Sometimes nothing fancy is better. Had a buddy who fished a black & blue tube jig with a Zebco 404 and 10# test 90% of the time and he'd wear the crappie and bluegill out. I gave him some of my hand ties but never seen him use them. His tackle box fit in his pocket. Black body with a blue, white, chartreuse or pink tail with a pack of 1/32 heads and a #6 hook was all he used, without nibbles.