On a bit of a mission for my boss and hoping you cats can help me. Need to find a source for jigs that come with a secondary/trailer hook, like how some spinnerbaits have a second trailing hook attached to the first.

Can't say I ever heard of such a thing before but he swears by them and he'd like to find a steady supplier of them so he can stock up. Anyone know who sells something like this because I haven't had any luck finding someone.

All you really have to do is buy trailer hooks, the eye is not completely closed, slip them on and close them up with a pliers. You can buy the easier to install ones with shrink wrap 4 for 3 or 4 bucks or get 100 Mustads like I do for about $15. I take the same ones I use for kingfish and put them on a spinnerbait for bass, 4/0 or 5/0.

That's what I suggested to him but he's lazy. I think, however, he'll have to go that route.

Bad idea anyhow. Jigs find new homes without help. A trailer hook is a recipe for disaster.

Bad idea anyhow. Jigs find new homes without help. A trailer hook is a recipe for disaster.

X2. You better buy a lot of jigs, because you are going to lose quite a few.

I agree with all of the above comments. I've never heard of it, and I think for a good reason...

Has the boss ever seen a video of how a bass inhales a bait? Maybe that would convince him that trailer hooks on jigs are unnecessary.

If he insists on adding them, the jig manufacturers will be the beneficiaries.

I'm thinking that what he really needs is a better hook setting technique.

I'm not so sure if I have ever seen a trailer on a bass jig either, I googled it and saw trailer hooks on bass jig, I guess it has been done. I wouldn't use it either, however if swimming a jig there would be less chance of getting snagged.

Fishing for species other than bass trailer hooks on bucktail jigs are extremely common, I use them almost every time I'm offshore. Either casting or jigging them plain, but mostly used with baits like a frozen sardines or ballyhoo.

As mentioned already - using an open trailer hook on a bait that is designed to be fished in a structure / cover environment is an example of using the wrong tool for the job.

Jigs have weed guards - if you don't need this feature - either cut it back or use an open / bare hook designed jig head.

I see no problem using a trailer hook on any bait in open water but there is probably another bait better suited for that situation other than using a one with weed guard protected hook and an open hook on the same bait.

Hook setting problems when jig fishing are sometimes not associated with the jig itself. Could be a situation where the rod and / or line choice is contributing to poor hook up ratio.

A-Jay

It's a common practice for bed fisherman to add a stinger hook to a jig. If you remember Dottie, the giant bass snagged on the top of her head with a jig that (reported) had a stinger treble hook. Some jig anglers use the stinger hook turned down and belive that improves strike to hook up ratio.

The real problem is jig design and proper hook size, design and weed guard placement, design and stiffness.

All jigs may appear equal, however they are not equal in strike to hook up ratio.

What type of jig does your boss fish with and how does he fish it?

Tom

Durp. I guess I should have mentioned that he doesn't bass fish much but that he goes after pike up north in a reasonably shallow lake and river system. Does pretty well judging by the pictures.

Durp. I guess I should have mentioned that he doesn't bass fish much but that he goes after pike up north in a reasonably shallow lake and river system. Does pretty well judging by the pictures.

Suggest he try out chatter baits, a jig with a swimmingl blade that pike love amd trailer hook would be helpful with. Owner makes excellent stinger hooks that would be ideal. Jenson makes a good pike jig, look them up.

Tom

Bad idea anyhow. Jigs find new homes without help. A trailer hook is a recipe for disaster.

X2

Durp. I guess I should have mentioned that he doesn't bass fish much but that he goes after pike up north in a reasonably shallow lake and river system. Does pretty well judging by the pictures.

I've been near to that part of the world several times, I backpacked and fished the Algoma region ( Hawk Junction, Lake Anjigami) a few times, no bass. Plenty of northerns walleyes and trout, interesting the lakes up there are pretty much 1 species lakes.

Never seen a jig with a trailer hook but it would more then likely not work.

Not a bad idea for a swim jig application if you think of it.

Trailers on jigs have been around for a long time. In my experience primarily used to rig bait like frozen sardines and ballyhoo, used to catch fish that are slashing type strikers rather than bait inhalers like a bass. May not be worth the risk of having a big enough bass inhale both hooks.

X2. You better buy a lot of jigs, because you are going to lose quite a few.

Maybe thats why he needs an endless supplier lol

Trailer hooks on jigs? Let me know how that works out. That wouldnt do me any good for what I use jigs for, but maybe you have a different idea in mind. Swimming, I might see the trailer hook idea useful like a spinnerbait, but not in heavy cover or slop mats.

Be my guess fishing in that area the fisherman in question is not a bass angler, get near or above the frost line there are no bass, he's probably fishing for northern pike and swimming the jigs.

Northland makes walleye jigs with stinger hooks and airplane jigs with a wire and a treble hook stinger used for primarily for vertical jigging during the winter. Not everyone fishes a bass jig like mosy bass anglers do.

The Airplane jig is similar to a Rapala ice jig, except has short wings to aide the circular swimming action.

Walleye jigs are a banana head hair jig used with a minnow.

Tom