Head Color

[Knappy]

Okay I have got one for you that I am sure will generate some feedback--It is a question that me and several of my fishing buddies have discussed which always generates many opinions---Does the color of the jig head really make that much difference????

[beenfishin?]

Okay I have got one for you that I am sure will generate some feedback--It is a question that me and several of my fishing buddies have discussed which always generates many opinions---Does the color of the jig head really make that much difference????

I am still new to crappie fishing but I work with a man who fishes tournaments and he usually places. I made some jigs for him and he told me that he was fishin the other day with the black head,silver body, chartruse tail and catching fish. He got hung up and lost it. He then tied on the same jig only it had a purple head. No fish. Changed back to one with the black head and started catchin fish again! Said it don't always make a difference but when they are finicky and biting real light it can make all the difference! I went yesterday and started out with black head, black and pink, got some real light bites. changed to pink head orange and chartruse in the same brush pile and they slammed it! No need to set the hook, just lift up on the rod. Jig color made a tremendous difference.

Brian

[Seth G.]

Some days I believe it makes a difference. I start with a variation of pink most days. Anyone have a favorit jig head color?

Seth

[Mo'nBack]

Sometimes in some waters it makes a difference, but alot of times I use a plain lead head on one pole and a painted on the other and don't see a difference at all. It boils down to what have confidence in.

[Wiskers]

Okay I have got one for you that I am sure will generate some feedback--It is a question that me and several of my fishing buddies have discussed which always generates many opinions---Does the color of the jig head really make that much difference????

I have my best luck with floresent green or chartruse heads here on Ky. Lake. :D

[slabbandit]

A few guys here on Lake Nimrod use the 1/8 oz. jigheads that slide up entirely into the tube jig and just the eye of the jig pops out the tube. Their jighead is not even visable and it doesn't affect their catch rate at all.
I mainly use 1/4 oz. Bighead Jigs on my Midsouth Super Jigs and 3/16 oz Crappie Pro jigheads on my Yum Beavertails. These jigheads have such large surface area why not use different colors to try to improve the visibility of the bait. I mainly use Chartreuse and Red jigheads but it probably just boils down to the difference between light and dark color.
I have definately noticed, in a lot of our off colored waters of our different lakes, that a lot of fishermen prefer nothing but Pink jigheads. My primary color to start out with is either Pink/Chartreuse or Pink/White tubes so I try a different head color.
Don't ask me why but I prefer a Chartreuse head in the winter months when our water is a little bit clearer and a Red head during the Spring and Summer months when the water is more stained.

[GRIZZ]

I have caught 98% of not just crappies but all the fish that I've caught on jigs on a plain unpainted head. I've tried everything I can get my mits on and still haven't found anything that catches fish better. Its a natural color and doesn't chip, have paint in the eyes, or pop off glued on eyes. If I need to change color, the jig color is change enough to make a difference to the fish.

[slabbandit]

I see what you mean Grizz, but it makes for a prettier lookin' tackle box!:D

[FishnLine]

I have caught 98% of not just crappies but all the fish that I've caught on jigs on a plain unpainted head. I've tried everything I can get my mits on and still haven't found anything that catches fish better. Its a natural color and doesn't chip, have paint in the eyes, or pop off glued on eyes. If I need to change color, the jig color is change enough to make a difference to the fish.

I'm with Grizz on this one. I don't think I even own a colored jig head anymore. I just change my jig itself.

[sparkie51]

I think it boils down to the lake conditions which color to use. One lake that I fish is crystal clear, crappie spawn in 12-15 fow and chartruse is the go to color for 90% of the fisherman. Another lake is dark and stain most of the year due to inflows (2 rivers) that carry alot of sediment and junk which causes the water to be very stained and the colors go the opposite way, blacks, purples, reds, pinks.