Trailers
Davis’ primary trailer is a Reaction
Innovations Skinny Dipper swimbait with
about 3/4 inch whacked off the head.
“That makes it just the right size to
imitate a bluegill,” he says. “If they’re
feeding on really small bait I might
switch to a Little Dipper, a plastic chunk
or something like that. I’ll occasionally go
to a Reaction Innovations Twerk in really
skinny water around river grass or pads.
The wide claws give the bait a little more
buoyancy, and it’s easier to keep the bait
up in the water column in really shallow
situations.”
Reaction Innovations
Twerk
Reaction Innovations
Skinny Dipper
Colors
Reaction Innovations
Little Dipper
When the bass are feeding on bream, Davis likes a green pumpkin/orange or
black/blue jig. He likes to pair it with a trailer of a contrasting hue.
“I’ll occasionally throw something white, but only if it’s out deep and I’m trying
to imitate gizzard shad,” he adds.
Keep Your Trailer in Place
Super Glue works as well as ever at
keeping trailers in place, but the Hook-
Pal is another nifty solution that’s not
as messy and that won’t leave you
hanging if your glue dries up. A special
tool is used to slide a small disc over
the hook behind the trailer to hold the
trailer in place. If nose-hooking a
chunk-style plastic, a disc in front and
behind the hook will keep the trailer
from sliding in either direction.
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