My jig bait box, have a look

[Owl Creek]

I could throw 90 % of my jigs away . I have 6 baits that I use unless someone says they are hitting something in a specific color . I am a strong believer in having different jig head sizes to change fall rate , Larger and smaller profile baits and rods with different line size .If I was to start over pink and chartreuse would be the only jig heads I would buy but would have 4 sizes of each . jigging = Bobby Garland 's baby shad in a "Patriot " , A blue and white "joker ". Southern pro's tube in Purple/chartreuse, Black/chartreuse orange /chartreuse and red/chartreuse . I give kids at church any they want .Casting ? Curly tails on road runners same colors . I have thought about giving everything else away or tossing them .

Thanks Eagle, I dont have any black and chartreuse items. i will have to get some I guess, the water here is real clear so i didnt get to many dark colors.

And I like your boat , I have some of the Milinnium seats I took out of my jon boat when I sold it. going to put them in my bass boat better on the butt when your sitting all day. for a big guy anyway.

[Spoonminnow]

Any time OC.

[NIMROD]

Most fishermen have gotten suckered into buying every bait in a rainbow of colors they can find . Presentation and location way more important . I only use 2 tube baits and 2 weights unpainted jig heads . Livescope has shown me colors are more important to bait sellers and fishermen . Crappie usually bite whatever it dropped ( presented on their nose ) and done like they want . I favor holding it at or just above their nose with livescope . Many fishermen without livescope used to move ( over animate action in their baits ) You have a good supply of baits. Just need to find right area and presentation where you fish . Good luck catching slabs .





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[Spoonminnow]

We are on the same page NIMROD. Buying stuff based on ads is probably a holdover from the days when these guys were young, wanting whatever new toy they saw on TV only to ditch it within a week. BassMaster is the major source of lure & tackle ads and I can't be sure anymore
which are of value. Like you, I know that any lure I've posted examples of is capable of catching fish consistently. I doubt I'll be buying lures anytime soon regardless the hype.

[huntnfishnguy2014]

Here is what I have assembled for my rookie year.
If I don’t catch something off one of these. I will have to start rereading all these post.Attachment 420911

Definitely a good start, I would highly recommend getting some of the itty bitty baits from Bobby garland or anything similar that another company may offer. It’s a common misconception for newbies that fish for anything, whether it be crappie, bass, walleye, etc., bigger bait bigger fish…not exactly. I catch more slab crappie on 1/32 oz jigs with the itty bitty baits than anything else I use. I’ll use 1/64 or 1/32 oz jig with one of the itty bitty baits on a med light 6 ft pole with a very sensitive tip and 4lb test line. It’s a finesse presentation but works on all sizes of crappie.


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[Owl Creek]

Definitely a good start, I would highly recommend getting some of the itty bitty baits from Bobby garland or anything similar that another company may offer. It’s a common misconception for newbies that fish for anything, whether it be crappie, bass, walleye, etc., bigger bait bigger fish…not exactly. I catch more slab crappie on 1/32 oz jigs with the itty bitty baits than anything else I use. I’ll use 1/64 or 1/32 oz jig with one of the itty bitty baits on a med light 6 ft pole with a very sensitive tip and 4lb test line. It’s a finesse presentation but works on all sizes of crappie.


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thanks for the info much appreciated.

[Eagle 1]

Spoon not sure on the hook size I will have to check, I just pulled the 1/32 an 1/16 off the rack at walmart , didnt look to see if it said hook size. but I do know some are to small for the jig body's. every thing else has been noted. thanks for the information I appreciate it.

Not to small just bite off excess plastic and make them the right length. Do it all the time with sliders , jokers and trout magnets .

[Spoonminnow]

Thanks Spoon, I have 1/32 and 1/16 oz jig heads red, white, pink, black, plain some regular some sickle. 4 lb vicouis on one pole and 6 lb sufix on the other both hi vis. Bobber goes down = lift, bobber pops up =lift. line jumps to the side or tic's = lift.
The right action, I will have to learn. This is all I know about it at this stage.

Hook size and jig weight are as important to me as the lure itself. The action of a lure is affected by a hook that's too long; hook ups are reduced by hooks that are too short; jig weight affects presentation - horizontal or vertical speed & drop.

I hate a mess in my tackle box or when storing tackle - especially small jigs with their small hooks all in a tangled mess!For storing jigs and keeping the hooks from getting tangled, I use storage foam from packages received in the mail. (Amazon, Ebay)

Slits are cut to hold hooks and keep the jigs seperated by jig weight and hook size.
This an example of the jig box I take in the boat:




For storage on the wall, I use the same foam and slits and keep them in a plastic zip lock bag. Jig weight and hook size are separated per bag and an inventory list is hung next to the bags of jigs hanging. This way I can keep track of usage and jigs I have to reorder.

Note that jig weight and hook size are labeled. Each bag has one jig weight and hook size.

[Owl Creek]

Thanks

[crappie wrangler]

I wanted to see how I was doing on my crappie lure collection compared to other addicts after reading this post. I have 23 Plano 3730 boxes full of various crappie jigs. I only carry 7 boxes in the boat at a time and the rotate seasonally. That’s just my crappie lures, I didn’t count my boxes for other species. I realize the count is a little low compared to the more affluent fisherman out there. In my defense my collection is only about 37 years old.