In the Northeast , Connectict ,Rhode island , up to Caps cod Massachusetts, white jig heads work best for me , add red cow tail trailer strip for schoolie stripers , but the big slobs will hit it too. ,solid color chartruse and solid white swim shad for flounder , the blue hit anything that moves .
Try throwing a shallow suspending or slow sinking jerkbait or twitchbait. Unweighted Sluggo, Fin-S, or Super Fluke with a size 2/0 hook, YoZuri Mag Darter, or something like a 4" Rapala Husky Jerk or 5" Bass Pro Shop XPS Minnow replaced with stronger hooks. Try and work them as if they're a fish slowly dying or large shrimp slowly creeping along.
In my personal experience in the northeast, the smaller fish tend to stay away from the jigs with bigger eyes. I tend to believe this is because some of the smaller fish see the eyes and are afraid of it.
My experience has been the eye or eye hasn't made any difference but the color of the head does make a difference. I've had several instances where I changed just the jig head's color and started catching fish. Same trailer but different color head has worked several times.
I personally don't think the color of the jighead does much because when you're throwing soft plastics the fish hit mainly the action, but I do think having an eye on the jighead helps with the realism of the bait
Great question about jig sizes and color. I typically fish 1/16 0z & 1/8oz jig heads in grass using 4'' zman twister tail grubs or zman shrimp in depths of 3-10' of water. The 1/8 is great for twister tail because the head weight is enough to keep the tail twisting on the fall . THAT IS ONLY ACCURATE FOR Z-MAN LURES ONLY !!! Because of the type of ultra stretchy plastic used . The 1/8 oz is not heavy enough to move the tail on a 4'' berkley gulp twister tail on the fall. I have noticed that 1/16 oz jig head on a segmented tail style shrimp gives me a great slow face 1st fall and as long as my lure is on straight there is no rocking or tumbling as i twitch. I've noticed this to be key when trout reds and flounder are not actively feeding due to weather conditions. My rod is a medium fast 7' 6'' shimano teramar and shimano spinning reel . My braid is 30# and my fluoro is 20#. i Fish the flats of tampa Bay. Id love to see more exploration of this matter from you.
Started using trout eyes 3 years ago and I haven’t used anything else since. Buy them in bulk and the price isn’t that bad. I’ve caught fish on every color they have. The different colors are meant to resemble different types of bait. But all they want is the eye.
You should have a little studio in your garage when going or returning from fishing to recap, and/or have spacial guests. Kinda like Mr Rogers or Jay Leno or like you just did this video. Get a cheap desk ask questions then lets go fishing, instead having a trolley on back ground moving get a toy r/c boat with some water on back while someone controls it. You don't have to do it all the time.
Lawson im in Townsville Nth Qld, iv only recently started painting my jigheads on the advice of a very accomplished angler, his reasoning was the contrast in colors was wat got the fishs attention, so far it has improved my strike rate forsure.
For Perch fishing in freshwater here I mostly use mat black heads/Chebus when they are more finiky. They seem to be less reluctant to bite them, guess it's more subtle.
I like the look of the jig heads with giant eyes. I dont know if they catch more fish or catch more fishermen. A hurt piece of bait has more red in it so it all depends on what the fish can see.
I personally like the red jig heads to add some contrast to your setup. I feel that if the fish sees red, they are more likely to hit the bait head first which results in more hookups. Not sure if I’m being too technical but just my 2 cents on the subject.
I literally caught a flounder 3 docks down from there, 2 weeks ago. If you go down to the end of Indian river drive toward fort pierce. There is a park on your left. If you park there the docks are loaded
Re: jigheads - I think it comes down to what you're confident in using. For example, in the last couple of years, I've used most colors of DOA CAL shad tails and I seem, for whatever reason, to catch more fish with the pearl color. As as result, I use that color most often and continue to catch fish. It could just be blind luck, but it works for me. For jigheads, my preference is the Z-man 3/16 oz short shanks, with any color eye. Along with the pearl colored DOA CALs, they just seem to catch me the most fish. But I think it's just confidence in that combination that makes me continues to fish it.
Chartreuse jig heads are good for trout and chicken boy red and white plastic are some of the best for trout I am a avid trout fisherman for big trout in Texas and that's what's produces fish just bounce slow along the bottom Good luck hope this helps.Thanks AND always Tightlines,
Always buy grey/natural coloured jigheads with quality hooks, can’t go wrong! Can always add vibrancy via the lure colour. With an eye is preferred but not necessary
For fluke fishing here in south jersey I love using pink and green magic tail buck tails with a huge eye on the bucktail. Works like a charm and looks great in the water
I think water clarity can have an impact of the effectiveness of certain colors. I color my own up and it seems the flashier the better. Clearer water with a sparkly paint equalls alot more fish than just a plain flat single color.
I think all the little things like eyes on jig heads , sharpening hooks. Adding scent. Florocarbon leaders. All add up to catching more fish. If it gives you confidence. You will fish better.
