Bass Jigs

[Walcrabass]

Bass Jig Nuts,

You are all correct, Green Pumpkin, Watermelon Red Flake, Contrasting colors, PB & J are all good colors. If I may let me give some of my bass jig fishing experience/knowledge.

To begin with consider the time of year, water temp, and water color. Dark Jigs for dark water. If you are using Black and Blue make it really pop. Not just a Jig with some black and some blue strands. If it is cold water then slow the retrieve and down size the Jig and or trailer. Paca chunk like trailers when it is cold and longer craws or worm like trailers when it is warmer. In the Spring the Craws will have some red in them. Take the hint on your Jig and your trailer. In May and later when the Bluegill are active then use a Jig and trailer that truly looks like one. Black on top, Shimmer Blue on the sides, some scaley green, and an orange belly. Give it a Green Pumpkin trailer and you are set to fish in the daytime. Clear Water, Watermelon red Flake.... make sure it really shows up in the water, good red flake and a transparent watermelon color are the key.

As for the PB and Jelly it too is a great color. A contrasting trailer on any jig can produce. After all you gotta get their attention. Green Pumpkin same way. If the Jig is Green Pumpkin and so is the trailer then dip the claws in Red or Orange dye. I have had days when this ignited the fish and I clobbered them.

Watch the water. If green eared sunfish are hanging around the Bass in Spring it is because they are eating their eggs. Then throw a Green Sunfish colored Jig and put it in the Bass' nests. If you think they don't like lizards you will really be amazed at this stunt.

Just one other thing. There are colors that traditionally prevail. Green Pumpkin, PB and Jelly, Black and Blue, Watermelon Red Flake are right at the top. However the best all around warm water, cold water, Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter color that I have ever fished is one that you very seldom see. It is kind of a powder blue, not a dark blue. You can use any color trailer you want including Chartreuse. When the fish just will not bite I have my best luck with this one and Green Pumpkin.

Ok that is all from the Old Guy

Walcrabass

[blacknoseddace]

Lots of good info there, Thanks! I'm making my own buck tail/ rubber jigs and love the input to help me come up with some good colors.

[Sac River Jim]

black with chrome flecks/ blue jig w/a blk/ blue paca chunk at night. match your daytime colors to the color of the crayfish the bass are feeding on. pb&j early spring and can't hardly go wrong with a grn pumpkin/orange combination when the water gets above 75 degrees. i personally like dragging a craw tube on a wobble head in the summer.

[austin14]

Black Blue, Green Flash Eakins.

[Bitethis]

Green pumpkin jig, green pumpkin zoom craw. Dip the pinchers in orange spike it....game on.

I like blk/blu for dirty and deep water