Color is one thing - lure size another

[Spoonminnow]

I did good yesterday catching 83 fish in areas I never thought possible and on lures I also never thought would make a difference. After Ida, the water is still high and a murky green. Last Friday I found fish parallel to shore off of shallow flats that came out pretty far. Today I found fish in water around 7' deep in the middle of nowhere from 10:30 am to 5 pm. The catch area was a large oval 60 yards in length/ 40 yards wide. No fish beyond that in that part of the lake. Gives a new meaning to the phrase honey hole.

Lure variety was excellent but at times limited by a few things so it seemed.

Lures that caught fish:
Mojo Grub (those I pour and add color to either in the plastic or with a Spike-It pen). The one on the right was a smoke color with a few metal flakes added:

This one was made using clear plastic but I figured needed contrast added so I used the black marker on one side. Important reasons it did SO WELL: bulky body, 2" long and contrast.
Smaller thinner bodied grubs did okay, but once the Mojo was cast, FISH ON! This color also did well alone and using with the spinner:
A crappie spin did pretty well for a few sunfish, crappie, a bass and nice size perch.
At first I only used the Mojo grub with the spin and caught fish, but later decided to try and hand-pour curl tail and it did well unexpectedly. Mojo grub/spinner:


So now I have the use of:
a bright flashing blade,
a bright chartreuse tail,
the bulky body of a French Fry stick segment,
a whipping curl tail attached to the body using a candle.
I would say this combo provided the most contrast off all! Used by itself it also did very well:


BTW: this is the French Fry stick design I use for the bodies of straight thin tail, curl tail and Claw tail grubs:

At times the flat sided rectangular body blows away round-body or other body shapes and provides a unique contrast. JMHO

["G"]

Good report and pics....thanks for sharing

[DockShootinJack]

I would say size is of the most importance. Especially dependent on the type of fishing one is doing

[Ketchn]

size can play a part in the destruction venue for sure

[shipahoy41]

size can play a part in the destruction venue for sure

True. I also love 1.5 inch soft plastic creations. Also CONFIDENCE AND SOME SLAB SAUCE will go a long way to filling your freezer. Great report.

Mike

[DockShootinJack]

Matching the hatch so to speak.. I also believe pressured fish want a smaller bait is well. Post spawn fish under the docks in my opinion respond better to a small lure

[Ketchn]

I like them spring run who cares what you drop fish myself , every bait is the ONE and everyone is on them with whatever they pitch

[DockShootinJack]

I like them spring run who cares what you drop fish myself , every bait is the ONE and everyone is on them with whatever they pitch

That is a good time for sure

[BobC]

Yesterday I think color did play a difference. Cloudy dropping water and the Trout Magnet stayed the same, but I tried a few different colors. It looked like the root beer, bison, and Sowbug did fine. The pink and lighter colors nada. This was the same pocket over a short amount of time.
Bob

[NIMROD]

Here our Crappie feed mostly on Shad . I use 2 or 2.5'' tubes . Many guys used to think small but I would only use tiny baits if I targeted Bluegill . Seldom catch Gills on bigger baits but I know lots of short stikes on cover here ain't Crappie .