Adkfishing Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 This idea for a topic came to me while browsing through loads of miscellaneous tackle at home. My question to you guys is do you prefer a jig with more contrasting colors or to match your skirt to your trailer? My take on the subject is to have a multi-colored jig with a trailer that matches your secondary color. For example I like a Black w/ blue accent pitching jig with a blue sapphire zoom chunk trailer. I switch it up though when they aren't biting or when I fish offshore football jigs. With football jigs I contrast the trailer with the skirt. Like green pumpkin with a blue trailer, or pbj with watermellon. I think it gives the bass a better look in deeper water, and looks like different forage. IDK I have a system for now but I'd like to see what you guys have to say, and what else I could try. Quote
Ozark_Basser Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 Green pumpkin is what I use as a trailer ~95% of the time regardless of skirt color. I don't think it matters an awful lot though most of the time. Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted September 3, 2015 Super User Posted September 3, 2015 To paraphrase Gerald Swindle, I use a blue jig with a blue and black trailer....if that doesn't get bit, I throw a black jig with a black and blue trailer...if that still doesn't work, I throw a blue and black jig with a blue (or even sometimes black) trailer 4 Quote
Super User Catt Posted September 3, 2015 Super User Posted September 3, 2015 Jigs! 3 colors Black-N-Blue Black Neon Coon Tail: perfect for Rage's Falcon Lake Craw Quote
badhatharry Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 I'll use any color jig....as long as it's black. If I want to add color, I do it in the trailer. And that usually involves some degree of chartreuse and is most likely pork. Just before I quit fishing 15 years ago I laid in a good supply of Gary Klein Weapon jig heads and a whole bunch of living rubber skirt material. So that is what I use 100% of the time. Quote
Super User gardnerjigman Posted September 3, 2015 Super User Posted September 3, 2015 99.9 percent of the time I'm throwing black and blue with a black and blue trailer. Or PBJ with a green pumpkin trailer. Quote
Super User Jrob78 Posted September 3, 2015 Super User Posted September 3, 2015 I like black and blue, in any combination and green pumpkin with an accent color, with a green pumpkin trailer. Quote
poisonokie Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 I fish a lot of different colors. My favorites are black/blue and green pumpkin chartreuse, but I use several others. It just depends on cloud cover, time of day, water clarity, wind. I pick jig colors the same way I do cranks more or less. Quote
Super User bigbill Posted September 3, 2015 Super User Posted September 3, 2015 You don't let the light and water conditions influence what color jig and trailer we use? The jig represents the natural craws. Match the color of the natural craws. Does the color game change when using jigs? Sorry I consider myself still new with jigs. The football head 3/8oz green pumpkin skirt with a flw green chunk trailer with twin rattles works for me so far. I haven't taken the time to experiment yet. My craws in the ponds and small lakes have black backs and red sides. (Live ones) The river craws are a beige color.(dead ones) The size/weight matters in depth? The bass are limited at times to what colors they can see do to light and water conditions. If our jig isn't working it could be the wrong color. Quote
Super User WRB Posted September 3, 2015 Super User Posted September 3, 2015 Black-blue combinations are the most popular colors for jigs hands down across the country. However black- blue rarely works where I fish, unless it's at night or very deep (40'+) cold water during the winter months. The colors that work vary day to day or even hour to hour. I fish hair jigs a lot in multiple colors, usually 3 different color of hair; black, purple & brown is my favorite and use either a black, purple or barn red pork trailer, depending on what combo works. The only time I use greens with hair jigs is late pre spawn, then it's black, green brown hair jig with green or brown pork trailer. Also use a white-green hair jig with white pork trailer during early summer. Silicone skirts I use brown-red barb wire combo and brown, purple- green bard wire combo with green pumpkin-black flake or cinnamon purple flake craw trailers. At night I use the black/purple/brown hair jig with black trailer ir black-blue with black trailer. Don't be stuck on popular colors, try others to see if the bass want something else. Tom 1 Quote
