Proven jig pattern

[Micropterus salmoides]

I'll go back to the wooly bugger. My guess is that at least 90% of the WB's sold in the US are either solid black or solid olive.

Likewise, if you just go with solid white and solid chartreuse for crappie, you'll be covered in most situations. Throw in a few color variations if you like, but I just don't think you need 47 different colors/styles to catch crappie.

I agree. In a way.
Species and water clarity.
You’ll never catch a sacalait by my house on an all olive jig w/o the perfect conditions.
If ya want to wait in that condition, be prepared to sit.
But not fun to tie solid white or chartreuse all the time. And if you fish a muddy river system in the south that’s also affected by salt water lake tides, orange is a must somewhere. Might as well mix it up if ya got it. If’s not, you can catch more fish on a cotton ball and piece of corn than anything.

But I will say a blue n white pattern will save a day when nothing else is working. At least on my shelf. Pink head with blue body in marabou or rabbit will hit when nothing else will for me. Doesn’t have to be fancy.

Might just be superstition, but I’m good with it.