Jig Trailer--Chunk, Craw, Beaver, or none of the above?

[slopmaster]

Just wondering what everyone likes to use for a trailer in regards to flipping and pitching jigs in some sort of cover- grass, reeds, cattails, docks, wood, etc. If it changes depending on cover, season, or any other reason state when your using what. Obviously what the fish want is going to decide what is best on any given day, but what do you find most productive or find yourself using most. My go to is a 3.5-4" Plastic craw. I did buy a few packages of chunks (both plastic and pork) to try this year as i never really have used them for some reason. I also started using beavers this past year when i wanted a bigger profile or slower fall rate.

[mww24]

i like the craws to. i try and very the appendages. i buy some with not much stuff hanging off the body and some with a lot of things hanging off the body. I usually just flip with a hook and creature bait along with a pegged tungsten weight though. I usually fish jigs by dragging bottom after long casts and don't usually flip them. Just my preference though.

[thatoneguy]

I love me some beaver. For pitching. Especially in heavier cover/murkier water where I want a little more water displacement to make it easier to find. In clearer water, I'll go with a chunk or smaller craw sometimes.

[RK]

Hiya -

To me, fishing mainly pretty clear water, choosing a trailer is mainly about drop speed.

If I want a fast drop (which is much of the time) I use a chunk type with fairly narrow legs like a KVD Chunk or the craw chunks from Christopherson's.

OTOH, if I'm pitching and fish are hitting as soon as it hits the water or early in the drop (meaning they're up high) I'll slow down the drop speed by using a beaver or a Rage craw. I'll do the same in dirty water or when there's a bloom. I'm more likely to change trailers than go to a lighter jig just because it's easier to pitch accurately with a heavier jig. A rage craw can really slow the drop even on a 5/8 oz jig...

I do like Chigger Craws and Paca Craws a lot too. Sometimes they'll work better than a KVD chunk type for some reason.

Basically, those 3 types are about all I use.

RK

[KickNBass]

I've been wavering through all the different trailer types. I think I lkike working with the chunk type baits the best but they tear off easy.

How are you guys rigging your craws? Straight or in defensive pose or other?

[delmuts]

Kickn; One little trick you can use for the plastic chunks so they don't tear off so easy is to run a tooth pick cross ways thru the nose of it. Trim the ends off flush with the sides, then hook it behind the tooth pick. They stay on much better.( i do this to all mine as soon as i get them home)

I stay with either chunks or craws on a jig. If i go to other style baits i would rather go to a texas rig.

[Wayne Ek]

Rage Lobster or Craw for jigs, depending on how much bulk I want. One of my tourny partners Roy Good has been taking the used Rodents or Beavers from T-rigging, cutting of the torn front half and using the back half as a jig trailer. It's been working fine for fun or pre-fishing and saves some money.

[Larson15]

75% of my jig fishing uses a rage chunk. The other 25% is a reaction innovations beaver, Yum chunk or a trimmed down Yum money craw.

I have found that a beaver trailer on a jig does skip well under docks.

[bassfshin24]

I mostly use a 3in paca craw. But have also used chigger craws and beavers. During cold water i will use a chunk...something that isnt as bulky.

[RK]

I've been wavering through all the different trailer types. I think I lkike working with the chunk type baits the best but they tear off easy.

THE solution: Hitch Series Trailer Hitch keepers.

WORLD of difference on how long trailers last. Great on any jig. Best thing ever on swim jigs where sunfish like to pull on the tails of a grub. Trailers basically last until one of the legs gets eaten off. A bag of 20 is about 6 bucks, and they'll save you that in trailers in about 2 days of fishing.

[KickNBass]

Kickn; One little trick you can use for the plastic chunks so they don't tear off so easy is to run a tooth pick cross ways thru the nose of it. Trim the ends off flush with the sides, then hook it behind the tooth pick. They stay on much better.( i do this to all mine as soon as i get them home)

I stay with either chunks or craws on a jig. If i go to other style baits i would rather go to a texas rig.

Thanks, good tip...

[CarlWBL]

Chigger craws and yamamoto twin tailed grubs have been working well for me.

[Ctrl_Alt_Dlt]

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Berkley_Powerbait_Crazy_Legs_Chigger_Craw/descpage-BPCLCC.html

That craw has been awesome. I usually add that to a jig. T rigged, it works too. Used and compared this craw to yum and other berkley craws and somehow this one works the best for me. Black and Blue color tends to work best.

[Timmy D]

I like big jigs with big trailers - beavers and craws mostly - and like RK mentioned above, I am always using the Hitch Series Trailer Hitch on my jigs to keep the trailer from sliding down the hook, of course I could be a bit bias when it comes to those keepers Thanks for the plug RK!

[Gardiner14]

3in Crazy Legs Chigger Craw, i caught so many fish last summer on this one bait i always had it rigged someway either on a jig or t-rigged. Heck at one point i was fishing gin clear water on a still bright day and wanted a suttle presentation so i look a 1/8oz jig(like a walley jig) and just looked it and i accially caught a fish..