Your top five summer run jigs?

[Brian]

If you could only take five jigs with you for summer runs, which five patterns would you take? Let's not have a lot of discussion here, just list your top five summer run jigs!

[Jiggy]

I like:
red/black
black
crawfish/brown
purple
cerise/black
in rabbit fur or marabou
all have produced at some time or another, What do you like brian other than the nightmare
jiggy

[Backer51]

Mine goes:
1. purple head w/ black bunny body
2. purple or black head w/ black then purple bunny body
3. dumbbell head w/ pink and purple chenille body w/ purple hackle tail
4. pink bubble gum head w/ white chenille body w/ white marabou tail
5. if 1 - 4 don't get them find a new spot

[Brian]

Here's my favorites so far this year:

• 1/8 oz. or 1/16 oz. Black/cerise rabbit fur or marabou
• 1/8 oz. or 1/16 oz. Jig-a-Bugger - pink head/purple body/pink tail
• 1/8 oz. or 1/16 oz. Nightmare - white head/red chenneil body/black rabbit fur tail
• 1/8 oz. or 1/16 oz. Pink/white marabou or rabbit fur
• 1/8 oz. or 1/16 oz. Pink/cerise marabou or rabbit fur

[bluenote]

If I had to choose 5 jigs for sunburns they'd be:

"steelers special" - all black with fine gold rib
GBS
nightmare
peach rabbit
white/cerise or white/pink (tie)

[BC Steel]

Well since I've only ever gotten 3 summer steelys on jigs,

black/pink - schlappen
black/pink - schlappen
black/pink - schlappen
wine - rabbit
wine - rabbit

 

[Sturzman]

Pink/Black Marabou
Pink/Black Marabou
Pink/Black Marabou
Pink/Black Marabou
Maybe a Nightmare Pattern if I'm feeling different

Honestly I don't think it matters. If fish aren't hitting Jigs I'd say you're better off switching techniques than colors. Plus I'm usually looking for aggressive fish and it hasn't seemed to matter what we use.

[Brian]

I would agree with you most of the time Matt, but I am a BIG believer in switching colors if you've spotted a fish and it won't move for your tried and true pattern. I have witnessed this too many times to not be convinced that switching colors or sizes or both can trigger a strike from a spotted fish. Next time you spot a fish and it won't take your favorite jig, change up and give a few extra casts, you may be surprised!

[Sturzman]

I'm so blind it's rare for me to spot anything Yeah I can't argue with experience, Brian's the man.

[Tee Jay]

I'd say my top five are:

Any combination of pink and cerise and white early in the season (either marabou or rabbit fur).

Later in the season I go with olive and brown...more buggy looking stuff, (again in marabou or rabbit fur).

#1...Pink
#2...Pink & cerise
#3...Pink and white
#5...peach
#5...Olive & crawdad brown

[FJ]

Welcome teejay!

[Uncle Bubba]

Cerise/White
Red/Black
Cerise/Purple
Peach/White
Black
 
1/16th oz or if conditions allow 1/32 oz

[Dragfreedrift]

Rather than get hung-up on certain colors.....I prefer to mix it up in the summer.

If I had to make a stand: I'd say plain red and plain black.....boring but EFFECTIVE!



DFD

[First Bite]

#1 Bead shrimp tail...Springer killer too 
#2 Red
#3 Purple/cerise
#4 Black
#5 Green-Butt Skunk

[Dragfreedrift]

errrrr, ummmmm........yeah, what Mark just said!


DFD