actual split tail spinnerbait trailers for the same reasons you mentioned, but I might have to pick up a pack if I see them somewhere now.
Hi Matt I've been using those split tail trailers for years. Used to use the Cabela's brand. Ever since I watched Hank Parker win the classic on his Mann's spinnerbait. Hank used to use a very similar trailer. For a period of time. I did not use those trailers. I do recall maybe I didn't catch as many fish. Although I always ran a cheater hook whenever possible on my spinnerbaits taking that lesson from KVD. I started using those trailers again. I agree about the boottail trailers and such. Up here in New York where I fish most of the reservoirs are crystal clear. You can see easily 20 to 30 ft down. I try and keep my spinnerbaits. Very natural looking and compact because I feel I get more bites.
thanks for sharing!
That's interesting. I've heard other people say putting a trailer on helps the bass key in on the target of the bait better.
i cant argue that either
The worm is also a good way to add some color to the bait. You could dip the worm in chartreuse dye . Or maybe dip the front half in red. If i need a trailer hook . I usually change baits.
good tip!
Cool conversation. Your explanation for having some bulk for suction on the hook end makes some sense. Thanks for the video
You bet!
I do this on my chatter baits. I’ll have to transfer it over to my spinners.
Thanks for the great vid!
you bet!
Great tip. I hadn't thought creating more bulk so they can suck it in better. Thanks!
you bet!
MATT thats a excellent video explaining everything. Just for bulk , i never heard that before . Your the 1st. Terrific. For sure i will give in a try . I always used the 4in. Brown + orange twister tail for action on all my different colors spinnerbaits. My absolute favorite lure . Willow leafs . A great lesson for all of us from you .
Glad it was helpful!
I've tried to tell this to folks for decades. A bass' strike is comparable to a vacuum trying to suck up a drill bit vs. a ping pong ball. I super glue used tube lures matching the skirt color onto my spinnerbaits.
thanks for sharing!
Great info Matt!! You sold me with your logic and expertise. Keep on hawgin'......
thanks!
I really like the 6th sense juggle on the back of spinnerbaits and chatterbaits as a trailer.
ill check it out
Matt thanks for explaining the tip. I was wondering it myself.
Any time!
Mind blowing tip for sure. Makes so much sense. Not in a millon years would I have thought of that!!! Great tip
thanks!
Spinnerbait and berkley powerbait red shad worm Texas rigged were also the two lures I used growing up lol.
good ones!
That’s something new to me. Not in a million years would I have thought of that. Fantastic tip Matt!!!……. Thank You 👍🎣
Happy to help!
Never considered that aspect, but it does make sense. I tend to use a boot tail swimbait most of the time, but maybe I’ll try your way.
give it a try!
This is really interesting. You don’t use boot tails and hear I am running spinnerbaits with ONLY a swimbait and no skirt. Or a Shad color curly tail grub with a red fish jig spinner attached, like a scaled up beetle spin. Sounds crazy but I caught so many 4-5s out of our 7 acre pond as a kid on them that I’ve started using it again, and it definitely catches numbers. Awesome video, definitely going to try this on my standard spinnerbaits
That is awesome!
I use the same "end of worm" trailer on my 1/4 oz buzz bait in the summer. It works killer!
awesome!
The plastic chunk or small stick worm on the spinnerbait allows the bass to inhale the bait with ease versus not allowing the bass to inhale a broken up skirt. Vacuum effort. Try vacuuming a ball full of holes then vacuum up a ball that is solid. The one with holes is harder to pick up with the vacuum. The solid one is picked up with ease. This vacuum effect is what the bass are doing when they hit the spinnerbait or buzzbait!
thats a great analogy thanks for sharing!
Just tried this, works like a charm.
awesome!
This is the BEST explanation for a Spinnerbait trailer I've ever heard 👏 Thanks brotha you Da Man!
much appreciated!
The only thing those old trailers were good for was adding a different color to your spinnerbait. I use to dye them red because I could never find red. But the bulk does make some sense, had never thought about it though.
thanks for watching!
Spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps were the first 2 lures I went hardcore on as a kid. Bought as many as my paper route funds would allow 😆. Blue Fox willow leaf and Hank Parker Indiana leaf spinerbaits. I loved that double leg trailer that came on the Hank Parker baits.
Nice!
