Wintertime Jig Fishing

[Catt]

My jig color choices are quite simple  

Black/Blue 80% of the time with the other 20% split between black neon, black neon/brown/ambler, watermelon neon, & pumpkin/chartreuse.

[Jig Man]

Like catt my craw jigs are basic.  I make them myself and uses several styles but I mostly fish black, black/blue, and brown.  I do throw an occasional white/blue during the summer at night during the full of the moon.

My vertical and swim bucktails are made in 5 sizes and 20+ color combinations.  That is mostly for the fun of having a color that the guy in the back of the boat has to ask to use.

[Brian_Reeves]

I'm not a huge white fan, but will occassionally through it when I'm popping or swimming jigs in the fall.  Most of the year, I'm going with black and blue or black and red.  For "finesse jigs" I like green pumpkin/orange and watermelonseed/red.

I like darker colors for jigs because they tend to draw more strikes in more situations.  For the deep winter months, I like a brown hair jig with a matching pork trailer in about 1/4 to 7/16oz weights  

[Cory20]

Water is sub 60 degrees so I went fishing today with Catt's post in mind.  I found what I thought to be nice spots, only to come up empty.  Operator error it seems.  

Worse, I get back to the dock and one boat pulled out a 6.5 on a rattle trap...that has to be the opposite of slow fishing...

Shallow grass is dying off.  Deep grass is still green in places.  I did right by throwin a jig...right?  

[JigNBig]

Right now I have had great luck throwing a brown rubber Skinny Bear Football Head w/ a Zoom Double Tail trailer in Watermelon/Red Flake

[senko_77]

Water is sub 60 degrees so I went fishing today with Catt's post in mind. I found what I thought to be nice spots, only to come up empty. Operator error it seems.

Worse, I get back to the dock and one boat pulled out a 6.5 on a rattle trap...that has to be the opposite of slow fishing...

Shallow grass is dying off. Deep grass is still green in places. I did right by throwin a jig...right?

The jig was probably a bad choice in this situation.  Well, obviously it was, because you didn't catch fish, and the guys power fishing did.  60 degree water is not even close to winter water.  At 60, the fish are just getting started with there fall food fest.  That trap bite is gonna stay hot until the low 50's to mid 40's.  Once that happens, then the jig really excels.  I'm not saying the jig won't work now, but a fast moving bait like a Spro Aruku Shad or Spinnerbait is gonna mop up in most situations.

Good luck man

[booneangler]

id like to get some info on the white jig fishing in the summer around the full moon. Is there any tips you can offer on that?

[adclem]

Good info, will remember this as it continues to cool down here in the mid-west.

Later,