quick on the water question

[brettw]

when you guys go jig fishing, do you have several rods, say 3, ready to go with different color ready?
If yes, what colors do you have preset up?

thanks

[skiptomylu]

I do usually have between 4 and 6 rods rigged and will have different colors on each so all I have to do is grab the one I want next.

Lets cover spring for my little Roadrunners colors. Summer would be different and different size head and type probably.

Chart/Blue/Chart (See 3' down or less mainly, but still will work well after the water clears more.)
Chart/Black/Chart
Silver/Chart/FL Blue (Chart can be either one and my fist love here was FL Yellow one)
Silver/Blue/White (More clear water.)
Silver/Silver/FL Blue (Also more for clear water.)
Flame Red/Black and FL Yellow/Hot Orange (Note: FL Yellow with added to Black in chenille it looks like FL Chart. Also this color if for when my water is more stained or I actually find some in very shallow water on beds.)

There are others I will sometimes exchange, like one the Silver Heads I do like what I call Baitfish Chenille Or maybe even Rainbow.
I also have some other colors I want to try more, quite a few actually and especially the Royal Blue and my Junebug!

Note this year I added at least one color I like to carry too and it is getting in the mix pretty well. That would be Hot Pink/Estaz Chart/Chart

Now just a overall note: Summer at night I am going to always have several different ones...Black/Blue/Black, Brt. Green/Black and FL Yellow/Chart, Hot Pink/Chart/Chart and a few others I can not think of at this moment.

Skip

[Redge]

I am like Skip I usually have about 6, 3 different weights and different colors in each weight

[lowe175]

I have 6 to 8 rod's most of time. Really depends on the time of year what lake as to what colors I use. Pre.spawn it's easy green chart. Black chart. Under a float. Spawn I use all kinds of jigs depending on what lake I'm fishing. After the spawn I'm shooting docks mostly,for that it's 1/16oz or 1/32 marabou jigs and some soft plastics. I'm a jig junkie and I've found so many different jigs that work so well I have to have a lot of rod's at the ready.

[Brimfisher]

I run 6 rods normally and double rig each rod with 1/32oz, 1/16oz jigs, or a combo of the two depending on time of year. I will rig up with Pink/Pink, Pink/Fl.Yellow, Acid Rain, Electric Chicken, and a dark pattern Blue/Black-Chartreuse/Black- Chart/Orange/Black. I use glow in the dark heads and both hair and grub body jigs. Long Line. Acid rain is my go to color.

[tahoe 50]

This may sound rather stupid but are we talking trolling or holding a rod in hand. As I will have several rods ready but laying on the deck.

[skiptomylu]

This may sound rather stupid but are we talking trolling or holding a rod in hand. As I will have several rods ready but laying on the deck.

I am long line trolling in Spring and one rod in hand and then in summer it's usually tight lining and one rod in hand. All others laying next to me.

Skip

[Inkdabber]

Most true, one pole, vertical jig fishermen will have at least two, and possibly three rods at their disposal. In most cases, I would say it's not for color selection, it's for jig weight. I keep one rod tied with a 1/32 on it, and the other with a 1/16th. The weight of the jig I use will depend on the depth of the water I'm fishing, or more importantly the depth of the fish I am targeting. If your fishing heavy structure the possibility of breaking a rod always exist. For this reason the third rod is an extra in case I break one. This has happened more times then I care to mention. A change in jig color takes no more than 15 to 20 seconds. I let the fish tell me what they prefer. Experience leads me to start with a color I have confidence in. If I start getting short strikes, I know that's not the color the fish are wanting and a change is in order. If your fishing with a buddy, both should start with different colors to quicken the process of narrowing down the fishes desires.

[Olegiller1]

On some trips 1 rod but most always carry 2 .

[skeetbum]

A natural shad looking imitation, black/chartreuse, pink/white and maybe orange/brown.