I tied some black bucktails with glow flashabou a couple years back, seemed to work real good in cypress stained water. The black head and tail create a dark form and the glow gives off a good flash in the dark water. My buddy checked stomach contents and one fish was full of baby eels about an inch long. we had tried minnows and various plastics without much luck that day. I tied one of the dark jigs on just to see what it looked like and got a strike as it was sinking beside the boat. I made them for night fishing and never have tried them at night. If I can find one I'll post a pic.