Trailer on a Crankbait

I started using a trailer on my crankbait more than 20 years ago. I got the idea, oddly enough , from my days when I lived on my boat in Alaska. We used something called a Dipsy Diver. It was used to troll herring for salmon. You connected your line to it and it dove to different depths depending on the amount of line let out. So, when I came back stateside and was trying to catch crappie I tried the same concept with a crankbait.

I would tie a leader off the back treble hook and troll for crappie. It worked so well that it was one of the only “secrets” I kept to myself. The only problem I had was the line sometimes twisted on me and after a while of trolling without knowing that my leader had started twisting it was a mess. Now I have finally found an answer to this problem with the Trailer Treble. With the swivel in the middle of treble hook, placed on the back split ring of your crankbait, leader twist is eliminated and your bait will swim natural and free.

With this Trailer Treble I added a line of crankbaits as well. While the Trailer Treble will work on any crankbait, I encourage you to check out our new Slab Knocker Crankbaits. The Slab Knocker Crankbait comes in great colors and swims true and easily reaches depths needed for trolling crankbaits for crappie.

I love trolling the Li’L TUFFY Swimbait behind a Slab Knocker Crankbait and it is great for all species. In the short time I have been using it I have caught catfish, crappie, sauger, bass, drum, and the white bass loves it. I plan to offer a TUFFY trailer hook with a tungsten bead head and wire keeper.

I am also offering the Tinsel Trailer in various colors and man the crappie and white bass love them. It is a simple jig tied with tinsel and I add a tungsten bead head. The little bit of weight helps keep the leader from tangling in the crankbait as easy, when letting out line, and the weight helps the trailer run true.