do many people use Lizards as their jig trailer, instead of craw/creature/chunk type trailers? I'm trying to get a bit more into jig fishing, but I don't think we have many craws in the waters I fish (we may, but I'm not aware of them if we do) so I was wondering if a lizard might appear a bit more natural to the bass a a trailer? don't get me wrong, I've caught a few fish on jigs recently, with a creature trailer, and there was about a month long period a few years back where fish were KILLING a craw bait, but I havn't had much luck otherwise, so I'm looking for ideas

I think you would just be better off t riging a lizard but with that being said I caught a really big bass yesterday using a whole brushog as a jig trailer and it was alot bigger than the jig.

Give it a shot why not? bass look for something different, if ten people go at one fish with typical jigs and trailers, and you come through with a lizard on it, the bass might want to check it out more. JMO. I was thinking of trying something like that with a frog bait, I also thought the kickin legs would produce more action/slower fall. So give it a shot, you dont have much to lose.

-Dylan

I'm sure it will work. I've caught bass with jigs and fat ika's as trailer.

Your imagination should be the only limit to what you can put on a jig.

Sometimes thinking outside the box is the answer.

Your imagination should be the only limit to what you can put on a jig.

Sometimes thinking outside the box is the answer.

Amen! 8-)

but I don't think we have many craws in the waters I fish (we may, but I'm not aware of them if we do) so I was wondering if a lizard might appear a bit more natural to the bass a a trailer?

Don't overthink things so much.  Bass don't care if your pond is crawling with craws or doesn't have a single one.  They'll eat them either way.  

As an example, how many worms do you think go swimming through the deep end of a pond?  Bass still eat them.

What in the heck is a berkley beast supposed to be?  Who knows, but bass eat 'em.

I don't have any lizards in the ponds I fish, but plastic lizards still work.

When it all is said and done bass will eat anything that they think is alive/dying/was living once.  They're not that picky.

I fish lizards more than any other plastic. One of my best producers is a black lizard on a 3/8oz  blue/black football jig head with the skirt trimmed to around 1'.

id put them on a skirtless jighead, maybe a stand up or shakey jig.

YES!!! Give it a try! Its a very effective trailer! I have even read about some Pros that do it under all flipping situations.

My selection on size is based on water clarity.

Under stained and muddy conditions, I use a 6" lizard on my jig. I do bite the head on the lizard off. Its a bulky bait that moves alot of water but that's perfect for lower visibility water and heavy cover.

Under clear water conditions , I'll throw a 4" lizard on a bitsy jig. leave the head on this time. This combo can be swimmed or flipped effectively. Its very natural looking and works great it ponds.

Jigs are tools that can be manipulated easily to emulate anything that you wish or create something new. I heavily encourage you to play with any piece of plastic that you can put on the back of that thing. You may find a combination that no fish has ever seen.

Mottfia

years agol i fished the back seat with a pro who used lizards and brush hogs as trailers almost exclusively. he nailed some nice fish doing it too! i've been using mostly brushhogs as trailers since. sometimes i bite the nose off and sometimes i don't. try it...what have you got to lose?