What Water Color Does Junebug Work In?

[Fishes in trees]

Doing a soft plastic inventory a few weeks ago, I found  numerous bags of Junebug colored soft plastics.   Worms, lizards, power bait craws, etc.  All the bags were full, at most missing one or two.

This tells me what I already knew, i.e. I don't have a lot of confidence in the Junebug color and I am uncertain what water colors it works best in.

 

What I need is opinions.  What water color does the Junebug color work best in.  How many feet of visibility is ideal?

[iabass8]

works in all water colors

excels in muddy water

[kikstand454]

I throw junebug when I'm getting bites and follows on black, but want to spice it up. Stained or murky water in sunny conditions. Anytime you want to throw a dark bait. .... throw a junebug. They work great. I do just fine in clear water with junebug as well with moving baits.

If you don't throw them, you'll never catch anything on them.

Alternatively: they dont work at all. .... send them all to me.

[J Francho]

One of my favorite colors. Works everywhere.

[smalljaw67]

One of my favorite colors. Works everywhere.

 

This^^^^^ .  Junebug is like black in that it works in all types of water clarity but I like to use it in slightly stained water, something about the look of that dark purple and green flake in stained water that the fish can't stand!! I just had an awesome day last week using a River Rock 5" Jointed Jerkbait  in Junebug, the water had a little color to it but still was 3' visibility and it was the only color soft jerkbait that would get bit.

[Catch and Grease]

One of my favorite colors. Works everywhere.

Same, love the color!

[GoDeep]

Try Junebug Red. Been a much more productive color for me compared to regular Junebug.

[ww2farmer]

Junebug works in water that is wet

[F14A-B]

It's my choice in Florida waters, but can be killer on Kentucky lake as well...

[iceintheveins]

At it's best in stained and murky waters but works even in clear.

[FishTank]

Works well in all conditions but dark or murky water the best.

[doyle8218]

One of my favorite colors. Works everywhere.

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[PersicoTrotaVA]

If it's straight Junebug, I like throwing in stained to muddy water on cloudy days.  I like Junbug Red in the same water clarity on sunny days.  They really dig the red when its sunny.  Junebug works well at night too.

[Darren.]

Wish I could agree Junebug works everywhere.

 

Several years back, son #2 caught his (then) PB of 4 pounds on a 4" slider worm junebug with chartreuse tip drop shot.

 

I've only caught a few fish on junebug since then. Been throwing a junebug Trickworm these days. Caught only 1 bass. Guess it just isn't a killer in the reservoirs I fish.

 

Will give it more time, but it is a color I will "seldom" use.

[PersicoTrotaVA]

Wish I could agree Junebug works everywhere.

 

Several years back, son #2 caught his (then) PB of 4 pounds on a 4" slider worm junebug with chartreuse tip drop shot.

 

I've only caught a few fish on junebug since then. Been throwing a junebug Trickworm these days. Caught only 1 bass. Guess it just isn't a killer in the reservoirs I fish.

 

Will give it more time, but it is a color I will "seldom" use.

I prefer red shad but I will start early in the morning with Junebug and later on when the sun is setting I will go with Junebug.  I really like to fish it at night, that's when I think it shines the best, especially when the moon is full.

[Bluebasser86]

One of my go to colors in stained to muddy water but it works everywhere. It really seems to excel in tannic stained water. 

[Bankbeater]

Any water.  I have used it in crystal clear water to muddy water.

[Sam]

iabass8, on 06 Sept 2014 - 14:54, said:

works in all water colors

excels in muddy water

 

My goodness!  You don't have confidence in Junebug?

 

Now the bass in Missouri are like the bass in Virginia, Texas, Florida, California, and Louisiana.  They have the same basic instincts and believe me, Junebug is a powerful color to catch them.

 

If you listen to some of the pros they will say they "used a purple worm."  Well, that's a Junebug worm.

 

As stated above, it works in all water clarity.  And it works at night, too.

 

So invest in some Provider 1/16 jig heads; find your Zoom Junebug Trick Worms; put 8 pound fluorocarbon line on your spinning rig; and go out and cast far, cast close, flip and pitch; throw parallel to the bank and hit all structure you can find.  A Texas rigged Zoom Junebug Trick Worm on a 1/16 Provider jig head is a deadly bait, even when the fishing is tough.

 

Your results will be greatly improved.

 

And by the way, don't forget the Junebug Dead Ringer or Junebug Finesse Worm.  They are excellent for your Texas rigs.

 

Let us know how you do with your new favorite bait!!!!

[5fishlimit]

Junebug is awesome!!!

 

When buying soft plastics my choice in colors goes black (with or without blue flake), junebug, and then green pumpkin.

 

Like others have stated it works great in stained water, but can be used in all conditions.

[gramps50]

I have had success with June bug in all color of water. Works really well at dusk for me. I'm going to have to try the June bug w/red flake in bright sun.

[papajoe222]

A black/blue jig with a junebug trailer is a killer for me when flippin'  I'm color blind and purple looks blue to me.  That's how I started using junebug colored plastics and I haven't had reason to switch since I found out!

[Choporoz]

Add me to that short list of those that haven't 'gotten it' yet.  I have very little confidence in anything soft that's largely blue, red, pink or purple.  The only exceptions are strong red flecking in green plastics....and some limited luck on a dark reddish Rage - not sure if it's California or Falcon.   Also one exceptional day last fall using long Zoom Trick worms that were half red, half shiner....they've been dead since, however.

[PressuredLakeFisherman]

On 9/7/2014 at 7:37 AM, Sam said:

 

My goodness!  You don't have confidence in Junebug?

 

Now the bass in Missouri are like the bass in Virginia, Texas, Florida, California, and Louisiana.  They have the same basic instincts and believe me, Junebug is a powerful color to catch them.

 

If you listen to some of the pros they will say they "used a purple worm."  Well, that's a Junebug worm.

 

As stated above, it works in all water clarity.  And it works at night, too.

 

So invest in some Provider 1/16 jig heads; find your Zoom Junebug Trick Worms; put 8 pound fluorocarbon line on your spinning rig; and go out and cast far, cast close, flip and pitch; throw parallel to the bank and hit all structure you can find.  A Texas rigged Zoom Junebug Trick Worm on a 1/16 Provider jig head is a deadly bait, even when the fishing is tough.

 

Your results will be greatly improved.

 

And by the way, don't forget the Junebug Dead Ringer or Junebug Finesse Worm.  They are excellent for your Texas rigs.

 

Let us know how you do with your new favorite bait!!!!

First bass I ever caught was on a junebug ribbon tailed worm flipping and pitching bushes in relativley clear water. (I had caught a small dink before that on worms in a creek  but thats live bait :).

[J Francho]

June bug works well in water that is wet.

[RDB]

11 minutes ago, J Francho said:

June bug works well in water that is wet.

Ya beat me to it...I was going to say wet water.