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Colors and Scents

Jig Colors:Lots of jig articles say to keep it simple with colors and I tend to concur. I let water clarity and the color of the cover I'm fishing tell me what color to use. If it's very murky or muddy water I use a black jig. The same is true if I am fishing black rock or dark muddy banks. For clearer water, brown or red mud banks, or banks with green tullies I use a brown jig. One thing that gets me is that most commercially made brown jigs have a lot of orange in them. I pull all of the orange threads out of my jig. Don't ask me why, I just do. Lately the brown and copper Assalt jigs have really been working well for me. The copper color has a look to it like the back of a crawdad might have in a clear lake.

Trailer Colors:  For trailer colors I branch out a little from my jig colors. With a black jig I like to use black/red, black/blue or just black trailers. For brown jigs I like brown/purple, watermelon/red, watermelon/black, and plain brown. I have also had good success using a brown jig with black pork on occsion. I couldn't tell you why, but sometimes they really like it. Just think along the lines of crawdad colors and you will do fine. If you happen to see a crawdad at the lake you are fishing, by all means put on a trailer that matches that color.

Scents:  I don't know if I believe that scents make fish bite a jig in the first place, but I do absolutely believe that using scent is an advantage. Why? Because I think fish hold on longer with scent, and because scent lubricates your jig and makes it swim through the water more naturally, especially in cold water. It also helps when the fish bites the jig. The jig slides in the fishes mouth easily if it's lubed up with a good scent. I start with Smelly Jelly bass feast scent. Then I spray some Bang pure craw scent in for extra lovin. Wipe the jig around in that and you are good to go for at least a half hour.

My best jig fish to date is this 13lb 2oz female that fell for a black and red 5/8 Assalt King Kobra with a black and red brushhog trailer.


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