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The question has been asked to me and I'm not worthy to answer for fear that if the colors I suggest don't work I would not be able to live down the shame:Rofl....but anyway here is my pick for pushing... black jighead( tipped with minnow-TWM) blue black jiffy jig TWM,bright orange head bubble gum grub TWM, it goes on but my point is knowing the time to change to what and when and when I might change the next guy might have changed several times. Someone gimme some help here :dono
Who knows..... We fished with minnows sat and sun with no luck . The water was stained pretty bad so we switched to BG mo glo scent wigglrs ghost and picked up fifty fish . :dono
Stick of dynamite red allways works in a pinch 10 second fuse and run as fast as you can :Rofl:Rofl
I wanted to suggest buying two of the pups from Crime Dog and let them go out scouting ...no telling what he might come up with ...right Jody :fingerdance
Seriously is there a really hot color for Oconee and why:dono
Crime Dog is the hound when it comes to finding crappie top secret weapon the hard part was teaching him to snorkel :Rofl
Quick,
I'd have to see what the mighty Earl Kitchens had to say before I made my final decision, in fact I'd see what common colors bigfishhead, golf pro, Spider-Man, and country time had to say. And only after that would I dare to try and suggest a color. That's several years of trial and error by some mighty good crappie fisherman. But Detailman is correct crime dog would be a good start.
There is no color that is better on Oconee because there is not any fish in Oconee because Bigfishheads, Countrytime, GolfPro and Spiderman caught em all out last weekend. I am gonna have to find another lake to fish!
Crime dog is a nuclear physicist he just hides out on the boat so he does not get driven crazy by all the nuts out there :Rofl
It truly is kind of hard to nail down a particular color when some guys don't ever fish more than three or four colors and others change colors quite often like almost all of the time,but there has to be a predominate jig and grub color for that lake ain't that right Danbo:banghead
Jigs with Blue and chartreuse work well for me. Pumpkin seed has done well too.
Totally agree with ChuckyBoy, any shade of blue on Oconee gets bit. If overcast go darker blue if the sun is out go lighter blue. Jighead colors black,pink and orange. If the sun is out high and bright go with a Litehooker"s bubblegum gonna get you some. I will try the pumpkin seed, heard to much about it to ignore it any longer.
Im w Countrytime. There are some retro colors that do it to it on oconee but blues and blacks are a staple and bubble gum and popsiclle does well.
Over the last couple of years, I've found that any dark/light color combination (darker head than the body) with chartruse tail will catch fish. This might sound like a vague answer but for me the color combination has changed from season to season. The only thing that has been a pattern is a darker head than the body. I start with 8-12 color combinations and narrow it down from there. I really think it boils down to the season and water color/stain, if it would be a darker or lighter color jig.
I am going with TimR this Saturday to Oconee. This is his first outing since November 2012. When the day is over we will give you the secret color combo for 3 pound Specs. We will decide on either Lick or Sugar as we ride up there.
Yesterday the all time best color was Green. They bit this goofy frog looking thing with 2 tails off the back of it. It had glitter. I don't even know where i got it, just looked down into the box after having to make a jig change and stuck it on there. Wish I could find who makes em, the fish eat it up so bad they chaffed the line up. Had to hide it to put a minnow on it or the fish would jump in the boat.....okay that last line was not true, but all the rest of the story is!! :) We kept 32 yesterday and I bet 30 percent of them came on the silly frog!!
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The Joker jig might work, it did at Sinclair.
Will try.
What's the Joker jig Dan:dono
He is probably referring to the Wally Marshall Jokers...or at least that is the first thing that I thought of..When I fished Oconee years ago, Black/Blue/Chartreuse always did well for me and was probably considered my #1 color. Popsicle, Wildcat and Bubblegum did pretty good as well. During the spawn, anything with green and chartreuse seemed to work well.Quote:
Originally Posted by quick
I have always had the best luck with anything with blue in it. Oconee Crappie prefer BLUE better than any other color. I prefer Balzy Blue Fin-S Shad. Have always had amazing results with this product. Every time I have talked to successful Oconee Crappie fisherman, they all are using some variation of the color blue.
Good Luck.
Thanks Dan I haven't heard anybody mention those lately but now I remember them:ThumbsUpQuote:
Originally Posted by Danbo
Thanks for the post!
I've caught really good fish last 3 times out with all kinds of colors...junebug chart / black chart / weiss lake killer / red /white / white chartruse....Try em all! See what works! I trolled doubles / another guy trolled singles....some areas they bit good...some not.... always a learning experience !!!! Get out there and see what they want that day!!!
The main issue is finding them and getting your jigs to em if your long lining...
Spoken a like true professional! You da Man!
Hi Earl,how you been. You and old Cuz been putting on a clinic most places I kinda agree with ole Jody :fishQuote:
Originally Posted by EARL KITCHENS
Mike, we have been doing great. Thanks for asking. You are the one that has been tearing them crappie up. I hope to go to Oconee this Saturday and maybe West Point on Monday.
Earl monday is no holiday you need to get a job ! Are maybe I need to get a position like you have. Must be nice to go when the notion strikes, when i grow up i want to be like you.