Ok, i would like to hear what colors you fish and under what conditions. I read any fishing mag i can and they always have a reason why they fish a certain color at a certain time...
I fish ALOT of natural colors (white, gray, black, olive, tan, brown, pearl) and have always done so because i fish mostly clear to only slightly stained water. I do this because i figure the fish can see it better so it should 'look' like food. Match the hatch. This goes for either crappie or bass and i lean towards darker colors for bass. Gill fishing i like natural colors (black, gray, brown) but have had some excellent days with brighter colors even in clear water: black/orange, chart/gold.
The main place i fish that has truly dirty/muddy water at times is in the river for smallmouth... then i use almost exclusively dark jigs - any color as long as it is BLACK is a saying that comes to mind. Later into summer and fall when the river begins to clear up, i use more color when fishing for reaction bites. Fast ripping a chart or yellow jig can be pretty fun.
I have heard that black has the best contrast in muddy water and if you ask 10 bass fisherman what color jig they would use in muddy water... i bet 6 would answer black. Reaction baits (cranks, spinners, buzzbaits) seem to go more towards the hotter and brighter colors but jigs stay on the darker side.
Why do so many crappie and walleye fisherman use such bright colors in muddy water? Has anyone given the 'all black jig' a fair shake in muddy water fishing for crappie or eyes???
I fish ALOT of natural colors (white, gray, black, olive, tan, brown, pearl) and have always done so because i fish mostly clear to only slightly stained water. I do this because i figure the fish can see it better so it should 'look' like food. Match the hatch. This goes for either crappie or bass and i lean towards darker colors for bass. Gill fishing i like natural colors (black, gray, brown) but have had some excellent days with brighter colors even in clear water: black/orange, chart/gold.
The main place i fish that has truly dirty/muddy water at times is in the river for smallmouth... then i use almost exclusively dark jigs - any color as long as it is BLACK is a saying that comes to mind. Later into summer and fall when the river begins to clear up, i use more color when fishing for reaction bites. Fast ripping a chart or yellow jig can be pretty fun.
I have heard that black has the best contrast in muddy water and if you ask 10 bass fisherman what color jig they would use in muddy water... i bet 6 would answer black. Reaction baits (cranks, spinners, buzzbaits) seem to go more towards the hotter and brighter colors but jigs stay on the darker side.
Why do so many crappie and walleye fisherman use such bright colors in muddy water? Has anyone given the 'all black jig' a fair shake in muddy water fishing for crappie or eyes???