Excellent explanation. I never use a trailer hook because I want the weedlessness of the spinnerbait more then anything. I have used a bunch of different trailers and will have to try this out for sure. Thanks for all the great videos and tips.
Glad it was helpful!
Bravo Matt. The most common sense tip on spinnerbaits I ever heard!
thanks!
Hey Matt, I really like the comment you made towards the end of the video about not using a trailer hook. My dad was making spinnerbaits back in the 60s before I was born, so I literally have been making them my whole life....most kids got toys, I got fishing lures. I have never used or needed to use trailer hooks ever..... common denominator of the need for a trailer hook is point blank, something is wrong with your bait......I have heard so many people have this debate and I laugh every time because usually they tie on some sort of a willow leaf shad pattern bait and never change it trip after trip after trip until it breaks or they lose it.....if it doesn't work today or they miss fish on it they never adjust and just use a different bait.......a closed mind equals a rod that rarely bends. Your work bench looks like mine. I appreciate and can relate to the hours you put in to all the Tweeks on your baits and techniques......keep them coming
thanks for the support! Ive never felt like trailer hooks help. In theory they sound great, on the water I question them all of the time.
The split tail trailer is my number one trailer I use on all my spinnerbates, buzz Bates, And vibrating jigs. I never have to use a trailer hook.. I don't like the long strands of skirt on my Baits.. I will also use a color which offsets some of the color in my spinnerbait skirts To give the Bates more attraction. There is a color in between the white and yellow that I use the most. It is lime colored.. If it's not broke don't fix it.
its a good one!
It also adds scent. That’s also what I look at. Sight, sound, scent. That’s how the fish can find your bait. Now that I seen you also use it. I feel like I was on the right track all this time. Why I look at trailer keepers and their style when I’m looking at baits I buy. A wire style is still my favorite. But not all are created equal. Thanks Matt for making me aware of the bulk part for the fish to inhale. That never occurred to me. Great information.
thanks for sharing Allen!
I don’t fish a ton of spinner baits but that makes perfect sense. The added surface area helps create a better “seal”. Good info as always
thanks!
I also use those Zoom double tail on my spinnerbait,, good stuff !!!
thanks!
Never been a big fan of trailers on Spinnerbaits but I like the why behind this hack. 👍🏼
thanks!
Wow that’s surprising and fantastic! Very cool, thanks for the tip!
Glad you liked it!
I just made a waist pack kit with spinner baits in one pocket and trailers in the other. Now I’m going to replace the trailers with stubs and save the long ones for jigs. Thanks for saving me from a wasteful mistake!
very cool!
One of the best tips (with explanation) I've ever heard, Matt! Thanks once again for sharing.
you bet!
Mine has already went up 10,000 % since I started watching you. Thank you again. I use a small paddletail trailer on a spinnerbait
sounds good!
IF I even use a trailer, it is usually a blue glimmer white split tail. best I have found in SW OHIO area-- salted one from zoom or bass pro house brand
very cool thanks for sharing!
Smart video as always! Great to hear the hookup increase, factor, i I have so many bags of those split tails, use them all the time. It i want to keep the bait up i use the Mr Twister split double
Good stuff!
Wow. Very rarely do I hear new things with fishing. And I gave up on trailers on spinners years ago. Gonna try the small plastic. Thanks!
give it a try!
Thank you for sharing this, I love fishing spinner baits and have not found any trailers that I like, but this makes a ton of sense to me and cannot wait to get out there and try it.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Enjoy the video? You just made my day with that solid and believable information. Thank you again! Are you sure you aren't using that Maxscent aroma to increase your hook-up to boat landing ratio? lol
you never know haha
I’m going to try that, thanks!
Have fun!
I have used these split tail worms for spinnerbaits before but I never knew really why and your explanation really makes a lot of sense!! Thank you!!
Thanks for watching!
Wow, as much as I throw a spinner bait, I've never thought about this aspect of bait inhalation. I do like the zoom split tail trailer and use it from time to time.
give it a try!
This tip is definitely one more arrow in my quiver.
Thanks for the videos.
Tight lines and Godspeed
Glad to help
I’ve been a split tail guy from back in the day, but will try this. Thanks for the tip!
You bet!
I've used many different trailers, anymore I'll use a translucent zoom trick with white and it's combinations. I trick my skirts like what you displayed.
very cool!