I personally love that brand with the big eyes. The brand I buy at Dicks also has a really good, sharp hook. The heads are usually in different neon colors. More expensive and I loose a lot fishing creeks and rivers so I usually stick with the white fish shaped jigs from Cabellas
White jighead and silver n green paddle tail grub will catch so many saltwater species at the same time it's crazy plus I like the rusty color grubs too they look like shrimp
Great Video, in my opinion, jigheads make a significant difference. I am in college in St. Augustine and fish for trout, flounder, and reds a lot and the rule up here is if it ain't chartreuse, it ain't no use. Any time I use a jighead I am looking for one with a holographic eye or an eye that is not painted on. At home in Maryland for striped bass fishing, jigheads are huge, color contrasting and jigheads with eyes. We generally are using 3/8-1oz jigheads for casting and jigging for stripers so they are bigger and I only use ones that have multiple colors, candy corn being my favorite. As a general rule though I never use a jighead that is the same color as my bait, like never using a white jighead with a cream or white swimbait, and if I could only choose one color it would be chartreuse. Trout love chartreuse. Try dipping the tails of your swimbaits in chartreuse dye.
LOVE LOVE LOVE Eyestrike....Chartreuse eyes...flounder and trout outproduced in the same hole same bait, i was the only one using Eyestrike jigs and only one catching fish
I've always used either unpainted jigheads or chartreuse. Seem to produce the best for me. The z man jigheads with the eyes are awesome, the hold up well and have very strong hooks.
I mean, an eye on the jighead is an extra hitpoint for the fish! But I don’t think that detail will be extreamely important. I use grey ones with good hooks!
iv caught big fish just on strait lead heads no detail whatsoever. I think the bait and action is really what matters, but with finicky fish they may prefer a certain look in the head who knows?
I have many variations of jig heads used for paddle tail swim baits. I prefer the more flat, triangle profile so the paddle is more the focal point. I’ve noticed some heads especially a more rounder profile creates extra side to side wobble on the retrieve.
The best thing is that i caught a nice red off that lone boat lift , ps when i started wading i was fishing fast and not catching reds , for the reds , i would say put some procure mullet or shrimp on and work the jigs really slow on the bottom
I think it does make a difference. In my opinion it’s all about fishing the spot your at. I always use doa heads and love them with the doa bodies. But when I fish one of my favorite spot I always switch to the cheap eagle claw plain old lead heads with no eye on them or anything and iv caught multiple species on them including 40” snook
I’ve been using Mission Fishin jig heads for quite a while and love them. I use red, white, and purple. I like to compliment them with an Exude 5” shad. I like to use all different colors as well. I’ve caught jacks, snook, trout, reds, mangrove snapper, mackerel, etc. on them too.
I’m starting to like your vids more than jon b (don’t tell him I said that). He’s always been my favorite fishing youtuber so that’s a big deal cuz now you are!
When you are swimming a jig head i think the only thing that would matter in color, but i have seen it matter when dragging on the bottom. I was catching them on a round head and I broke up all my round heads. when I changed to a football head with the same color skirt and trailer, I quit getting bite. Again dragging the bottom not swimming the bait.
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My philosophy is "match the hatch".
I LOVE your videos...
Honestly probably doesn’t make a difference. Just fish what you have the most confidence in and you will do best
Absolutely color matters..... I have seen certain colors out fish others 10 to 1 easy at least with tarpon, snook, trout and redfish
I have really good luck with gold jigheads.
In the Northeast , Connectict ,Rhode island , up to Caps cod Massachusetts, white jig heads work best for me , add red cow tail trailer strip for schoolie stripers , but the big slobs will hit it too. ,solid color chartruse and solid white swim shad for flounder , the blue hit anything that moves .
Breadfish sound delicious....
Genis: Dweebus Vestus
Hey Lawson it was great running into you on the River. I appreciate the kind words!...Keep up the great work that you are doing!
Indian River Pescador You are the man up there and The Godfather when it comes to fishing that area. 👍🏻😎
Try throwing a shallow suspending or slow sinking jerkbait or twitchbait. Unweighted Sluggo, Fin-S, or Super Fluke with a size 2/0 hook, YoZuri Mag Darter, or something like a 4" Rapala Husky Jerk or 5" Bass Pro Shop XPS Minnow replaced with stronger hooks. Try and work them as if they're a fish slowly dying or large shrimp slowly creeping along.
I like red and then pink on clearer water flats.
Way to go guys nice video!
In my personal experience in the northeast, the smaller fish tend to stay away from the jigs with bigger eyes. I tend to believe this is because some of the smaller fish see the eyes and are afraid of it.
Jupiter Donuts!?!?
Flounder is tasty fish
How are you not worried about sharks? The few times I've gone wade fishing I was worried about sharks the whole time.
The eye makes a difference, for rockfish in the Chesapeake at least. Can't explain why but they love the big red eyes.
Bassassassin>DOA
My experience has been the eye or eye hasn't made any difference but the color of the head does make a difference. I've had several instances where I changed just the jig head's color and started catching fish. Same trailer but different color head has worked several times.
Weight and shape of jighead is definitely more important than color. I usually use unpainted with eye.