Super User bigbill Posted September 3, 2015 Super User Posted September 3, 2015 My rebel BIGCLAW CRAWFISH crankbaits that dives to ten feet in chartruese is a very successful bait. To me it's one of my hottest baits. It has me thinking now maybe a chartruese colored jig would be a hot setup too. Mike at Sieberts Outdoors made me up some chartruese colored jigs I have yet to toss them. On my chartruese spinnerbaits I change the color to hot chartruese. I believe that colors really matter than most fisherman think about it. On a slow day it can be your bait color. When my most productive red amber flake senkos didn't produce my electric blue flake did. When most of all my crank colors failed to work the firetiger color caught fish. I'm a color freak, don't limit your colors. I'm no pro or claim to be I just like to catch fish. 1 Quote
FinCulture Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 I like to match, especially with swim jigs. 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted September 3, 2015 Super User Posted September 3, 2015 I use 3 jig colors. Black & Blue, Brown Or Green Pumpkin. I only have 2 color trailers Black & Blue & Green Pumpkin. I'll use either trailer on the back of either jig. Sometimes I dip the trailer- but that's really just for me. A-Jay 2 Quote
Super User bigbill Posted September 3, 2015 Super User Posted September 3, 2015 I haven't tried the mister twister 4" split double tail grub yet on a jig but it's a killer on the spinnerbaits with a trailer hook. Do u guys/gals us a trailer hook on a jig? Quote
long island basser Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 I like Browns, orange , reds. Some green pumpkin , pbj. I rarely use blue/ black jigs. My waters have good visibility, 7-8 ft most days and most of Fishing season my craws look like this, I like to have matching tralior, with my fav weight being 3/8. 1 Quote
papajoe222 Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 I like to match the trailer to the jig skirt and give the whole package darker or lighter 'highlights' A different color head or dipping the tips of the trailer in a contrasting color. Quote
Super User scaleface Posted September 4, 2015 Super User Posted September 4, 2015 Black jig brown pork frog is a killer combo . Quote
FinCulture Posted September 4, 2015 Posted September 4, 2015 I like Browns, orange , reds. Some green pumpkin , pbj. I rarely use blue/ black jigs. My waters have good visibility, 7-8 ft most days and most of Fishing season my craws look like this, I like to have matching tralior, with my fav weight being 3/8. wow that little dude in the pic was HUNGRY! Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted September 4, 2015 Super User Posted September 4, 2015 This year I have been using black, watermelon, and black/blue. Matching the trailers to the jig. Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted September 4, 2015 Super User Posted September 4, 2015 btw - here's the new favorite trailer ~ A-Jay 2 Quote
Fun4Me Posted September 4, 2015 Posted September 4, 2015 What are those A-Jay? Did you buy them like that? Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted September 4, 2015 Super User Posted September 4, 2015 What are those A-Jay? Did you buy them like that? These are 4" Renaissance Craws. They are made by Paul Krew at "Custom Hand Poured Baits". He'll pour ANYTHING you want - this is one of his custom creation colors called "Live GP". I like it. A-Jay Quote
Super User MIbassyaker Posted September 4, 2015 Super User Posted September 4, 2015 btw - here's the new favorite trailer ~ A-Jay New Favorite trailer.jpg Wow!! These are 4" Renaissance Craws. They are made but Paul Krew at "Custom Hand Poured Baits". He'll pour ANYTHING you want - this is one of his custom creation colors called "Live GP". I like it. A-Jay Noted! 1 Quote
Fun4Me Posted September 4, 2015 Posted September 4, 2015 These are 4" Renaissance Craws. They are made but Paul Krew at "Custom Hand Poured Baits". He'll pour ANYTHING you want - this is one of his custom creation colors called "Live GP". I like it. A-Jay I like those a lot. Thank you for the info! Are those the same size as a Pit Boss? 1 Quote
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