I have a fly question and hope I don't catch too much flack, I know this is the jig tying forum. Half the question goes along with the jig...

Does anyone use small flies behind jigs? Last summer I noticed a few times fish following up to shore but never biting. Ran into a fly guy using a weighted fly and very small streamer about 2' behind. Asked about it and he said the trailer will catch those followers.

I would assume this would work same way with a jig. Any thought's on trailer patterns, should I match the jig and just go smaller? Or should I just watch the fly forum and use the same thing they do, just back behind a jig?

Debated with self on posting this in the main board, but I figure this is the best place to ask this question since we all make our own and have possibly tried it out.