Does Profile actually matter ?

It has been said color don't matter ...
But , has it been said , profile don't matter ? :dono
Keep this in mind , I DO NOT typically care for store bought baits , More often than not, my artificial of choice is created by an individual .
But once in a while a Big name bait gets in my way and in this case it was just that .....
Looked down at the dock and saw this here stupid looking thing laying in my path and the thought crossed my mind to give it a swim .....:yikes
Dropped said bait a few times ....NADA ! :banghead
Moved to and fro a bit and presented it several different ways ,,,,,still NADA ! nonono
Finally it was about to get put back on said dock where it was found and I tried one last type of presentation before it got retired ......
seems if presented properly it will in fact ketch a few fish ! :highfive
Put down deep and raised with some fluttering of the rod tip and then held still a second or 3 and then repeat , on the hold still be ready ....THUMP ! :cheers2
The fish that did bite it were mostly better fish and only one under bit it ....
It actually amazed me to ketch anything at all on it ....
to be quite honest I think in some cases a crappie is just stupid enough to bite about anything , not always for sure , but sometimes for sure yes ....
Go figure .....right ....:dono
KABOOM is of course what I do ....but most folks already knew that ....
redundance is the way to get thru in some cases ,just saying :Rofl
p.s. think it's called the joker , I might a been the joker using the joker ,if the that's the name of said artificial plastic .:dono

p.s. sorry about the whisker fish , but it seemed it had to be in on the joke as well :Rofl

Wally Marshall might know a little something about crappie fishing? :dono

https://www.strikeking.com/en/shop/soft-baits/mrcj2

Very nice sir, I guess it might matter.

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeCrappie

Very nice sir, I guess it might matter.

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it more about the folks putting the bait in the water than the bait in most cases my friend ....
crappie are kind of dumb and easy once you get to know them "reel" well .....:crazy:

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Originally Posted by keeferfish

Wally Marshall might know a little something about crappie fishing? :dono

https://www.strikeking.com/en/shop/soft-baits/mrcj2

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Actually "fished" an event with ole Wally back when ....just saying

A Joker it be...I've found in these here waters around here, the Joker works better with one of his Jokes missing. Twin tailed...Just sayin'

I can change profiles after fish go cold under a dock and pick up several more

Back when I was 12 years old me and my brother were fishing for bluegill at Lake Tawakoni. We were using tiny poppers meant for a fly rod as bait. We were using the exact same bait in color and size. The only difference was his bait had tiny rubber legs coming out the side. He caught fish on every cast while it took me 8 cast to catch a fish and we were fishing from the same area. That was back in 1975 and I still remember it like it was yesterday.

One of my friends uses them big stupid umbrella looking plastics on a road runner head and does pretty well and his average fish size is typically nice as well …..
We sure rib him about tossing them golf balls at em …:Rofl

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Originally Posted by DockShootinJack

I can change profiles after fish go cold under a dock and pick up several more

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It’s the same for me


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Originally Posted by DockShootinJack

I can change profiles after fish go cold under a dock and pick up several more

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I always have the other profiles and colors just for that.


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They work. I just don’t fish them anymore.

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Originally Posted by Ketchn

It has been said color don't matter ...
But , has it been said , profile don't matter ? :dono
Keep this in mind , I DO NOT typically care for store bought baits , More often than not, my artificial of choice is created by an individual .
But once in a while a Big name bait gets in my way and in this case it was just that .....
Looked down at the dock and saw this here stupid looking thing laying in my path and the thought crossed my mind to give it a swim .....:yikes
Dropped said bait a few times ....NADA ! :banghead
Moved to and fro a bit and presented it several different ways ,,,,,still NADA ! nonono
Finally it was about to get put back on said dock where it was found and I tried one last type of presentation before it got retired ......
seems if presented properly it will in fact ketch a few fish ! :highfive
Put down deep and raised with some fluttering of the rod tip and then held still a second or 3 and then repeat , on the hold still be ready ....THUMP ! :cheers2
The fish that did bite it were mostly better fish and only one under bit it ....
It actually amazed me to ketch anything at all on it ....
to be quite honest I think in some cases a crappie is just stupid enough to bite about anything , not always for sure , but sometimes for sure yes ....
Go figure .....right ....:dono
KABOOM is of course what I do ....but most folks already knew that ....
redundance is the way to get thru in some cases ,just saying :Rofl
p.s. think it's called the joker , I might a been the joker using the joker ,if the that's the name of said artificial plastic .:dono

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I love Jokers especially in summer when the water is hot but the thermocline is high too. Big River Slabs get deep in the shallow, shaded cover, right on the bank. Jokers always seem to get the most aggressive attack by the big ones when very slowly lowered into the water. It hides a big hook too. I'm usually using 15# braid, a Wally Marshall Signature Series Lews rod 14-16ft. I stick the rod all the way to the back of the cover then let out a foot of line then hold on. Those Lews rods have seen repeated abuse from me doing that and held up flawlessly. Some have a bit of the finish worn off where they are drug thru the trees & vines pulling out fish. Black & Chartreuse Jokers work best for me.

but here in lies the deal with me , if it looks ridiculous and ketches fish , I might go with something that looks cool and still ketches fish just as well .....it's just not me to have something that looks like that dangling from my rod .....just saying :Rofl

I'm usually the only one with Jokers in the boat around here. I should be safe since I am very careful to not let anyone watch me fishing.

On any given day you just don’t know what will work…that is a big part of the fun of it. Good read - thanks
Bob

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Originally Posted by Rojo

I'm usually the only one with Jokers in the boat around here. I should be safe since I am very careful to not let anyone watch me fishing.

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for sure if I saw whoever dropped it , I would have snickered under my breath EVEN if he ketched fish with it .....:Rofl

IMO profile matters, color doesnt most times. If they are keyed in on a nymph bite and you drop a shad bait or twister to them in a bug color you typically won't have near the success as if you dropped a nymph profile bait in a bright nasty color. Same going the other way, if you are fishing open water crappie out chasing balls of shad i betcha a baby shad would outfish a mayfly in a shad color.

Then you have crossover baits that can look like either end of the spectrum, tubes being one.

Ive had limited success with jokers, i think purely because they are a big bulky bait that really needs a 1/8 head to get a nice darting action and not fall like a parachute. My waters are usually too shallow for 1/8 unless dipping, and i much prefer a sleek slender bait for dippin.

But not all fish follow the rules, some will just eat anything presented half way correct! White crappies fall into that category most days of the year, mean suckers they are

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I have run it on a 1/16 ballhead# 6 sickle hook since I picked it up off the dock last week , 3 trips now , it seems to have pretty fair amount of versatility.
12 inches under a float Sunday in muddy water was just dreamy, today fluttering across the bottom even more so …
Ain’t selling Wally’s baits is me , but it is not a bad deal for store bought, bet if I owned some , I might take off a leg or 2 and even try another type presentation.
Not my thing is this bait , but it is for sure a productive plastic when “fished” properly

Side note time : A PB crappie from the lake I visited Sunday and A big pig red ear ate it short under a float in the mud water….
Bass and even big bluegill as well ….go figure :dono

Sometimes it really pays off to try something new no matter how it looks. I have some Jokers in that color, just haven't tried them.

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Originally Posted by JUNGLEJIMJIGS

Sometimes it really pays off to try something new no matter how it looks. I have some Jokers in that color, just haven't tried them.

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it has been out 3 times now and is torn up pretty good , I pinched it yesterday to finish off that visit to the water ...
it pains me to say it has been a VERY good bait this time of the year , just saying :Rofl