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| The color thread got me thinking about jig colors. What color do you favor under what conditions? Do you feel jig color makes a big difference? |
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Location: Manitowoc, WI | Any color will work as long as it's chartreuse......or white.....or orange.....or green.....or red.....;) I tend to use chartreuse and green more than any other color. |
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Location: Rockford MN | Blue on Miss.
Org. on Il.
Cht. or org any where eles.
Same goes for cranks, have done very well on Blue and silver, or Cht/white or Org.
Never go any where without BLUE! Fireballs tipped with a lively minnow! |
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Location: Combined Locks, WI | Orange, orange, and more orange. and if that doesn't work I go trolling.
seriously, I use orange more than anything, but have had sucess on many colors.
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Location: Essexville, MI./Saginaw Bay. | Rookie.
Deepest water I jig fish in will only be about 13 feet deep, so color changes won't be a consideration. Chartreuse, orange and then white are my favorite colors. If the bite is slow or off and I know there are fish in the system, on goes the Pink with white grub or twister and BANG, I'm back in action. |
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Location: Lincoln Park, Mi | Absolutely, but it varies from water to water and year to year. The best jig colors last year were flourescent pink and flo. green.
Big 'ole 4" transparent gold grub w/ gold and red flakes on either jig color did the trick!
Year before that was plain lead jig and blue grub. Wouldn't touch it last year though. |
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| I like chart blends during the spring on the Detroit River. Blue and white is also another good choice. Water clarity has alot to do with daily choices. |
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Location: WI | I also favor the orange and chartreuse combos. However, last year I started using purple in water over 12 feet deep with any amount of stain. I had a lot of guys asking for that color when they bought jigs from me, and so I had to give them a try. I was quite happy with the results. A number of times when I couldn't get a hit on chartreuse and/or orange the purple came through for me. Give it a try this spring. |
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| WOW No one has mentioned my favorite, guess I'll have to keep that a secret awhile longer, although chart. IS a very close second!
Good Luck
Tyee |
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Location: Menominee MI, In Da UP Eh? | Any color works as long as it is Gold....
LOL!!
My jig boxes have every color Bait Rigs makes and a few they don't anymore....but day in and day out, in clearer water, tannic or gin clear, a gold plated jig fits the bill....
In dark water, Chartruese and Green or Chartruese and Orange are my favorites, though gold works there too.
Muddy water finds hot colors on my line.
BTW, my experience over time shows if you are using live bait, color doesn't seem to matter as much.
In my experience that is.... |
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Location: Mt Prospect, IL | Rookie,
White, chartreuse, and orange would all be good starters under most conditions. Colors are only as good as the location you put them. If you know there are fish in that particular hole (or wherever) and you can't muster a bite, try every color you own until you do. Experience breeds success. There are a million variables to calculate and color, size, and weight are just a few. Keep at it. See-rad |
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| Thanks for all the answers. I will paint the jigs i have made like you suggest. Hope the fish are going opening day! |
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