Wow! Pretty enlightening video. I used to always throw spinnerbaits with trailers and trailer hooks, then over the years noticed that I almost always caught them on the main hook while the trailer hook gaffed the fish on the side. So in the last 3-4 years I've stopped using trailer hooks and actually think I catch more fish now, and they hammer it. I sometimes use an Uncle Rob's trailer, and sometimes nothing. I'm not sure if I catch more or less with or without, but I do like the subtle look of that senko tip. I like the bulk it gives, and might even go a little shorter. Thanks for all the tips you provide us, very intuitive. Hey, you probably should have named your program that.
thanks!
Been using zoom trailers on my War Eagle spinner baits since the late 80's. Rarely throw without except for the Strike King Little Mr. Money. Another great info video Matt. You help so many young anglers.
thanks for the support!
Good tip! A lot of trailers actually interfere with the balance of the spinnerbait and the vibration of the blades.
agreed!
I don't usually throw a spinnerbait with a trailer. I didn't think there was a reason to add more action. Thanks for the tip!👍👍
You bet!
I use those split tails as trailers on everything. They look real good on a chatter bait
Just a curly tail grub is good too.
awesome!
This was awesome man. I've never thought about this but absolutely makes perfect sense 👌
Glad you think so!
Great tip also adds scent and feels a little more life like clamping down on that rather than a piece of metal.I will do the same with a buzz bait great tip Matt thanks for sharing
Right on
Wow !
Great explanation, I never knew why those split tails were created. Thank you
You bet!
I am almost 100% using a Zoom Fat Albert grub trailer. If I want to reduce the action I cut the tail down some but mostly fish it as is.
thanks for sharing!
Very nice tip, was trying to figure out a good trailer to put on my spinner baits this year, newish to spinner baits and never really had a trailer in them and this is a nice subtle change
Glad to help
Thank you for the video.
thanks for watchign!
I’ve used them (zoom trailers) for over 35 years. That’s been my secret for years. Matter of fact I just got through ordering 15-3/8 oz. Hank Parker spinner baits for my backup supply and they come with a harder version of that trailer. Maybe all my fishing buddies won’t see this video with my secret weapon. Lol. He. He. Ha.
Thanks man. Great video.
Can’t wait to try your secret hair jig presentation. Mike V.
thanks for supporting the channel!
Spinnerbaits in Florida during rainy season are a huge must! I love it! Thank you for the tips.
You bet!
May I ask what color this spinnerbait was!? I would love to order some through your link!! 😁🤓🐟 🎣
@@friskthewaffle7672 Here is the affiliate link to the bait. the color is called shiny shad. THanks for your support! www.tacklewarehouse.com/War_Eagle_Nickel_Spinnerbait_Double_Willow_/descpage-WENSDW.html?from=MSFG
God Bless Mr.Stefan! Thank you so much. I can't wait to try this color on these florida bucket mouths. 🤘🤓🤘
Great idea.
Glad you think so!
This answers allot for me, thanks Matt.
Happy to help!
What a great tip, it saves money, increases hookups. I also used to use those Zoom split tails but I didnt know why… this makes perfect sense to me!
thanks for watching!
Heard that from someone else don't remember who figured it was also a good reason to use it on a chatterbait
give it a try!
Caught a nice chunk this morning with my war eagle…cut a zman ticklerz in half and added it on as trailer.
Awesome!
@@MattStefanFishing Ty! I did miss 4 bites though so I need to work more on my hooksets...Also used keitech 2.8 inch!
Cool tip. I look forward to trying that this spring!
Have fun!
I like to put old swimbaits on them. When perch or pike bite the boot tails off of my swimbaits I save them and thread them onto spinnerbaits. Same idea 👍🏼
That's a great idea!
Matt, if your a collector it would be the only time to look. It lasted only one season and I never caught a fish. That is why I replaced the blade.
thanks for sharing
Great topic! I've had a problem getting a trailer for spinnerbaits, for sometime. Thanks Matt
you betcha!
The split tail is great to use with a floating trailer hook
Nice! Thanks for sharing!
Sometimes a boot tail.is a necessity on spinnerbaits. If you look at how they run underwater. A lot yend to run at an angle and not straight on. The boot tail creates drag in turn causing it to run straight. Only on some spinnerbaits. I learned this watchimg underwater video. Some spinnerbaits run pretty straigjt though and iight do like you and just use a chunk of plastic. If you look underwater at a split tail it damces man. I mean more tha youd think. Because of the blades vibration. Check put some footage and think it over but dont over think it. Lol. Great video matt.
