Is everyone fishing the wrong color jigs?

[Guest kosta]

Why does everyone recommend green pumpkin or black/blue jigs?. Since a jig is supposed to imitate a craw shouldn't it be red? I noticed alot of manufacterers dont even make red jigs and trailers and since I already have a ton of green pumpkin jigs I dont want to waste more money on jigs before i get some input

[Choporoz]

24 minutes ago, kosta said:

Is everyone fishing the wrong color jigs?

Yep....

 

 

 

 

especially if the bass in your like like them cooked.....sorry to be a dilrod...but live craws can be found in a huge spectrum of colors in most any water at any time of the year....some times of the year, your lake might have a lot more red than other colors, but fact is, jigs in most any color will work most any time...except when they don't....try red...tie your own...use some jj's or spike it....see for yourelf if it works better than green/brown/blue/black.  I keep it simple...most of the time

[roadwarrior]

http://www.siebertoutdoors.com/Grid-Iron-G2-Jig-471.htm

 

Siebert Outdoors Falcon Lake Craw/ Rage Tail Craw or Lobstster (Falcon Lake)

 

http://www.ragetail.com/news/color-charts/rage-craw-color-selection/

[Fishing_FF]

15 minutes ago, Choporoz said:

especially if the bass in your like like them cooked.....sorry to be a dilrod...but live craws can be found in a huge spectrum of colors in most any water at any time of the year....some times of the year, your lake might have a lot more red than other colors, but fact is, jigs in most any color will work most any time...except when they don't....try red...tie your own...use some jj's or spike it....see for yourelf if it works better than green/brown/blue/black.  I keep it simple...most of the time

 

Yes, I thought craws or crays would be more on the brown and red side. I was surprised to find my first one going down the Suwannee river. It was blue, a very bright blue at that. I paid more attention on subsequent trips, finding they ranged in colors depending on time of year, water temp, and molt stage. Seen them in blues, browns, reds, olives, and even oranges. 

 

See what you've got around you and go from there. 

[BassNJake]

Lots of different crawfish colors

 

[Munkin]

http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/crayfish/country_pages/species_by_state.htm

 

Crayfish are different colors around the country. Look at the map above as it will show the species in your area.

 

Allen

[fishballer06]

No red crawfish around these parts... Most are a green pumpkin/brown color, with orange or grey highlights.

[Turtle135]

I am willing to bet that most of the jig bass I caught this summer were actually hunting bluegills and green sunfish. Despite my repeated attempts to interrogate them at boat side they would not admit so. Probably were too embarrassed to admit they had been fooled.

 

 

 

If you feel some red will generate more bites just stick a red trailer on your jig. Trailers and skirts do not need to match. A green pumpkin skirt with a black/blue trailer caught my largest bass of the season.

 

 

[npl_texas]

It's also important to note they don't just imitate crayfish.  They can also imitate bluegill, shad, etc.

[BuzzHudson19c]

I don't think I've ever seen a red crayfish up here. Even when they molt they don't get too bright.

 

I am a neophyte when it comes to fishing jigs, but I have noticed that color doesn't seem to be a big deal. Well, not as big a deal as everyone makes it anyway.

[bassguytom]

The crawfish around me must be PB&J. My most productive by far this year. 

[Basseditor]

I’ve seen molting crayfish in an opaque or almost translucent too.

[MassYak85]

Most of the ones I've seen are dark brown. But a lot of time my jig color choices are imitating bluegill, or if I'm fishing muddy water I'll go straight black. 

[Bluebasser86]

Black and red is a good jig color for me when the water is cold or muddy. I fish a bright blue jig a lot, never seen a blue craw though. Then again I've never seen any prey items in a lot of productive lure colors. 

[Guest kosta]

11 hours ago, Choporoz said:

Yep....

 

 

 

 

especially if the bass in your like like them cooked.....sorry to be a dilrod...but live craws can be found in a huge spectrum of colors in most any water at any time of the year....some times of the year, your lake might have a lot more red than other colors, but fact is, jigs in most any color will work most any time...except when they don't....try red...tie your own...use some jj's or spike it....see for yourelf if it works better than green/brown/blue/black.  I keep it simple...most of the time

The craws in my area are definitely very red (raw) but it makes sense that the jig can also imitate a bluegill or some other fish making them effective. Still I think i'll buy some red jigs and trailers and see how that works. Thanks for all the responses

[drew4779]

90% of the time I use black/black.  If I'm adding color, I usually just change the trailer.  I tend fish jigs deep and I was once told black stands out best on the bottom, especially in the stained water in my area. I do try to match forage on swim jigs though.

[Catt]

All crawfish in Louisiana are red ?

[tholmes]

7 minutes ago, Catt said:

All crawfish in Louisiana are red ?

Way to go, Catt! Right at lunchtime too. I'm hungry!

 

Tom

[Mr. Aquarium]

in stained water im sure theres crays but a black blue or black jigs works very well! i havent done to much searching on crayfish in my area. but one lake  ii found with a heavy cray population , its green pumpking with hints of black! idk what kind they are but thats what i match for texas rig and jigs 

[Russ E]

On 9/21/2017 at 11:49 AM, Catt said:

All crawfish in Louisiana are red ?

man that looks good Haven't been to Louisiana for a long time. Love those crawfish boils.

[MDbassin]

We have several species here in ND and after checking out that one link. Now I know why a black and blue jig with the strike king rage craw in falcon lake craw color work so well... It looks exactly like one of the species we have