Does The Trailer Have To Match The Jig?

[Maxximus Redneckus]

Just as with ladies ,,drapes dont have to match the carpet at all .bass likee surprises as humans do

[*Hootie]

I make em match. I wanna look good out there. A hunter green GLX and a deep burgundy Scorpion....then a mis-matched jig and trailer?....never!

Hootie

[roadwarrior]

I like everthing to match or compliment the total presentation.

 

 

 

 

[Siebert Outdoors]

Does it have to match?  No,  and sometimes a non matching trailer out performs.   With that said, generally I do match them.

[Fishes in trees]

What you do, in the privacy of your own boat, regarding if your jig trailers match or contrast or complement or whatnot, is strictly between you and the bait monkey.  If, right now, you can't match or contrast or complement any jig color you got with any trailer color you own, you just haven't spend enough money.

 

Right now, you should go buy a bunch of different colors and shapes of jig trailers.  Have you considered that the current trailers you are using, aren't working as well as you might like, not because they don't match, or contrast, or complement or whatever, but just because they are old.

 

New, unused jig trailers are full of potential, used jig trailers harbor doubts, caused by not working as well as you might have hoped in the past.

 

There, now I have explained in simple, positive terms, why you need to go buy a bunch more jig trailers.

Being a helper is good.

[*Hootie]

What you do, in the privacy of your own boat, regarding if your jig trailers match or contrast or complement or whatnot, is strictly between you and the bait monkey. If, right now, you can't match or contrast or complement any jig color you got with any trailer color you own, you just haven't spend enough money.

Right now, you should go buy a bunch of different colors and shapes of jig trailers. Have you considered that the current trailers you are using, aren't working as well as you might like, not because they don't match, or contrast, or complement or whatever, but just because they are old.

New, unused jig trailers are full of potential, used jig trailers harbor doubts, caused by not working as well as you might have hoped in the past.

There, now I have explained in simple, positive terms, why you need to go buy a bunch more jig trailers.

Being a helper is good.

Now that is a great plan!

Hootie

[F14A-B]

As you can well see here, Fishes in trees, is the CEO, of the bait monkey company, a corporate conglomerate. The bait monkey always gets his way. Just roll with it, lol...

[papajoe222]

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/75803-are-bass-color-blind/

After reading this thread, I was surprised that there was no mention of the fact a fish's eye, because it perceives light differently, requires less light to both see and perceive color.

As an avid night fisherman, I can assure you that a bass can distinguish between a black and purple worm at night when you and I can not. It's also the reason that they can distinguish color differences in 30 or 40ft. Of water when a light meter will tell you that light penetration is only 17ft. that day and why salt water species living hundreds of feet below the surface have such vivid coloration.

How this relates to matching your trailer to the jig, I haven't a clue.

[J Francho]

I like my trailers to match, Same as my belt and shoes.

[WRB]

I like my trailers to match, Same as my belt and shoes.

The bass don't care how you are dressed, it's how the jig is dressed that counts and contrast can work better than being matched, it's up to the bass to decide.

Tom

[J Francho]

Every bass is crazy about a sharp dressed man, Tom.

[Raul]

Every bass is crazy about a sharp dressed man, Tom.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wRHBLwpASw

[WRB]

Thanks Raul, made my day!

Tom

[J Francho]

Seriously, while I doubt it matters, I prefer to fish baits that appeal to me visually.  That doesn't always mean "match" anything in particular. Like Tom says, the fish will tell you.

[FunkJishing]

nope. what does matter though is the SMELL, SIZE, LOOK, and how it's worked in each situation.

[WRB]

The majority of jig anglers on this forum fish black and blue combo jigs, not much of a discussion to make.

Black and blue is rarely a good color combo where I fish, except at night or cold water.

I use very few different weight jigs, 90% a custom 7/16 oz hair jig, 10% something different.

My preferred color combo's are; black, purple and brown tri color I call anywhere anytime and black, green, brown called spring craw. My trailers are black, brown or purple pork rind, 3" & 4" split tail custom cut.

If the water is a little greenish off color I start with a purple trailer, then brown and black if the first 2 choices don't work. Clear water I start with brown then purple, followed with black. I use both anytime anywhere and spring craw year around, adding black and blue at night and during the cold water period if the bass are very deep. The only other jig combo I use is my shad jig; black, chartreuse/green and white hair jig with white 3" pork trailer if a shad bite is happening and during the spawn. If I am targeting smallmouth I will add brown, chartreuse, red combo with brown 3" pork trailer.

The majority of my giant bass were caught using anytime anywhere hair jigs with pork trailers.

Tom

[desmobob]

I would never dream of putting say, a nice blanched almond colored trailer on a taupe colored jig.  Please!   Likewise, a mauve trailer would clash horribly with a saffron jig that had some nice lavender highlights.

 

And never ever any white trailers after Labor Day!

 

Toodles,

Bob

[JThoms38]

my socks dont even match

LMAO heard that man!

[bigbill]

Example, I match my hot chartreuse spinnerbaits skirt with milktruese or chartruese trailer in dark stained to muddy conditions.

Why not the same with jigs. I use a green pumpkin jig with a green pumpkin trailer.

I haven't tried mixing jig and skirt colors yet? I wonder if another color would work better? With sparkles?

Sometimes breaking the norm could mean success?

Now you have me thinking, my natural crawls do have red sides and black backs? Combo colors? Black jig with a red craw trailer.

Forgive me I'm still learning jigs. But with colors I'm a color freak I admit it.

[rtwvumtneer6]

Sometimes I like to try something completely out of left field, and sometimes it works. We just had first thaw and cold, muddy water. Separately, big bulky black/blue jigs work, and charteuse black back square bills or white/charteuse spinnerbaits are also a go-to. So, when they aren't biting anything, I get creative. I'll throw a bulky black and blue trailer on a white chatterbait. Can I promise it will work? Nope. But it keeps my head in the game and, after all, I wasn't getting bit to begin with so what's the worst that can happen? 

 

Sometimes just giving them something different is enough to get bit, especially on the high pressured waters I fish. 

[AMAC]

It all depends. I have mixed green pumpkin jigs with black n blue trailers, and vice versa. PB&J with green Pumpkin trailers. Mix and match for sure as long as it goes together if that makes sense lol. 

[CTBassin860]

Ok...who gave these guys shovels??

[OCdockskipper]

On 11/24/2014 at 10:53 AM, J Francho said:

I like my trailers to match, Same as my belt and shoes.

J Francho on the front deck of the boat with white dress shoes, bell-bottom pants, a white belt, shirt open to the navel and an afro... reminds me of Coach Red Beaulieu in Coach Klien's flashback from "The Waterboy"

[FishDewd]

Well, granted I've only just gotten into jigs, what do I know? Buuuut. Yes I do match mine! Why? Cause that's what I've seen others do so I followed by example! Is it necessary? No idea... I'll find out if/when I ever catch anything on a jig I guess! So far the fish around here haven't told me what they want in a jig. They're keeping the secret in the depths!

[Deleted account]

No. I do like to "compliment" the jig with a trailer in clear water and "contrast" it in darker murkier conditions., but I don't think the fish care. I do fish a black jig with a white trailer, and a purple jig with a green trailer in murky water, just because.