Thanks for sharing
Congrats with your association with TW, it’s been a lot of fun watching your channel grow 👏
It makes a lot of sense about the bulk of the Spinnerbait great info! A very versatile trailer is the Hog Farmer Spunk Shad. Cut the Spunk Shad so it is just a little longer than the skirt. You can take a Sharpie and add a splash of red or chartreuse 🤫
good tip!
I’ve used grub and boot tail trailers from time to time but always felt it hurt the bite. I abandoned them and have run bare. I went thru my Senco’s and found some white ones and am going to add them to my white spinner baits and see how it works out with the other tip you had about pumping the rod. Truth be told I have caught way more Pike than Bass on spinnerbaits. Hopefully I can turn this the other way! Thanks for the tip!
thanks for watching!
Nice I have been using that trailer for ages another good one is the Bass Pro shops version.
works great on Buzz Baits too
yes it does!
The reason makes perfect sense. I am going to try this with my hair jigs.
go for it!
Great information 👍 I have used the Zoom alot. Also us other plastic.
Thanks for sharing
Awesome video man! I've never thought of it that way, I always used old used up trick worms and split the tail on spinnerbaits and bladed jigs... I guess I was trying to go for a bigger profile and never really thought of it like that, thanks Matt that's pretty cool!
thanks for watching!
Great tip!
Glad it was helpful!
Good idea. I've started experimenting with trailers on spinnerbaits and am looking for the right one. I understand and agree with your reasoning about adding bulk. Wouldn't a little action from a trailer be a potential benefit if it didn't interfere with the blades or skirt? Seems like the Zoom Split Tail Trailers would be ideal. I think lots of people trim up their skirts a bit and the action of the trailer is farther behind the skirt.
Trailers can be positive or negative in some situations IMO
Hello this is off topic of this video but I was really interested in if you could make a video of drag settings four different techniques. No one seems to make videos about that the only time you hear about drag is when flipping and pitching everybody seems the lock their drag down other than that you don't hear much about how for what is the proper tension setting on certain types of techniques
good suggestion! THanks!
That is so cool! I am going to try that and other trailers out this year.
Go for it!
Spinnerbait is my favoite tool i use paddle tale minnow on mine Thank you from Ohio
Very cool!
I like a trailer bc the added weight gives me longer casting ability from the bank,more time in the water for the fish to follow.
thanks for sharing!
Awesome great tip good to know thanks 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
You bet!
I use trailers but I always assumed the issue was that when they get up close to a spinnerbait- there's nothing that really looks like a minnow there to hit. So, I think a lot of the time they hit the blades- that's what attracted them and it's the closest thing to a minnow when they get there to actually hit. But if you add a trailer- now there's a target that looks like something to eat- so they hit it. Probably not right- probably the suction thing like you pointed out but- either way, they work.
i guess we wont ever know until bass can talk haha
That zoom trailer that you showed is one of my trailers & I like the fat Albert white or chartreuse in both trailers, but that half general I can see how it would work also, I think also the same trailers would be great for chatter baits, I'm learning a lot about this, I've been wanting my chatter bait to run deeper & I figured by using these small worm like trailers & lighter line I should get the bait to run deeper, but I won't be able to go fishing for at 2 months cause I broke my left wrist, bummer!
sounds grreat! Thanks for watching!
Great fishing lesson, thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it
@@MattStefanFishing I know this is hard to believe, but I was organizing tackle today and found a pack of those Zoom White Split Tail trailers. I put them in a box for ice out pike, but might have to rethink that.
haha, i thought it was gonna be trailer hooks, this is much better. I'm with you 100 on this. We all seem to agree that it works, myself included. I still will occasionally throw a power grub on the back, I don't mind the curly tail, but only 3" power grub max. The question is why it works. I like your "suction" angle, but I have heard a couple reputable guys say - and it makes sense to me - that they key in on the hook with more bulk because they "know" that is the "largest" meal in the "group". Sure, we've all seen a couple bass choking on a bluegill, and that's sad when you do see it, but how often do you see that?? I subscribe to the theory that between the eyes, lateral lines, whatever else, a bass just knows the rough mass of its target. Darwin removes any without the ability from the breeding pool. You know how we can throw things without actually thinking about parabolas or the acceleration of gravity?? Most of us can throw a ball much better than explain the physics behind it. Humans have to throw things, or we woulda died a long time ago. Bass gotta eat fish. Wasted energy has an evolutionary cost. They can "feel" the bulk of the trailer and key in on it. I subscribe to that idea, although, the suction theory has legs too. The "suction" would kinda blow right by the skirt alone. The jig head, hook, every other part of a spinnerbait are roundish and probably don't react much to suction. Very interesting thought. I myself, wonder if just a little plastic causes the bait to kinda carry the hook differently, up or down, not sure, and that gets you a better hookup ratio. Maybe we'll never know for sure, or it's a combination of all of the above. Interesting thought.
