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What colors are producing in Central Texas now. I only fish soft plastic Jigs and my old stand-by Chartreuse has not produced as well as it has been. May be just the Hot weather here, but I have been stumped for the last 2 or 3 weeks . any help will be greatly appreciated
I don't have a thing in my tackle box that works right now, chart/black or pink/blue are useless too. Maybe the rain will change things a little, hope so.
Well there are several colors I like and depending on water clarity here are a few.
Stained, meaning you can see a jig maybe 1 1/2' to 3' deep and clear to me means I can see my jig 3' or more down in the water.
Chart/Blue is my number 1, then Black/Chart or Purple/Chart
Clear water I like Blue/White probably number 1, but since I tie my own jigs my real number one is Silver/Silver/FL Blue
There are a lot of other colors I like and other combos that will produce very well, but I have to stop at some point, lol!
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Put a shiner on a number 2 gold Aberdeen hook below a slip cork, just enough split shot so the shiner dances.
Contrary to what the big names in crappie say about dropping big baits in later summer I say NOT ....we are currently whacking crappie faster than ever on really small baits ....hot water seems to make them lethargic and there are tons of fry everywhere , they don't have to work for food and don't want to ....if they won't take the jig bare add a crappie nibble ....you are likely getting bit and don't realize it ....it's very subtle in lots of cases ... small bream like pecks at times .....and yes sometimes colors matter ...seems in lots of spots natural is the ticket , but not always ....tricky fish in late summer ...lots of slack line bites .....
That's my 3 cents on it ....
I caught a few yesterday and this morning with a dark avocado chartreuse tail stinger. this color may be a little hard to match as it came from about 5 yrs of remelts , lucky I have quiet a few left.
Been fishing lake whitney, can only catch them on a jiggin spoon in a marina, the plastics that do work are either a electric chicken glow or a smoke shad, went threw all my colors blk/chart, blk/blue, blue/chart, chart/white ect, ect. But the jiggin spoon has been working the best an i believe their just reaction striking it
Night time like right use live shad 18ft to 6ft of water close to drop offs!! To hot from sunrise to sun set crawfish king guarantee ?
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Or go to Wal-Mart and buy cheap variety pack of tubes
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If the dark avacado is working for you there is chenille that will allow you to tie some with the colors your talking about! From olive to Peacock Green which is very dark. Add a Chartreuse tail and you have your jig! Make as many as you want in any weight you want! I do know some guys that love the Olive body or Olive and Red body with a Chart tail!Quote:
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I've had pretty good luck on Rayburn using Monkey Milk. Been kinda hit or miss though.
How small Outlaw? 32nd or even smaller?Quote:
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Agree with the Monkey milk color,Been using Mr Crappie Slabalicious
When you guys say Monkey Milk, just what color is that? I tried looking that up and seems there is no single look for it? I am curious.
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Basically pearl white w/ black flake. I've poured some of my own and used moss green flake instead.
I have been doing well in several spots with 1/32 tandems and even a 1/64 single Saturday on dock poles .....look at the water around the cover and note the balls of fry ....I have never seen so much fry this time of year and it's everywhere I hit ....I like bright colors right now due to fairly turbid late summer water colors .
Now that ya'll mention it, I have seen a lot of small fry in the water. But the fish seem to be pretty deep this time of year. Hard to fish the small jigs at 20+ feet of water.