Jig Question

[dreamertino]

What are 3 sizes and colors combos of football\arkey jigs for most situations

[iabass8]

1/4 3/8 1/2 is a good starting point for 3 weights that cover a lot if not most situations. 

 

green pumpkin, black and blue, some sort of brown/orange.

 

color combinations are endless and you will get 20 different answers from 20 different people but those 3 are pretty much the base of almost everything.

 

my 3 favorite color skirts are Blue craw, watermelon/greenpumpkin/red, black/blue/purple flake.

[dreamertino]

I need to stock up on them and was just wanting a few opinions

[dreamertino]

The other day I was fishing a tournament with a buddy of mine and was not adequately stocked. Lol

[rockchalk06]

If you go the North Star route, grab some Black Series Footballs in Brown Craw, Insanity and Black N Blue. Basically browns, greens and black/blues

 

I only use 1/2oz for all situations. If I need to go the finesse route, I usually go with plastics instead of jigs.

[Bankbeater]

I like to start off with a 3/8 jig.  If I don't get any hits on that I go down to a 1/8 ounce size.  If the small size doesn't work I go up to a 1/2 ounce.  Sometimes the fish want small sizes and sometimes they want a bigger bait.  I stick with black/blue, watermelon, orange/brown, and black colors.

[jhoffman]

ill take

 

1/16, 3/8, 1/2

[MrSwimJig]

I use North Star jigs. 5/16oz swim jigs, 3/8oz flip and swim jigs and 3/8oz Black Series jigs.

Colors keep it simple, black and blues, green pumpkins and some brown and orange color jigs and trailers to start with.

[roadwarrior]

1/4 3/8 1/2 is a good starting point for 3 weights that cover a lot if not most situations. 

 

green pumpkin, black and blue, some sort of brown/orange.

 

color combinations are endless and you will get 20 different answers from 20 different people but those 3 are pretty much the base of almost everything.

 

my 3 favorite color skirts are Blue craw, watermelon/greenpumpkin/red, black/blue/purple flake.

 

Pretty solid advice.

 

 

 

[Fishes in trees]

Arkie Heads?  I think I carry enough of every size available, though mostly I throw 3/8.  If I have decided that I am going to fish spinning gear that day, I'll mostly throw 1/4 on braid with fluorocarbon leader.

 

Football heads? - a different story -  If I am fishing a football head, I am fishing 15 to 30 feet or so down, primary amongst rocks/sand/mud bottom - maybe some small stumps here and there.   I don't think that I own any football heads that weigh less than 1/2 ounce and the vast majority of them weigh 3/4.

 

I don't fish these conditions very often, but this is what I carry when I do.

[Arv]

I mostly throw 3/8 and 1/4. I have a couple 1/2oz. The colors mentioned above would be a good start.

[Siebert Outdoors]

1/4 3/8 1/2 is a good starting point for 3 weights that cover a lot if not most situations. 

 

green pumpkin, black and blue, some sort of brown/orange.

 

color combinations are endless and you will get 20 different answers from 20 different people but those 3 are pretty much the base of almost everything.

 

my 3 favorite color skirts are Blue craw, watermelon/greenpumpkin/red, black/blue/purple flake.

 

 

So true.  This covers pretty much 99% of applications. 

[dreamertino]

thanks for all the good advice guys i will take all the wisdom i can get

[Brian Needham]

1/4, 1/2, 3/4

 

black n blue 

green pumpkin w/ orange

PBJ

 

simple and effective, covers all the depths, and all the water shades(dirty, stained, clear)