Must Have Patterns

[smoothlures]

Making a bunch of jigs for my aunt and uncles shop to sell, I have a few in mind that I will send but what else do you not go out without? Chenille body jigs.


Sending black/pink, chart/black, white pearl/royal blue, all silver/gray minnow, orange/coffee/yellow. Maybe an electric or nuclear chicken.

I know for every 5 people I'll get 10 opinions but I just wanted to see. :D

[snake River]

You have nice-looking jigs keep up the good work.

[skeetbum]

I tie a lot of bare lead heads, so keep that in mind when I give my opinion. Given as chenille/tail - Red/chart, Coffee/tan, fl. orange/chart, pearl/black with flash, red/white with flash. I sold some at a friends stall at the local flea market. Guy said when he bought them that he'd never seen any with flash and bought several. Might tie a few of those with flash and crystal chenille and test the local taste. Good luck, nice work.

[AtticaFish]

Here's my personal top 5 I tie on my line.....

1. Silver head / Silver tinsel body / Gray tail (any day, anytime)
2. White head / Silver tinsel & white twisted body / White Tail (I'd put in something white, I know a few people who use ONLY white when it comes to crappie)
3. Black head / Gray body / Black tail (cloudy/rainy day)
4. Lt. Blue head / Powder blue body / Chart. or White tail (deep or stained water)
5. Black head / Black body / Chart. tail (stained water)

The first 3 are my fish catchers but maybe not so much "fisherman" catchers. The other 2 are brighter and flashy and might catch more of the 2nd category. :rolleyes: I do use those more if water is stained tho.

I fish mostly clear water, water clarity may be a factor for location. Flash in all of them, I can't buy them off the shelf with flash anywhere I know of. Eyes as well, to reel in those finicky buyers, uhhh.... I mean fish.

[shipahoy41]

1) Chartreuse / Pink
2) Chartreuse / Black
3) Chartreuse / Aqua
4) White / Red
5) White / Grey

[1perchjerker]

smoothlures,Here is a list I made from the ones mentioned on this forum but I haven't added the Gray as of yet (see post by AtticaFish above):
1) Orange,Purple,Pink
2) Brown, Orange
3) Red, Chartreuse
4) Lime Green, Chartreuse
5) Blue, Chartreuse
6) Yellow
7) Purple,Pink,Charrteuse
8) White, Chartreuse
9) Orange, Black, Chartreuse
10) Black, Orange
11) Red, White
12) Orange, Chartreuse
13) Pink, White
14) Pink, Orange, Chartreuse
15) White
16) Chartreuse
17) Pink
18) Pink, Blue, Chartreuse

[OKSTATEjiggy]

smooth- for sure depending on water clarity. All of the places I usually fish for crappie are muddy to stained. You have a great list of colors there, and that black/chartreuse is a killer. Also tie some red/chartreuse, pink/white, chartreuse/white

[LunaticFringeInc]

I fish Lake Lewisville outside Dallas and the hottest pattern by far here in the stained water this year was a Orange Head, silver Chenille body with a modest sprig of Chateruse Bucktail with a couple of strands of tensil in a 1/32 ounce size. Basically a copy of the Shiny Hinnie in the same pattern and weight. This pattern took more fish this season than all other color combos I could find, combined! In fact yesterday I bought 200 Jig Heads in this size and color and will spend the next couple of months tying them all up in this pattern, so that I will be "cocked and locked" when the water starts creeping up above 58 degrees this spring!

[smoothlures]

Thanks fellas, will post up a picture when I finish them.

[CrappieKillerJigs]

the number 1 color around here right now is Black head Orange Body Char. Tail