very good points! thanks for sharing!
@@MattStefanFishing the cabin fever is getting to me haha, it's really nice to come home from work and think about fishing, I really appreciate a new fishing video, like, every day or whatever you're doing, it's plenty, and very nice in the dead of winter. Since ur up here, you're not like, making winter fishing tips like the other guys. You're thinking about the same things I'm thinking about. What am I gonna do when the ice breaks? What do I wanna try this year? What's new from Berkely? Shop tour was cool, I like the shower rod trick, might do that myself. Can't wait for the rod building tips, still on the fence if it's worth the effort. Still hoping for JB weld video. GOOD LUCK IN YOUR TOURNEYS
@@MattStefanFishing hey, remember this? check this out
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brilliant!
thanks!
I like an Eerie darter for finnese or dock jigs. I wonder how they'd look on a spinnerbait?
pretty good!
Matt if I may add this to the split tail I have left over what they call Dardanelle yellow special and out of the white. I added them to contrast skirts or match skirts. But here is the main reason the split tail is better is when you add a floating trailer hook. By that I mean and maybe you can show this is the trailer hook has a big eyelet to slide over the barb and then a using the rubber band that they use for skirts and put it on and this allows for a floating trailer hook that doesn't snag and I use them 95% of the time.
Also adds bulk as you said and helps keep spinner bait up in weeds a little better.
very cool! THanks for sharing with us!
@Matt Stefan Fishing no you know what's very cool you doing that video building my spinning rod for St.Lawrence and sending me a bill... not that's cool
Having some fun with your frozen butt. I'm headed to Arkansas the 2nd to start practicing for Lake Ouachita March 6th
Very good advice ! Thanks.
thanks for watching!
Cool concept Thanks Matt
you bet!
man, my pop always used hart spinnerbaits& he always put that split tail trailer on it.- me, I use an easy shiner, but I chop off the boot so it dont swim. gives mebulk+ profile w/o killing action or messing w my direction changes.
thanks for sharng!
I wonder if you could use the back end of a fluke, that way the trailer moves with the skirt when you pulse the rod and it would also add that fish tail profile
good thought! give it a try!
Same thing I've done for years. I actually don't care what plastic or profile, as long as it give bulk so the fish can suck it in.
right on!
This video caused me much thought last night on all the things I've tried over the years. Probably the worst is a clear bladed spinner bait that Roland Martin push 50yrs ago. It was short lived without a bite.
ill have to see if i can find that. Id be interested in seeing what it looks like.
Really interesting, thank you !
Glad you enjoyed it!
If you would have said anything besides a split-tail eel I would have disagreed. The small eel lets the spinnerbait do what it is supposed to. Erratic action. A large curl or boot tail trailer dulls the action of the spinnerbait and absorbs vibration.
I actually prefer to NOT have the skirt cover the legs. Just the 2 appendages provides the right action to attract the fish to the hook. Great topic
thanks for sharing with us!
I'll say to that's a perfect trailer to for that war eagle cuz of the way the hooks are I'll have to pick a pack up cuz I love a war eagle
thanks for watching
i die the tips of the trailer red too
sounds good to me!
I like to experiment alot but I probably run a powerbait grub or zoom fat Albert 90% of the time as a trailer on spinnrbaits and on swimjigs too. I like being able to mix and make more complex colors by adding a trailer, I rarely match color of bait and trailer exact. Also scent if I'm running Berkeley grubs which I prefer. Deffinatly going to try what you talked about this spring though too, and it'll be nice to have a use for my trailer even after it gets its tail bit off haha also ive never used one of those actual split tail spinnerbait trailers for the same reasons you mentioned, but I might have to pick up a pack if I see them somewhere now.
thanks for sharing!