marabou jigs

[peterbilt379]

When's the best time to fish one .
I've been told best in spring , and was told best in cold water .
An which is best presentation to use ?
Thanks .

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[wannabe fisherman]

Depends on what the fish want at any given time not a particular time of year. sometimes you have to try different methods until you find out how the fish want it.

[peterbilt379]

thank ya sir. I've been catchin 15 to 15 1/2 crappie , on a blue ice . Now they dont want any plastics . Gonna give the marabou a chance this morning.

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[Crestliner08]

Yes, let the fish tell you what they want. I do tend to use plastics more in the warmer months and rely on marabou or hair jigs in the early spring and fall/winter periods. That being said, one of my most reliable lures, over the past 3 seasons, has been a horse head spin (tied by skiptomylou) dressed in a gray ghost pattern of marabou. I always have one on one of my rods all season long. It's paid off for me many times.

[deathb4disco]

Marabou works year round, but its subtle action is most effective in cooler water.

[scrat]

"Try it you may like it" well the crappie may like it. I will be looking forward to your fishing reports and pictures and how the marabou jig worked for you.

[need2befishin]

When I was a young lad back in the mid 70's, all our local bait store had was marabou jigs. Any color you wanted as long as it was white or yellow lol. I realize that back then there was hardly any fishing pressure but we sure did smash them on Lake Wylie SC with those baits. For bass you had a great selection as well. 4" green worm with 2 hooks poured into it with a nylon loop out one end to tie your line to it. Those were the days

[CrappiePappy]

I use both, whether in Spring, Summer, or Fall .... plastics & marabou Road Runners .... casting & Pushing. I've even been known to be fairly successful with plastics in Winter (casting from bank), but haven't fished much in Winter over the past several years.

As far as "presentations" : I use them in most all the different presentations that I choose, depending on the lake & its current conditions and the "where & when" of the fish's location.

Like "need2be" ... I grew up throwing the 1/8oz Doll Fly on occasion, back in the 60's, and they only came in white, yellow, or black. In those days, we threw white for Crappie or White Bass & yellow or black for Black Bass. But, Doll Fly's weren't "marabou" ... they were actually Polar Bear hair.

[trypman1]

Year round on certain days, I always try them, during the day!

[Cane Pole]

Try 'em out in a clear fruit jar full of water. jiggle them up and down, back and forth. This gives the truth of the pudding.