Jigs

[gm47]

Hey Guys,

What color jigs work best for Trout?

What color jigs work best for Bass?

What Jig head weight would you use for both?

Thanks,

Geoff

 

[zman308]

If you had only one color to use in the Great Lakes region it would be chartreuse. Weight depends on the water depth and current strength 1/4 oz would be a safe start.
1/8 oz would be my choice for slow moving or shallow water. The rule is; dark days, dark colors, light days. light colors. Plastic 2-3 inch grub or worms. Colors would be chartreuse and then a dark brown, black or oil tints.

 

[m. wohlwend]

Depends on where you are fishing, river or lake, water conditions, weather conditions. One of the biggest rainbows I ever caught was right here in the ozarks while fishing for brown bass. I was bouncing a brown 1/8 lead head of the bottom of a small river to imitate a small crayfish. Instead of hooking a 1 lb brown bass, I hooked into a 6 lb 'bow. On 4 lb test line.

In an earlier post I stated HAVE AN ASSORTMENT. Different situations call for different weights of jigs and colors.

If you present your jig in a manner that imitates something the fish are eating, you will catch fish. You can also provoke a strike by using a bright color.

 

[Diomedes Industries]

I am agreeing with Zman. Great choice.

TF

 

[dipbait]

I fish bass a lot. Greens and browns work well.

 

[sams]

I've had good luck with "pinkies" White fur with a pink head. I had a 12 lb bass hit one hard last week on the St John's river in Florida.

 

[dipbait]

I use the pink and white ones for crappie.