Gosh its soooo frustrating! I really have no knowledge at all when it comes to picking jig colors.The trusty blk and blu isnt cutting it, and when i try to match the native craw color, i cant get bit. All i would like is for someone to give me some insight as to what colors they use in what kind of water clarity/light. Any help guys would be appreciated! thanks soo much.

Just to give u insight.. I fish mostly weedy ponds and lakes, some gin clear, some dark/stained but not muddy. No deeper than 15ft. All help is appreciated.

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I fish jigs a lot!!!! All year long. The jig bite was one of the hardest for me to learn. I don't know how many times I fished it without even a nibble x(

I finally took nothing out but the jig on 2 trips. On the second trip I caught my 1st jig fish, a little over 3 lbs :7

I mentioned all this because in the process of learning, I constantly switched colors, sizes, etc. Not necessary. Sure there are times when you'll need to change size or color. But for starting out, keep it simple!!! Brown and black will cover almost any situation. I recommend 3/8 oz till you are comfortable.

For trailers, almost anything goes :P But again, try and keep it simple at first. Maybe a regular old zoom chunk (or something similar) in watermelon or green pumpkin. Those are just good all around natural colors. Fish the jig anywhere you would fish a worm. If you go into an area and catch a fish on a t-rig, switch to a jig. Once you catch that 1st jig fish, it will boost your confidence!! Then when you're comfortable, you can put something a little bigger on the back of that jig...like a Woodsac Lure craw :+

I fish the gin clear canals ALOT for jigs in clear water I usally throw Green Pumkin different variations some w/ black or red they all seem to work for trailers I really like double tail grubs just try and match the color of the jig as close as possible.

It is weird that green pumkin works so well around here since the craws are either red or brown, I assure you that Green Pumkin is a killer! If your not getting bites first try fishing slower and popping the jig in place I think most people fish jigs too fast and miss alot of good fish.

Hey let that Bass go I wanna catch her some day
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Jig color has nothing to do with it! You said, your fishing in less that 15'. Most likely your fishing to shallow. Most lakes, the bass are just starting to stage on deep water structure. The lakes I fish are still way to cold (50-53d) for any pre-spawn shallow water situations. We have been catching are fish in 30-40 ft. on white 3/4 oz. spro jigs fished very slowly up-hill. A good rule of thumb on jig/lure colors, is clear water-light colors, dark water-dark colors. But, don't worry about specific color, it's of little consequence. A bass doesn't care if the jig is black, brown or green, if it's presented correctly, he/she will eat it. Water temperature is the key for finding fish and lure presentation is the key to catching fish.

Ok, wel then lets talk about presentation as well. How is it presented in an attractiv manner to big bass? Slow doesnt cut it. What is the tecnique?..Walk me through a cast..

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Most of my jig fishing is flip it in, pop it once, twice, let it sit, pop once more than pull out and hit the next spot. I flip or make short pitches most of the time when fishing a jig. When I make casts or longer pitches I tend to let it settle on the bottom, hop it once and then I start to slowly drag it with my rod tip, not the reel. I like to give it a pop every once in awhile to give it the scared craw trying to get away into a hole look. I usually get my bites on the fall when flipping and short pitches into heavy cover and on the pause when I drag.
My fav. color is blk/blue, then brown/purple

cz

Ok so have you found that a paeticular color does better in certian water clarity? IM really trying not to waste my fishing time if im throwing a color that the fish will not react to as well.

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I pretty much found two colors that I have confidence throwing. I guess i like the black jig in dirty, stained water, and either the brown/purple, or a brown/watermelon combo in clearer water, but I have used both in opposite situations and caught fish. Just take two rods one with a black jig, your choice of color for trailer, and a brown jig your choice of trailer, and fish them all day, for no bites if you must. Then do it again, it took me three trips before I caught my fist jig fish. Then it was like fish, fish, fish, once you learn how to hop it and drag it along the bottom like a craw, the fish will eat it.

cz

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these are some of the colors popular in my area,for clearer lakes i 'm working on an oxblood colored bait w/some blue, and brown and pruple always seems to work well in most water conditions.these i made myself but companies like assault makes some great jigs. brian

also my favorite trailer is a zoom brush hog with a lil bit off the end. :-)