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I'm going to lae this weekend that is very clear.High fishing pressure,never catch too much,but there are a lot of fish in it.Crappies,bluegills,largemouth,striped bass,white bass.And of course catfish.The lake has a lot of debris from the storms in it,but is still very clear except for the sludge line running through it.I have always used natural colors,so I thought maybe trying something more colorfull that they have not seen a lot of.What colors would you try?
Now we are just talking my opinion here, but I like a silver/Med. Blue/White in clear water or just look at my assortments page and check out my assortment #8 for clear water jigs. Also that one with Silver/FL Yellow /with a blue tail is a real killer.Quote:
Originally Posted by azslabber
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Flashy to imitate forage fish and buggy to imitate the bugs and critters in the lake. Clear water means they see what they eat a lot more and they know what it looks like.
If there are Yellow Perch or Perch minnows in that clear lake, that will be a good jig!
I find going very small and natural with very light fluorocarbon line really helps on clear water lakes... you may wanna buy some night crawlers or minnows just in case!;)
what ever they're feeding on is the color that you want to use.
SILVER body - GRAY tail!
Silver body - Gray/Lt. Blue tail
Silver body - Gray/Chart. tail
Silver body - Gray/Black Tail
Silver body - Gray/Red tail
Silver body - White Tail
All white
--------:D Did I mention silver/gray :D---------
Olive/Gold body - Olive/Tan tail, matches bass fry pretty well.
pink head, white body
pink head, grey body
chart. head, grey body
Mostly shad in that lake.Threadfin and Gizzard.State record striper was caught there in November.Lake Pleasant.
This is no help to you but crystal clear water is tough to fish, I should say tough to catch. we have a few clear lakes in Arkansas and I just can't do well in them, especially if it is a clear calm day. But when I go to Lake Ouachita, I use the grays and whites mostly. Good luck on your trip, I am going in the AM but in another guys boat which I don't like to do.
Ok,took all info so,if the fish can see them so well,had to do a good job.lol.I made 4 of these.And a couple with some different colors to them.I want one of them 2 or 3 pound striped bass to eat.