Swim Jig Setups

[CJV]

I swim a lot of jigs matter of fact I have one tied on 90% of the time I wanted to get your guys input specifically on colors and trailers. I only use dirty jigs so I am not looking to discuss brands.

Colors which do you have more success on I will keep it simple light shad colors or dark colors? Which perform better for you.

Trailers are important too so which performs better for you swimbaits or craw style trailers?

Thanks guys

[gulfcaptain]

Use both shad and craw/bluegill colors.  Best trailers I've found  are the Rage Menace Grub and something along the lines and shape of the swimming flukes or BPS Sassy Sally.

[doyle8218]

Black and blue jig - Keitech Swing Impact FAT Bluegill Flash.

[PersicoTrotaVA]

Black, black and red, black and blue, black and chartreuse, black and green pumkin...I fish a lot of dirty water.

 

For trailers I like using Fat Alberts in white, junebug, green pumpkin and watermelon red flake.

[War Eagle 44]

95% of all of my jigs are now Dirty jigs. This wasn't the case as short as 2 years ago but the more I fished with them the more I came to realize just how good they truly are. Anyway back on topic, it seems to me that a "swimming" style trailer such as the RI Skinny Dipper is the most effective for me when I'm imitating shad. On the other hand it seems I get far more bites from a "chunk" style trailer such as a Rage Craw, Baby Paca Craw, Paca Punch, Kickin B, Menace, etc. when I'm imitating Bluegill. 

 

I've tried mixing and matching all shapes, sizes, and combos as I'm sure you have as well but these seem to be the basic rules to follow. I've not found many of these trailers that won't work both in light and dark colors but I've found the Rage Menace to be very very versatile indeed. I might just take this one if I were forced to pick just one trailer for all my swim jig needs.

 

 I guess if I had to name a few colors (keep in mind these are all Dirty Jigs colors) of course Black & Blue, Bluegill, Phantom Chartreuse Shad, Pearl Ghost Shiner, Dirty Chartreuse, Magic Craw, Green Sunfish & Sprayed Grass.   

[Coherence]

 Keitech Swing Impact FAT Bluegill Flash.

 

Just started using Keitech Swing Impact FATs about 4 months ago, but the action on these things is insane. Definitely one of my new favorite swim jig trailers. I also use Net Bait Paca Chunks and Zoom Ultra Vibes depending on how big I want my trailer to be, and how much action. 

 

If I want a really fat profiled trailer I will use a Grande Bass Mega Claw - I also use dirty jigs and this combo is deadly, usually a dirty jig in Alabama Bream, Bayou Bluegill, or Black and Blue color with Okeechobee colored Mega Claw. I use the dirty jigs Green Sunfish, Dirty 420, Bluegill, and Summer Craw with a Alabama Craw or Green Pumpkin Mega Claws trailer. Works fantastic and the scented trailer is an added bonus. 

[Brock Grigsby67]

I like the strike king tour grade swim jig in blue gill color with a zoom green pumpkin UV craw. That's my go to bait whenever I'm pond fishing.

[Montanaro]

The lakes I fish don't have shad. So I use green pumpkin and bream colors. No need to over think it, any combination of those works well. Wouldn't mind getting black and blue but that's more of a flipping jig color.

Trailers? I've been bouncing back and forth. I prefer boot tail but caught this year's best bass on a rage bug...lots of vibration and large profile. But that doesn't mean a menace or swimsenko wouldn't have caught that bass, so use what you feel confident in. I prefer something durable with decent action that I can get a good deal on...spending $7 or 8 for swim senkos just isn't worth it as a trailer.

[CJV]

95% of all of my jigs are now Dirty jigs. This wasn't the case as short as 2 years ago but the more I fished with them the more I came to realize just how good they truly are. Anyway back on topic, it seems to me that a "swimming" style trailer such as the RI Skinny Dipper is the most effective for me when I'm imitating shad. On the other hand it seems I get far more bites from a "chunk" style trailer such as a Rage Craw, Baby Paca Craw, Paca Punch, Kickin B, Menace, etc. when I'm imitating Bluegill.

I've tried mixing and matching all shapes, sizes, and combos as I'm sure you have as well but these seem to be the basic rules to follow. I've not found many of these trailers that won't work both in light and dark colors but I've found the Rage Menace to be very very versatile indeed. I might just take this one if I were forced to pick just one trailer for all my swim jig needs.

I guess if I had to name a few colors (keep in mind these are all Dirty Jigs colors) of course Black & Blue, Bluegill, Phantom Chartreuse Shad, Pearl Ghost Shiner, Dirty Chartreuse, Magic Craw, Green Sunfish & Sprayed Grass.

100% of all my jigs are dirty jigs now the owner Curt is a super nice guy. In my experience hands down the best swimming combination for me this year has been a 3/8 oz. cali swim jig bluegill color with a green pumpkin rage craw. I seem to get a lot of bites with craw style trailers however I get BIGGER bites with your bigger 4" swimbaits like the keitech and RI skinny dippers.

[War Eagle 44]

That surprises me that your bigger bites on the Bream imitation come while using the swimbait style trailer. That just hasn't been the case for me at all down here (AL), I have a very difficult time even getting bit at all using say a Skinny Dipper with a Bluegill swim jig. The best numbers trailers would probably be rage craws, menace, and baby paca craws. Those trailers will definitely catch some nice quality fish along the way as well.

If I'm really in the mood to just fish for one or two big bites all day I'll use a NetBait Kickin B, it's a big hunk of plastic that really bulks up the "body profile" of the jig and all those ribs really move a lot of water. Not to mention the flapping claws. I rarely use it as my trailer because as I said I get very few bites when I do but... if I can get one to bite it's usually at least 4 pounds.