Jig color choice

[captaindon2007]

I have to say color does matter. I have done alot of deep drop fishing and I was one of those that didnt believe color matters , but time after time I have seen the bigger sea bass go for purple jigs. The bigger tiles go for orange and grouper seem to go for silver also green and silver and pink jigs. As I say it took me a look time to believe that color makes a difference but I have seen to much to make me think that color does make a difference.

[Big Jay]

I have to say color does matter. I have done alot of deep drop fishing and I was one of those that didnt believe color matters , but time after time I have seen the bigger sea bass go for purple jigs. The bigger tiles go for orange and grouper seem to go for silver also green and silver and pink jigs. As I say it took me a look time to believe that color makes a difference but I have seen to much to make me think that color does make a difference.

Well i am definitely making a note of this info in my log. Thanks for that Capt.!

[kilsong]

Like I said, I wish it didn't matter. But it does.

You are right, but problem is we don't know what color they prefer for a particular condition.
It is generally believed that darker color is the choice when you fish deep and lighter color for fish shallow. However I've seen so many times this theory doesn't work.
I also saw so many times one particular species prefers one color one day and prefer different color in different situations.
The best way is to disregard color selection or choose what you like. And if one color is working, stay with the color until fish don't respond to the color.

[Jesse Lockowitz]

i like every color jig, as long as its chartreuse glow w/ a little pink



Jesse

[swell rider]

You are right, but problem is we don't know what color they prefer for a particular condition.
It is generally believed that darker color is the choice when you fish deep and lighter color for fish shallow. However I've seen so many times this theory doesn't work.
I also saw so many times one particular species prefers one color one day and prefer different color in different situations.
The best way is to disregard color selection or choose what you like. And if one color is working, stay with the color until fish don't respond to the color.

One of the test that I've have done is fish the 8oz Hammered in both the chrome and Gold finish along side the 7.5 flat sided Hammered Jig both tip with squid and both with out..In both cases the 7.5 out fished the 8oz. Also the baited jigs out fished the unbaited. This brings me to believe that these fish are hitting these jig because of the action of the jig as well as the smell of the bait which brings them in and this is tested while bottom fishing only.. When I used them on the AJ'S, well it was just plain stupid fishing every drop reguardless of what you dropped down..Use what works at the time and have fun thats the bottom line..

[jig42na]

I am mostly a believer in flash more over color. I think chrome is about the best. The action is even more impoortant. I think the color has merit in certain depths and conditions, but it is the last in mind for picking out a jig.

I think the first drop hit with change of color is just seeing something different for the fish.

So in conclusion I like chrome, chrome pink back, chrome green back. After that its black and red, and black and purple.

Damn hard to beat a hammered diamond.

[captaindon2007]

HEAR IS SOME TRAIL AND ERROR THAT WE TRIED WITH DIFFERENT COLORS FOR GROUPER AND WRECK FISH. WE WERE DOING SOME DEEP DROP BOTTOM BOUNCING WITH 26OZ. JIGS. ALL FISH WERE CAUGHT IN THE SAME SPOT. THE GREEN AND SILVER CAUGHT THE BIGGER ONES THAT DAY, BUT THE RED AND SILVER WERE NEXT IN LINE. WE ALSO USED BLUE AND SILVER, PINK AND SILVER, PURPLE AND SILVER, BLUE WITH A RED HEAD, AND ORANGE, ALL 26 OZ. JIGS FROM JERKTHATJIG , FISHING IN 550 FEET WATER. I HAVE DONE THIS TYPE OF FISHING FOR GROUPER AND WRECK FISH MANY TIMES AND THE GREEN AND SILVER AND RED AND SILVER ALWAYS SEEMS TO GET THE BIGGER ONES . BUT AS IN FISHING YOU NEVER KNOW. ONE DAY THE PINK WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT CAUGHT GROUPER. BUT ALL AN ALL THE GREEN AND SILVER IS MY START OFF JIG.

[swell rider]

Back in the late 70's and early 80's when I started hanging around and working on various party boats as a kid I would always listen to the old timers and sharpies onboard our boat. The one thing that was always talked about was technique, how and why things worked or didn't, just watching these guy's fish was worth the cost of the trip..or walk into any tackle shop, these guys new everthing about the gear they sold. Now as for me Im lucky to be able to make my living fishing and have acess to all types of jigs and gear. One recent test I did was used a stripped down high $$$ japanese jig and fished it side by side with a 7.5 and 8oz Hammered jig. The flat sided Japanese jig and the flat sided 7.5 hammered both caught excellent. Now I had a friend of mine who hates jigging fish both jigs with me and I out fished him 5 to 1 easy..which proves to me it's in the technique of making the jig dance.
So when asked what's the best jig of choice keep in mind, Color chrome, gold or knickle. Action and jig size, surface smooth or Hammered ,weather conditions overcast or sunny all of these things come into play.
I was recently talking with a guy who has travel exstensively and has jigged in places that some of us only dream of going too. We were talking about a similiar topic and said that most manifactors and shops don't talk technique & presentation because those are two things you can't buy, you have to learn. In most peoples minds it's easier to buy something that will potentially compensate for there lack of skill. This why guys are always looking for the new hot lure. Understanding requires thought and with marketing you target emotion, not logic too make the sale..I think this is true of the direction this industry is going. We need to get back to the basics and learn why things work and why we use them.