Black & Red Jig? 2024
Dypsis reply :
Whenever anyone asks about what color jig to throw or what they like to throw you always here - Black and Blue, some type of Green Pumpkin, maybe a Missuri Craw or PB&J thrown in. But I rarely (almost never in fact - other than @Catt it seems) mention Black and Red. It's a great color for hardbaits (traps, cranks, etc in Spring/Fall) when we are imitating a crawfish among other things - so why not a Black and Red jig?
samwise2u reply :
Good question! I have a Black/Red jig in the tackle box. Have never caught anything with it, but then again, I usually have a Black/Blue jig tied on.
Anybody ever caught some on a Black/Red?
roadwarrior reply :
On 1/20/2017 at 12:24 AM, samwise2u said:Anybody ever caught some on a Black/Red?
No, but I never fish the color so it's not surprising!
riverbasser reply :
because the pros haven't told me to throw that color yet.
seriously tho people throw what is popular. I have several custom jigs to match my local crawfish. I use plenty of black but normally go for orange instead of red as my craws(depending on time of year) are normally more orange. I have no doubt I could catch a bass on a black/red jig, of course I could say that about almost any dark color
samwise2u reply :
Yep, I think as long as the color is in the ball park of what the fish are looking for they will bite.
RoLo reply :
On 1/20/2017 at 12:46 AM, roadwarrior said:
No, but I never fish the color so it's not surprising!
More than a joke, that statement runs deeper than it might appear.
On 1/20/2017 at 1:18 AM, samwise2u said:Yep, I think as long as the color is in the ball park of what the fish are looking for they will bite.
The fish in Florida are color-blind, so I've got it real good 
scaleface reply :
On 1/20/2017 at 12:47 AM, riverbasser said:because the pros haven't told me to throw that color yet.
seriously tho people throw what is popular. I have several custom jigs to match my local crawfish. I use plenty of black but normally go for orange instead of red as my craws(depending on time of year) are normally more orange. I have no doubt I could catch a bass on a black/red jig, of course I could say that about almost any dark color
This is probably true .
I fish them some .Black and Red or Orange is my top color for shallow muddy water . When I say muddy I mean a couple of inches visibility . Why , because I have caught fish with them under those conditions .
RB 77 reply :
Sshhh... Don't let the cat out of the bag! In all seriousness, I kind of like that fact that not a lot of people throw black and red compared to black and blue because I throw a lot of black and red baits period. Particularly soft plastics.
Preytorien reply :
I sometimes use a Black and Yellow jig that Siebert sells in his color "Bumble Bee" - it's great for dirty stained water. It's one of the only jigs I ever catch fish with.
Catt reply :
#1: black-n-blue
#2: black neon
#3: Falcon lake craw
WRB reply :
Black & red jigs are the staple colors at the California (San Joaquin) Delta.
I use black/red skirt jigs with barn red trailers at night and during the winter in 30' to 50' depths.
Another over looked color combo is black $ chartreuse.
Tom
J Francho reply :
Black and Red and Purple and Red are very popular colors up here. I generally do not talk to much about colors of jigs. It seems to really vary by water. My favorite jig color is a mix of colors, meant to pair with Ragetail's Bama Craw color.
Team9nine reply :
Have had a lot of success on black/brown/red jigs as well as black/pumpkin/red. I usually prefer that combo in somewhat clearer waters, reserving the black blue purple or black yellow chartreuse variations for more stained waters. Just my personal preferences as the fish likely could care less.
Montanaro reply :
Havent seen any redish craws around here. Olives and black blues are what ive seen. I also catch plenty on those colors.
Adding another option to my box will only make me second guess myself.
Best option is to switch to a red flake trailer on GP jig.
Dypsis reply :
Thanks all, seems like it does get thrown, maybe just quieter. I'll grab a few and see how it goes, although one could get lost in all the millions of skirt colors out there.
I just got to thinking last night about how I did well with that color combination with hardbaits but other than watermelon red flake I don't throw much red.
Raul reply :
Plain black.
ClackerBuzz reply :
deadstick a jig long enough and bass get so agitated they only see red
Catt reply :
On 1/20/2017 at 6:15 AM, Montanaro said:Havent seen any redish craws around here. Olives and black blues are what ive seen. I also catch plenty on those colors.
Adding another option to my box will only make me second guess myself.
Best option is to switch to a red flake trailer on GP jig.
All crawfish are red 
Raul reply :
On 1/20/2017 at 11:09 PM, Catt said:
All crawfish are red
Bluebasser86 reply :
Cold, muddy water early in the year is black and red jig time. Don't know why, but I know it works.
scaleface reply :
On 1/22/2017 at 6:38 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Cold, muddy water early in the year is black and red jig time. Don't know why, but I know it works.
My findings too . Usually I dont have red on the jig but on the trailer instead . Uncle Josh use to make bright orange pork frogs and they worked well in cold muddy water . Fish them in shallow cover on a steep bank s-l-o-w . Some days it would be the only way I could figure out how to get a bite .
MDBowHunter reply :
When I was a kid probably 35 years or more ago, and my uncle showed me what jig and pig was for the first time there were only a couple colors, the two most used were brown and orange jigs with a brown pork frog trailer or a black and red jig with a black pork frog. We would tear them up with these colors. Now the colors are endless...
CTBassin860 reply :
On 1/20/2017 at 11:09 PM, Catt said:
All crawfish are red
This just made me so hungry.I never fish red.I fish plenty of black.I'm always throwing Black/blue/green so often that red never even crosses my mind outside of a chili craw crankbait.
Jaderose reply :
Why not because two words....RED SHAD. If you can't catch bass on pretty much any soft plastic in red shad...in Missouri at least....you need to give up.
scaleface reply :
I dont use red on my jigs or soft plastics unless the water is "muuuddy" . Theres something about the color red that sunfish wont leave alone . They will rat-a-tat-tat a few strands of red but leave other colors alone . Red fire tail trailers, blue gills will drive me nuts .
the reel ess reply :
This goes to the question that has been exhaustively discussed in the other color thread. But I have no confidence in red. I can't remember the last time I caught a bass on a red bait. I'm sure they work some places andthere is a reason. I know in LA and Miss there are wild red crawfish but they aren't here. Crappie will turn on to red sometimes though.
WRB reply :
Not trying to open a color debate, pure red, yellow and blue are primary colors and all been have referenced in this thread; black-red, black-blue, black-yellow, all those combinations work with blue being the most popular.
Tom
Jagg reply :
Black Neon (black w/red flake) is one of my best colors for bottom contact soft plastics and jigs for Central and SE TX. Seems like craws in the waters there will eventually go thru some molt that will eventually be very close to that color. Green pumpkin/red, Green pumpkin/blue, Carolina Pumpkin/red, roadkill, camo are big hitters for me late spring thru early fall. From fall thru early spring similar colors with copper flake or only black flake will do along with various shades of white.
Catt reply :
@Jagg 2 favorite jigs on Toledo, black/blue & black neon
HookRz reply :
I'm a newbie here but back in the day my big fish confidence bait (stained water) was a black neon jig with a big motor oil Guido bug trailer. Two colors nobody used!
primetime reply :
I like a Black and Red jig and I really like Red Shad as well, I kind of like a skirt with 90% black and then a few strands of red, or only small amount of flake...Green Pumpkin or brown/Red has worked well on days as well.
I know that when I was researching Punch skirt colors a few years ago to make some, I noticed that most black and red colors from brands selling them were mostly sold out on Ebay, TW etc...
Skirts Plus has a red color called "Chestnut Red" that is a really good accent color for black or brown.
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