Color is one thing - lure size another

I did good yesterday catching 83 fish in areas I never thought possible and on lures I also never thought would make a difference. After Ida, the water is still high and a murky green. Last Friday I found fish parallel to shore off of shallow flats that came out pretty far. Today I found fish in water around 7' deep in the middle of nowhere from 10:30 am to 5 pm. The catch area was a large oval 60 yards in length/ 40 yards wide. No fish beyond that in that part of the lake. Gives a new meaning to the phrase honey hole.

Lure variety was excellent but at times limited by a few things so it seemed.

Lures that caught fish:
Mojo Grub (those I pour and add color to either in the plastic or with a Spike-It pen). The one on the right was a smoke color with a few metal flakes added:
https://i.imgur.com/se0GdHT.jpg?1https://i.imgur.com/kdXaqru.jpg?1
This one was made using clear plastic but I figured needed contrast added so I used the black marker on one side. Important reasons it did SO WELL: bulky body, 2" long and contrast.
Smaller thinner bodied grubs did okay, but once the Mojo was cast, FISH ON! This color also did well alone and using with the spinner:https://i.imgur.com/akF5FMT.jpg
A crappie spin did pretty well for a few sunfish, crappie, a bass and nice size perch.
At first I only used the Mojo grub with the spin and caught fish, but later decided to try and hand-pour curl tail and it did well unexpectedly. Mojo grub/spinner:
https://i.imgur.com/dWYuutY.jpg?2https://i.imgur.com/QLnROZI.jpg?1https://i.imgur.com/tRDxlAA.jpg

So now I have the use of:
a bright flashing blade,
a bright chartreuse tail,
the bulky body of a French Fry stick segment,
a whipping curl tail attached to the body using a candle.
I would say this combo provided the most contrast off all! Used by itself it also did very well:
https://i.imgur.com/2uYDWOK.jpg?1

BTW: this is the French Fry stick design I use for the bodies of straight thin tail, curl tail and Claw tail grubs:
https://i.imgur.com/ctz4Oik.jpg
At times the flat sided rectangular body blows away round-body or other body shapes and provides a unique contrast. JMHO

Good report and pics....thanks for sharing

I would say size is of the most importance. Especially dependent on the type of fishing one is doing

size can play a part in the destruction venue for sure :highfive

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Originally Posted by Ketchn

size can play a part in the destruction venue for sure :highfive

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True. I also love 1.5 inch soft plastic creations. Also CONFIDENCE AND SOME SLAB SAUCE will go a long way to filling your freezer. Great report.

Mike

Matching the hatch so to speak.. I also believe pressured fish want a smaller bait is well. Post spawn fish under the docks in my opinion respond better to a small lure

I like them spring run who cares what you drop fish myself , every bait is the ONE and everyone is on them with whatever they pitch :highfive

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Originally Posted by Ketchn

I like them spring run who cares what you drop fish myself , every bait is the ONE and everyone is on them with whatever they pitch :highfive

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That is a good time for sure

Yesterday I think color did play a difference. Cloudy dropping water and the Trout Magnet stayed the same, but I tried a few different colors. It looked like the root beer, bison, and Sowbug did fine. The pink and lighter colors nada. This was the same pocket over a short amount of time.
Bob

Here our Crappie feed mostly on Shad . I use 2 or 2.5'' tubes . Many guys used to think small but I would only use tiny baits if I targeted Bluegill . Seldom catch Gills on bigger baits but I know lots of short stikes on cover here ain't Crappie .

I like small jigs. I have caught a lot of crappie on 1/64th jig heads. Unless it is a windy day or water is being released through the dam I don't use anything larger than a 1/16th jig head.

Yet I have friends who only use 3 in chartreuse curly tails on a 1/8th jig head and catch crappie so I am not sure how much of it is just angler preference.

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Originally Posted by ezgoing

I like small jigs. I have caught a lot of crappie on 1/64th jig heads. Unless it is a windy day or water is being released through the dam I don't use anything larger than a 1/16th jig head.

Yet I have friends who only use 3 in chartreuse curly tails on a 1/8th jig head and catch crappie so I am not sure how much of it is just angler preference.

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I also believe on pressured fish a slow fall helps also keeping the lure in front of the fish longer

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Originally Posted by DockShootinJack

I also believe on pressured fish a slow fall helps also keeping the lure in front of the fish longer

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I use a split shot around 6 inches above my jig. The split shot proceeds the jig down so that when I stop the line from dropping the jig does a slow swing down from the split shot. I've watched a lot of crappie hit it on that slow swing.

I also like and believe in small jigs in both profile and weight. 1/16th jig is my normal size. I hardly ever use heavier unless conditions require so. I do sometimes use lighter but it depends on conditions.

"Seldom catch Gills on bigger baits but I know lots of short stikes on cover here ain't Crappie"

It doesn't take long to figure that small sunfish are nip'n at the tails in which case I downsize in body girth and length. This one 1 3/4" on a 1/24oz jig.
https://i.imgur.com/KEYrCSK.jpg

But when I'm into 9" sunfish, foot long long yellow perch and 14" crappie like yesterday, by far the best grub is larger in size. Big fish react to big lures much of the time and even small fish will strike them.
https://i.imgur.com/cDz5G3g.jpg?1https://i.imgur.com/gOKJn9Z.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/WDv8iZD.jpg

Talk about a jig weight in between 1/16 and 1/32, it's the 1/24 oz with hook size to come out 3/4 the grub body length - no more/no less. Just enough to get down faster and cast a nice distance, but work nice & slow at any depth. Since most fish were caught in 7', I waited till the lures were mid depth or shallower when I caught fish nearer the surface. (Felt I little sorry for the shoreline anglers and a few boaters staring at me catch fish after fish...but only a little LOL)