White Jigs For Fall Bass

[papajoe222]

I don't know why, but in the vast majority of articles or interviews with pros white jigs are rarely mentioned.

Shad, bluegill and minnows are targeted by bass more during the fall, so why are white jigs rarely mentioned?

Used in a swimming presentation, or pitched into weed pockets and around rip rap, I've found jigs with a majority of white strands to be extremely productive. A 3/8oz blue or black and whit jig with a Kalin's Lunker grub is my go to presentation when others are throwing spinnerbaits and shallow cranks.

[benthinkin]

Thats a good idea, great way to look at things. Its not necessarily convetional but it works! Most of the time people are trying to imatate a crawdad so white is rarely used in that situation. Best guess i can come up with.

[Justin Mott]

I have a number of thoughts in my head about why you rarely here people talking about white jigs. It could be that most people associate jigs as a crawfish imitator or that it just doesn't cross their minds at that moment. Who really knows?

 

But white jigs have seen some strong runs in our neck of the woods. We are slammed packed with shad so its not a surprise that we have guys that will flip a white jig all year.

 

Justin Mott

[roadwarrior]

The main issue around here (Mid South) is the number of "other" species.

White is a favorite of crappie, striper and white bass. I rarely fish white jigs.

[Catch and Grease]

I fish white swim jigs around here and catch good bass on them,

[smalljaw67]

I will throw a white swim jig and I also have small white hair jigs I make for certain times during the summer when I stumble onto a mayfly hatch, for some reason they will hit that little jig when a hatch is on.

[buzzed bait]

i was surprised a while back when i looked up crawfish species of middle GA and found that about 7 of the top 10 species were white/gray in color.  that prompted me to mix in some white into the most recent order of jigs from siebert.  have one tied on to throw tomorrow as a matter of fact.

[Coherence]

I throw a white swim jig with a keitech swing impact trailer - oddly enough, the only white jig I use...I think part of it is I just don't have confidence in white /shrug probably a dumb reason, but definitely true. 

[Mike L]

Ya know, come to think of it I have a white hair jig somewhere that I got away from useing for some reason.

As I think about it, I really can't remember why I put it away and stopped useing it.

The only bait I have now that is white are super flukes that I throw mostly in the spring.

Excuse me while I go look for that thing.

Mike

[aavery2]

White jigs work well for nesting bass during the spawn, they can be used in other situations to imitate a dying or fleeing shad.   While they are not the color I use even close to most often, I have had some luck with them. 

[Dwight Hottle]

My two favorite jig colors are white and black with some color variation of each. White works good all season for me. So does black.