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    Default Haven't tried a feather jig in a long time


    .... so I tied one up.


    (The lure below it is a hybrid of a Joker and Caterpillar grubs.)
    Will test both today and report if they work.
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    Always had good luck with the joker in Texas .

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    Didn't try the Joker tail, but the feather jig did well catching crappie, bass and sunfish.


    Another that caught fish was the handmade wacky rigged mini-stick:



    Anyone know what kind of fish that is with the bright orange fringe on its lower fins? Maybe some kind of sunfish?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spoonminnow View Post
    Didn't try the Joker tail, but the feather jig did well catching crappie, bass and sunfish.


    Another that caught fish was the handmade wacky rigged mini-stick:



    Anyone know what kind of fish that is with the bright orange fringe on its lower fins? Maybe some kind of sunfish?
    That is a green sunfish.


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    Is that watermelon or green pumpkin seed in the bluegills mouth

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    That is a green sunfish
    Thanks - that got me started in the right direction. I did a search and found that it's a hybrid crossbreed of green sunfish and bluegill. Beautiful!
    Another favorite is the spectacular redbreast sunfish.

    Is that watermelon or green pumpkin seed in the bluegills mouth
    When I pour sticks, they are a tint of color - in this case a light chartreuse with chartreuse and black flakes mixed in to the hot plastic. It's one of my favorite colors (for whatever reason...) But this year clear plastic is doing as well along with pearl and off white in that design and others.
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    I am really surprised that the Bluegill or hitting something like that .

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    Quote Originally Posted by snake River View Post
    I am really surprised that the Bluegill or hitting something like that .
    Right size, shape and action = strikes. Surprised me too the first time a bluegill hit it followed by over a dozen. Fact is, fish (any species) strike that design most of the time where I find fish. Color may be a factor that enhances shape and action.

    My major interest is discovering what fish hit and possibly why based on lure action and size range. Here are other examples:


    But one thing of major importance: the waters where particular lures are used determines what fish bite on average. In one water I fish, it holds aggressive fish that bite midday in shallow water but in another not so much. The bigger the average fish the larger the lure used, but small fish can strike larger lures thought to be too large. Aggression level overrides everything.
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