So far with the little amount I have used jigs I think the black/chartruse seems to be an always good color. I have been catching a few fish with it on just a hook tipped with a minnow and on a lead head. Do I need to change up more.
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So far with the little amount I have used jigs I think the black/chartruse seems to be an always good color. I have been catching a few fish with it on just a hook tipped with a minnow and on a lead head. Do I need to change up more.
If it ain't broke don't fix it , orange works well early spring , If your on fish and are catching them try different colors see what they like more or not at all. It changes everyday and sometimes by the hour . Take good notes air temps water temps water clarity time of day sunny cloudy, what color worked that day etc refer back to your notes when you are struggling you have a priceless little black book in a few years
Tony ... I don't use blk/char very much, but I do use blue/char & green/char a lot. Never hurts to have a little bit of color range to choose from. While I have caught Crappie on about every color & color combination you can imagine ... if I was to have to break it down to just a handful, I'd probably go with :Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony the Tiger
blk/char
blue/char
green/char
solid chartreuse
solid pink
"albino shad" (Panfish Assassin color ... light purple back / semi-clear white belly)
But, of course, if you ask someone else ... you may get a whole different lineup of colors and color combos :Rofl
... cp :kewl
Bobby Garland baby shad , patriot on a pink head . purple /chartreuse is also a favorite Crappie logic on site ties a great jig . these are a drop in the bucket as to what I carry but one or the other will start the day . patriot in clear/stained and purple in dirty water . Muddy black chart . or black /blue .
Thanks ya'll. At least I'm kinda headed in the right direction.
For the lake I fish, Bobby Garland Baby Shad in Monkey Milk, Electric Chicken, and Chartreuse/ Bone white.
The weather and the lake you fish at will decide the color that is best for you. I too use black/chartreuse most of the time, even on my hand ties. The water clarity usually is the deciding factor. I have good luck also with Blue Ice color on the same lakes I use the blk/char. I personally like to try colors I have never tried each time I go out to see what the crappie will do. Hope it helps.
In my LOC blk/chrt, pearl white,blue grass. Bobby Garland baby shad
Shad colors can't be beat. Nature gives us the best colors shad minnows. Dark to white catches them like dynamite..
I use purple metal flake / chartreuse tubes more than all the rest. Never use minnows or nibbles just fish tubes on a jig head.
Black and chartreuse seams to work every where you go but it's not always be best. It's best to have a good selection of light and dark colors and different styles of bait. Some baits like curly tails give of vibration, tubes and minnow type baits like Bobby garlands don't put out much vibration. As far as colors all that have been mentioned are good you'll just have to find out what works for you pretty soon you will find your favorite color.
The first ones I'm gonna try when I get to the lake are red/chartreuse, pink chartreuse, and black/chartreuse.
If they don't bite one of those I'm usually pretty much screwed.
The color isn't as important as consistantly getting it in front of fish. THIS saying holds true' "you can fish the right bait in the wrong place all day and not catch anything, but the wrong bait in the right place will catch some"
EXACTLY I tell folks this alot and don't waste time changing colors but use my time looking for fish . Really most guys will agree to some extent it is light or dark more than specific colors. But minnows , jigs , nibbles or whatever in any combination or singley are useless if your not presenting them to the fish . presentation and location lots more important than color .:twocentsQuote:
Originally Posted by Old Sarge
I remember taking a newspaper guy fishing once that was not catching fish . He said ''hey you gave me the wrong color jig '' I asked to see the jig pole he was using . He says '' you gonna change my jig ?'' i say no as I handed him the jig pole I was using . Then went right back to pulling in Crappie . He said then ''guess it was not the color of jig ''. My theory is if your changing colors alot you are wasting valuable fishing time lowering your chances of catching fish. I know guys that swear by certain color plastics on certain painted jig heads down to certain color eyes .:Rofl I use unpainted jig heads pushed in to tubes . Was kidding one guy that swore eyes on a jig helped that I did not want eyes on mine cause did not want for jig to see fish coming at it . :Rofl When really unpainted heads cheaper and placed inside instead of on rear of jig head holds then on lots better . Only draw back it is more trouble to change colors but that goes back to '' why keep changing colors '' ?
Sorry for such a long rambling post .:popcorn
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Originally Posted by Old Sarge
Very much agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by NIMROD
very, very seldom do I have anything on the end of my line other than a lead head jig with black/chartreuse or purple/chartreuse. no minners, no nibbles, no constant changing. learned a bit listening to Nimrod.
when changing colors or styles of plastic- it is normally after I have worked a school or brush pile over pretty good with my starting color and Im trying to trigger a few more bites from fish who have already seen my 1st color. that is when you are starting to figure out the pattern within the pattern you have already established.
this can also be done with jighead weights, sometimes they want it falling slower or faster. usually the key to this is you are getting bit on the initial drop but nothing while deadsticking. usually in this situation if the water is clear I will use a heavier jig, in stained to muddy I will go lighter. If while graphing a brushpile and you notice fish suspended over the top of the brush, these are normally very aggressive and they are in feeling mode and probably want it moving, if they are mixed within the brush they are in a negative mood and will most likey want it dead still. my:twocents
Any color as long as you have some chartreuse.
I always use 1/8 or heavier lead heads . But I use 2 or 2.5'' larger tubes . I verticle jig and can control rate of drop / fall. It helps as heavier jigs keep in contact with jig more and the bigger hooks land more fish in my opinion . :twocents Verticle jigging allows you to fish brush top to the bottom , moving or dead sticking baits
Just a thought , when using jigs with minnows and you start catching fish. Have you ever tried to use just the jig or just the minnow to see what one they are biting? I'm a jig fishermen and I believe they are only going after one or the other. This is just a opinion not something to cause arguments.
I only fish jigs no minnows or jig tipped with minnow . Some swear tipping with minnows but I would use one or the other if it was me .Quote:
Originally Posted by cutbait
NIMROD I agree with you 100 %
My personal favorites are:
Kalin's Triple Threat Shad colors: Arkansas shad & Tennessee shad
Bobby Garland Baby Shad colors: Cajun Cricket, Baby Bass, Black Night
Crappie Magnet colors: Dude Special, Midnight Blue
I always use 1/16 oz sickle hooks. GTT
I tie 1/4oz marabou in black/char , orange/char , white/char and red/char . Black/char is my primary color.
If it don't stink don't stir it... Your doing fine but don't be afraid to try different colors... After a while the best color for particular lakes and situations will emerge.
My 3 go colors are blk&Chrt,green&chrt,and ice blue.