Jig color

[Earl W Story]

I've been tying crappie jigs for years, but never thought of tying with the thought of targeting BG. Any thought on color or color combinations? I'm pouring some 1/64 oz heads on a #8 hook. 

[John Sheehan]

Thanks Jeff I guess I'm up the wrong tree .

 

[David, aka, "McScruff"]

Nice observation, Jeff. I often think we overload our bluegill with too-large gaudy baits and lures. I wonder how many simply wont touch what we run by them, because they look like nothing they are accustomed to eating.

I have gone to ever smaller jigs and grub tails, and even still I find I catch more with plain old worms.

[dick tabbert]

For Crappies I mostly fish a 1/16 oz jig. Prefer red or even pink with a soft twister tail in a white pearl 1 1/2" tail. Will also use a 1/32 oz head but very few times do I go beyond the 1/16 oz jig head unless the wind is really blowing and that is a rarity still. Even though I may be fishing for Crappies I'm still catching Bluegills and occasional Bass, both Largemouth and Smallmouth, Rockbass, Perch, and even Warmouths. It catches numerous fish and if I were to have only one bait to fish that would be the jig because it catches so many different species of fish.

[John Cachel]

Very large bluegills are smart! I would use plain natural color jighead and tip small nightcrawler or giant leafworm. Cast it down deep .... look nice natural free food for giant 'gills!

[David, aka, "McScruff"]

What do you consider natural color, John?

And how do we explain firetiger, chartreuse or the other wild colors that seem to catch fish?

As much as I think I've learned, this whole color thing baffles me still.