Gold!

[Crestliner08]

Being isolated from fishing for 4 months due to this incessant winter and hard water, I have time on my hands to think (Dangerous!). Anyway, 40 or more years ago, when we were heavily into bass fishing and crankbaits, Walt & I use to catch a ton of fish on a Norman "Little N" crankbait in GOLD color (gold plate). We use to call this plug our "Little Goldy". Worked in muddy, stained and clear water and became our "failsafe" insurance for when the bite got tough. Seemed like we always caught fish on that plug regardless of the conditions.

Now that we're more (heavily!) into crappie fishing, I have many reliable color patterns to turn to. However, in perusing the Grizzly Jig catalog. I really don't see a heck of a lot of anything in a gold pattern. Anyone know why that is?

If it worked as well as I know it did back then for bass, some gold patterned soft plastics and hardbaits might just be the ticket at one time or another these days as well, right? Unfortunately, I don't have anything in my box right now that is gold! Would be interested in your thoughts Folks.

["G"]

What my fail safe is....the Geezer Clown color...in the PICO Crankbait and the PICO Perch lipless crankbait.

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[silverside]

I also have had times when the only productive crankbait was gold and orange. That's a good question. It's even hard to find a hair jig maker offering gold.

[Kevin22]

Gold is a fantastic color when the fish are on a bug bite. I use gold heads and brown plastics when they are eating mayflies. I used to have some baby shad type baits that were a smoke with gold flake and they worked great, not sure where I got them and havent seen them since though.

[Jamesdean]

Last fall after watching one of "gene's" crappie fishing video's I tied up a gold and chartreuse jig. I had it with me when I went to Stockton lake the next time. Water was clear to a stained green color, sky was over cat. I caught six nice white crappie on that jig fishing an old metal pier, My boat wan't working at the time, in about an hour when live minnows didn't catch anything.

[CrappiePappy]

Check out the various different Slabanator Jigs ... with "gold" color or flakes. Any shape can be custom poured with any of the named 2 color combos. Check here for available shapes/colors - https://slabanatorjigs.com/ or https://www.crappie.com/crappie/-mem...abanator-jigs/ .... contact our Member Sponsor "slabeye" (Rodney Goforth) by PM for regular orders, custom color orders, or further info.

[catchNgrease]

Bobby Garland Glitter Critter. They hit the poles harder with that color last week.

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[Cray]

Mid south is now making some tubes with gold heads and orange or chartruse tails that have kinda taken off in our muddy stained water. I’m painting some jig heads with the Disco Gold and tipping with orange and chartruse. I know the bait you are talking about. Arkie has it in the 220 crank bait and I have caught a bunch of crappie on it.

[DHC]

Crappie magnet came out with a couple of colors this year that are gold/have gold in them. Check em out.

[trypman1]

Crappie love gold-