Bass have been known to inhale a spinnerbait and swim along at the same speed you are retrieving it. A trailer hook can be attached to the main hook. If you are getting a lot of short strikes, this is an old tournament trick. However, this will cause the bait to be less weedless than before. Soft plastic trailer baits are often added by a lot of people, but sometimes the trailer baits can cause short strikes.
Trailers are optional and can be left up to the individual.
Lake Fork Guide Jim Reaneau Author Information. Jim has the experience to help you have a marvelous fishing trip having been a full time guide for eight years. Uncle Larry Bolton taught Jim how to fish as a young boy and got him interested in bass fishing. Jim has been fishing for bass primarily since the age of 13. He even hunted on the land before Lake Fork was built.