Can someone describe or better yet provide a diagram of how to attach a trailer hook to a spinner bait?

Also, what type of hook do you use and how do you attach it to the spinner?? how does this hook fit into relation to the "add-on" plastics (grubs, etc) that some folks use on spinnerbaits. Thanks for your help

Check out this thread from yesterday...

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1190084471

I posted some pics of how I do it, and others describe their method. All of them should work.

Thanks Bob. I did not see the post yesterday, and looked today. Do you use any soft plastic trailers like a 4 inch grub or anything on your spinnerbaits??? if so, how do you then attach the trailer hook??? Thanks for your response.

On some of my spinnerbaits I use a chatterbait trailer. Others I use a trailer hook. I've used some 4" grubs in the past with no luck.

Falcon

I don't use a trailer. Just a trailer hook.

Shooter,

There are two schools of thought on trailer hook set-ups.

The first is to place the rubber tubing over the trailer hook's eye and then run it over the lure's hook.

The second is to place the trailer hook on the bait's hook and then run the rubber tubing over the bait's hook.

In the first option the hook stands straight out.  The major advantage is that it makes for a better hook-set on short strikes. The major disadvantage is that it can act as a rudder and make your lure run incorrectly.

In the second option the hook can move up and down.  The major advantage is that the moving hook can snag the fish after it hits the lure.  The major disadvantage is that a moving hook can be missed by the fish striking the lure or it will miss the fish all together if the fish actually takes the bait in its mouth.

Either way is acceptable.  Just what ever you like to do.

But use a trailer hook on your buzzbaits and spinnerbaits.  Also helps a Chatterbait as Chatterbait hook points are not as sharp as you would want them to be.

When I want a trailer on my spinnerbait because I always use a trailer hook, I just thread the trailer on first then put the trailer hook on as I normally would.