Quote Originally Posted by Hawkeye72 View Post
Thank you!!
Follow up question
In your opinion what way is better fewer shapes and more color variations? Or more shapes in a few staple colors?

I would still want to cover bases as far as shape and fishing style goes carrying straight tail, tubes and paddle tails in different sizes. But as a bank fisherman carrying a lot of gear isn't always a option.
For me, it would be more variation in size/shape, and less color variations.

And I understand, quite well, the limitations of bank anglers, having been one for many years while in between boat ownership. It's one reason quite a lot of my "old" stock of plastics is still in their original packaging. It was much easier to cram 5 or 10 bags of plastics & a bag or two of jig heads into a small container ... than to have them separated into compartments of a larger tackle box ... and much easier to carry, plus less of a likelihood of an accident or mishap and spilling the contents all over the place.

I have gone Crappie fishing from the bank, with no more than a single color combo (blu/char tubes) and a few weedless jigheads in a pocket sized container. Then there were other times that I have lugged my two sided Plano Magnum 1152 tacklebox, with a total weight of 7lbs, and still not caught any more fish

IMHO ... your shape choices give you a good range. 1.5 to 2 inch lengths should cover you well enough on sizes. And some 1/32 & 1/16oz jigheads should give you adequate sink rates when paired with the lengths/shapes of plastics chosen. I would include a few floats, some marabou Roadrunners, and some weedless jigheads to round out your options of fishing methods.