James RickardUsing jig trailers
January 8th 2009 01:49
Adding a trailer to your jig can add eye candy for fish, perhaps enticing them to bite-- and isn't that the name of the game?
Although it's true that a skirted jig can be fished as a stand-alone bait, adding a trailer can make it more effective.
Despite all you read (even here) about fish making reaction strikes, there's no denying the fact they get used to seeing the same lures all the time. Using jig trailers may negate this problem because when you consider all the anglers out there and all the jigs they possess coupled with a multitude of jig trailers, the numbers can be overwhelming.
Aside from appearances, adding a trailer can also affect a jig's action. Believe it or not, although adding a jig will certainly add weight to a lure, it may cause the lure to fall slower because it adds resistance as it goes through the water. Additionally, trailers wave and float independently of the rest of the lure screaming, "Bite me! Bite me!" to any victims in the area.
One more aspect of trailers often goes unmentioned. They're cheap. For the cost of only one lure, you get add-ons that can dress up half a dozen or more lures. Aside from that, you may have trailers lying around and don't even know it. How about those plastic grubs? What about cutting up a plastic curly tailed worm?
Although it's true that a skirted jig can be fished as a stand-alone bait, adding a trailer can make it more effective.
Some examples of jig trailers.
Aside from appearances, adding a trailer can also affect a jig's action. Believe it or not, although adding a jig will certainly add weight to a lure, it may cause the lure to fall slower because it adds resistance as it goes through the water. Additionally, trailers wave and float independently of the rest of the lure screaming, "Bite me! Bite me!" to any victims in the area.
Artificial grubs are always a good add-on.
Until next time--watch your line and watch yourself!
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