What do you use to keep a trailer hook from sliding off your buzzbait or spinnerbait?

A small piece of surgical tubing.

I cut an old Senko with scissors and use the small round piece.  It works,  I swear. ;D

When you purchase your trailer hooks you will find the small rubber or plastic tubing in the package.

Use it.

Then you can go to your favorite hardware store and purchase some tubing like it for future use.

But the tubing you get in the trailer hook packages will be OK.

I can not take credit for this, I think Triton21 offered this idea.  I asked the same question last week, I have found Tritons idea to be the best.  Take a lid off your butter container an use a hole punch and cut a few out.  Put the hook on followed by one of the lid cut outs.   Love it!

Good luck!

Just to clear up some confusion some may have about how you actually use the surgical tubing, I took some (blurry) pics...

Here's everything laid out...

Slip the tubing over the eye of the trailer hook in this fashion...

To attach the trailer, punch through the tubing, going through the eye, then back out the other side of the tubing. The hook will absolutely not go back over the barb unless you really want it to. As a bonus, the trailer is supported so it hangs straight back, where it won't tangle during a cast...

I just thought I'd clear this up, since I've seen people putting the tubing on after the hook, through the hole, where it can fall off easily.

I do not attach the tubing over the eye. I put the hook on and then the keeper.

I want the hook to move.

I do not attach the tubing over the eye. I put the hook on and then the keeper.

I want the hook to move.

Me too, that's why I just use a piece of rubber worm.

I want the hook to move.

Why?

I want the hook to move.

Why?

For me it seems like it is that much harder for them to throw it.  Also it comes through the water straighter instead of on its side.  I don't use trailer hooks all the time.  No need to use a trailer on some of the newer designs like the Cavitron.

I see. Once a fish is on, the hook goes wherever it wants, but it all comes down to confidence I suppose.

Thanks

Having the trailer move once the fish is hooked is good but the main reason is hook position before the bite.

When you have the tubing over the eye of the trailer you can get it to stay sideways when you bang into cover etc.

After I hit something and start my return I want that hook back inline with the bait.