Should I replace black and blue with junebug? 2024
TriStateBassin106 reply :
Title really says it all, I have to restock on Soft Plastics soon and I already have a lineup of GP but I am conflicted on Black and Blue.
Some waters here in NY are heavily stained and dirty during the summer months, this past season I tried Black and Blue and didn't really have any luck.
Should I switch to junebug? I heard good things about that color.
swhit140 reply :
Black/Blue is always a good color, the water in our lakes are usually 1-2' visibility sometimes at the best. I think black is a great color no matter where you go. Try some Junebug also, that is usually a good color anywhere. Pick some up and test them between each other.
TnRiver46 reply :
Yes.......
MIbassyaker reply :
I use junebug more than black/blue, for both clear and dirty water...but that's mostly because because my local bass seem to really like green flake, not because they don't like black/blue.
Finessegenics reply :
I have the same issue as you, a lot of the water I fish is pretty muddy, and black and blue basically doesn’t produce. The chartreuses and whites do well though. This season I’m going to continue with black jigs, but use junebug trailers.
Bluebasser86 reply :
I like both but I'd drop junebug if I had to chose one or the other. Junebug seems to work well in waters with tannic stain, so if you fish lakes with lots of vegetation it might be an option for you.
Jig Man reply :
I am glad someone catches fish on June bug. I rarely can get a bite on it.
Bluebasser86 reply :
How about a junebug jig with a blue trailer?
SC53 reply :
I don’t know how much difference there would be between the colors.
Junebug is actually a black grape color with green flakes. I can remember when they first came out here in Florida. Before that, the #1 color here was a black grape worm.
If anything I think the green flake is what makes a difference. When throwing red shad I seem to do better when it has green flake.
Mike L reply :
Down here they’ll hit both either as a trailer or stand alone.
But junebug gets the most play.
Why not just keep a b&b handy?There may come a time you may wish you had.
Mike
ww2farmer reply :
I like both...but not in the same baits.
Over the years I have had just about ZERO success with junebug colored jigs, craws, beaver style baits. But lots of success with those baits in black and blue.
And the reverse is true for worms like trick worms, power worms, finesse worms, etc... Junebug worms, far out produce black and blue worms for me, so I use those almost exclusively over black and blue in those baits.
Stick baits are a toss up, Iv'e had equal success with both colors, and carry both. June bug seems to shine on brighter days in stained water, and black/blue on dark days.
NittyGrittyBoy reply :
I opt for Junebug over black and blue. Even Junebug Candy
Russ E reply :
I use both. Ther really is no set rule on which color will work better.
As a general rule, clear to tannic weedy lakes Junebug is my choice.
stained to dirty water I switch to Black and Blue.
riverat reply :
Both Juebug and black and blue are very effective in south Louisiana. I always have these two colors in the boat.
galyonj reply :
I keep both because I end up fishing a lot of chocolate milk. Seems like they're a push for me.
tander reply :
I would surely try junebug. It probably is my most productive color. However, you body of water is probably different from mine as far as water type. Try a few packs.
jbrew73 reply :
June bug or a variation of it is my go to color.
lo n slo reply :
i love me some junebug but, by all means, try it and see for yourself ????
i fish some lakes and they really love the junebug, others, not so much
Bankbeater reply :
I use both colors for jigs and t-rigged baits. Sometimes the bass want jigs, and sometimes they want the plastic baits. I just have to figure out which bait.
Mbirdsley reply :
Kinda same boat. I have hard time getting black and blue to go in dirty water for jigs. Black spinner baits worked well in dirty water
In clear water if I can’t get what ever variation of green pumpkin or water Mellon going. I go to black jigs or to flipping or casting a blue /black shadow Christie critter and do well . But, I keep buying black and blue and thinking dirty water for some reason.
I dunno if I should try green and white for jigs in dirty water or what. Green and white have worked pretty good on a chatter bait and spinner baits in dirty water.
i really haven't used June bug that much
schplurg reply :
On 1/25/2020 at 7:48 PM, Bluebasser86 said:How about a junebug jig with a blue trailer?
That fish is obviously colorblind.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 1/26/2020 at 2:44 PM, schplurg said:That fish is obviously colorblind.
You see the water it came out of? ???? She wasn't see much of anything I doubt, maybe just a dark shape.
NittyGrittyBoy reply :
That water is clear compared to my usual river I fish Altamaha River
Edit: this picture is article out of my GON (Georgia Outdoor News) magazine
Chris at Tech reply :
Over the last few years, I really tried to work hard to simplify my color selection approach mostly in plastics and jigs, but in my hardbaits as well. Pick a few core colors that can support most, if not all water clarities. My selections are watermelon red, green pumpkin and junebug.
One one hand, I'd say don't overthink this. But if you've tried black/blue and don't have confidence in it, then give junebug a go.
Shimano_1 reply :
Black and blue is in my top 2 color choices. I dont throw anything junebug anymore so there's my opinion on the 2
JHB reply :
Put in a partial order if your catch rate improves order more if it dosen't look for a different color.
RB 77 reply :
My answer is no and that's with me choosing Junebug 99% of the time over B & B and JB 100% of the time if I could only choose one. I would never completely get rid of one color though for any arbitrary reason. I would DEFINITELY stock up on some Junebug. My all time favorite color. Really just purple in general.
Ksam1234 reply :
June bug is amazing in NY where I am.. they eat junebug more than black and blue, they both have time and place but I throw junebug colors more than black and blue most of the time.. or a black light as some companies call it where it’s the junebug color with some black to it
stratoliner92 reply :
I primarily use Junebug and Junebug red when water clarity is 3' or less. You'll see Junebug on just about everyone's boat deck down South ????
tander reply :
On 1/30/2020 at 4:10 AM, stratoliner92 said:I primarily use Junebug and Junebug red when water clarity is 3' or less. You'll see Junebug on just about everyone's boat deck down South ????
Don't be without a 8" junebug lizard in the spring time on Ross Barnett.
flyingmonkie reply :
If my wife can have 37 different colors of shoes, I can have both black/blue AND junebug.
I have spoken.
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