Do you think the color of the jig head makes a real difference to the fish or is it just a people pleaser?
If you could only fish with two colors of jig heads what would they be?
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Do you think the color of the jig head makes a real difference to the fish or is it just a people pleaser?
If you could only fish with two colors of jig heads what would they be?
Orange and red are my go-to colors.
It makes a difference in my experience, I have caught crappie with unpainted heads, but have better catches with painted heads, especially if the crappie are finicky.
Florescence Pink and Orange are my go to colors, followed by red and white.
Orange and pink here
Orange and Yellow, especially the two colors together!
I feel the color makes a difference especially to the angler. I like or use chartreuse, pink and black most of the time. I clear water or the summertime I favor a white or neon blue. Just personal preference.
We were at a lake last week and if you did not have an Orange head, you did not catch fish. Period.
I guess I need to get some orange heads, I don't believe I've ever used orange. Chartreuse and black would be the two I use the most.
Pink and chart yellow for me.
Just do what I do...pour some of every color.
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I need to start pouring jigs as I’ve got plenty of lead and several hundred round balls already poured for my muzzle loader.
I'm set up to pour 1/16, 1/32, 1/8, 1/4, round and minnow head and 1/16, 1/32 ponyheads. I built a 4cup fluid bed to powder coat.Quote:
Originally Posted by RJR
Initial investment was high, but it has paid for itself just like reloading and processing my own deer.
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I built a fluid bed as well but you don’t really need it to powder coat small crappie jigs. I just heat head up with candle or small torch and dip them in powder coat. Just have you a small pin to remove paint from jig eye. I only utilize fluid bed when coating jig heads bigger than 1/8.
I do a lot of 2-tone heads, like black w/orange belly, shad gray w/chart belly, blue/white, chart/white, and I get much cleaner results, and more even coats, using a fluid bed. They are so cheap, using PVC fittings, that I just make one for each color and store the powder in it's own "cup".
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Originally Posted by jawjatek
Then bake them in a toaster oven to harden. Make sure
You clean the eyes out first.
Amen, on cleaning out the eyes first! I believe colored heads do make a difference.
Chartreuse and chartreuse and a small fix of the other colors. Actually when fishing Sinclair I prefer white heads. Go figure!
Orange or redQuote:
Originally Posted by EZ1
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