I love the trout eye. Which is what u r holding
Sick.
Red is the color of blood too which obviously indicates a wounded fish. I personally lean towards lures and baits with some red on them
I personally don't think the color of the jighead does much because when you're throwing soft plastics the fish hit mainly the action, but I do think having an eye on the jighead helps with the realism of the bait
I'm a bit late but I'm glad I'm not the only one that sometimes forgets to open the bail.
Great question about jig sizes and color. I typically fish 1/16 0z & 1/8oz jig heads in grass using 4'' zman twister tail grubs or zman shrimp in depths of 3-10' of water. The 1/8 is great for twister tail because the head weight is enough to keep the tail twisting on the fall . THAT IS ONLY ACCURATE FOR Z-MAN LURES ONLY !!! Because of the type of ultra stretchy plastic used . The 1/8 oz is not heavy enough to move the tail on a 4'' berkley gulp twister tail on the fall. I have noticed that 1/16 oz jig head on a segmented tail style shrimp gives me a great slow face 1st fall and as long as my lure is on straight there is no rocking or tumbling as i twitch. I've noticed this to be key when trout reds and flounder are not actively feeding due to weather conditions. My rod is a medium fast 7' 6'' shimano teramar and shimano spinning reel . My braid is 30# and my fluoro is 20#. i Fish the flats of tampa Bay. Id love to see more exploration of this matter from you.
That flounder looks like it had been gigged before.
85% of the time I use moon eye vmc jigs the rest of the time it’s a fireball or whatever
ik it probably doesn't mean anything but I dont typically catch flounder but since I started using those jigheads I've caught way more
HYPE for 80K, Congrats bro!
I got me some jug handles but no jug heads.
Started using trout eyes 3 years ago and I haven’t used anything else since. Buy them in bulk and the price isn’t that bad. I’ve caught fish on every color they have. The different colors are meant to resemble different types of bait. But all they want is the eye.
You should have a little studio in your garage when going or returning from fishing to recap, and/or have spacial guests. Kinda like Mr Rogers or Jay Leno or like you just did this video. Get a cheap desk ask questions then lets go fishing, instead having a trolley on back ground moving get a toy r/c boat with some water on back while someone controls it. You don't have to do it all the time.
White head red eyes
Chartreuse or it ain't no use!
I just use a white bucktail red eye with a white swimbait o: its a chesapeake bay slayer combo
Lawson im in Townsville Nth Qld, iv only recently started painting my jigheads on the advice of a very accomplished angler, his reasoning was the contrast in colors was wat got the fishs attention, so far it has improved my strike rate forsure.
Definitely my favorite jig
For Perch fishing in freshwater here I mostly use mat black heads/Chebus when they are more finiky. They seem to be less reluctant to bite them, guess it's more subtle.
I like the look of the jig heads with giant eyes. I dont know if they catch more fish or catch more fishermen. A hurt piece of bait has more red in it so it all depends on what the fish can see.
I personally like the red jig heads to add some contrast to your setup. I feel that if the fish sees red, they are more likely to hit the bait head first which results in more hookups. Not sure if I’m being too technical but just my 2 cents on the subject.
I literally caught a flounder 3 docks down from there, 2 weeks ago. If you go down to the end of Indian river drive toward fort pierce. There is a park on your left. If you park there the docks are loaded
Re: jigheads - I think it comes down to what you're confident in using. For example, in the last couple of years, I've used most colors of DOA CAL shad tails and I seem, for whatever reason, to catch more fish with the pearl color. As as result, I use that color most often and continue to catch fish. It could just be blind luck, but it works for me. For jigheads, my preference is the Z-man 3/16 oz short shanks, with any color eye. Along with the pearl colored DOA CALs, they just seem to catch me the most fish. But I think it's just confidence in that combination that makes me continues to fish it.
80K👍👍👍👍👍
Vudu mullets are gud but ive been likin the skrimps better.
Jigs got to have nice big eyes on them it makes a difference
Spot looks real familiar, lol!
hey dad
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Chartreuse jig heads are good for trout and chicken boy red and white plastic are some of the best for trout I am a avid trout fisherman for big trout in Texas and that's what's produces fish just bounce slow along the bottom Good luck hope this helps.Thanks AND always Tightlines,
Eyes will improve takes on jigs, lures and baitfish flies. There is a lot of consensus on this with experienced saltwater fly fishers and guides.
Always buy grey/natural coloured jigheads with quality hooks, can’t go wrong! Can always add vibrancy via the lure colour. With an eye is preferred but not necessary
For fluke fishing here in south jersey I love using pink and green magic tail buck tails with a huge eye on the bucktail. Works like a charm and looks great in the water
some baits work better on certain shaped jig heads. but i mostly use un painted jig heads in the salt.
I never us red.
Great team up !!
I think water clarity can have an impact of the effectiveness of certain colors. I color my own up and it seems the flashier the better. Clearer water with a sparkly paint equalls alot more fish than just a plain flat single color.
Answered my question in the video! Your awesome
You were definitely right. I almost hated seeing that flounder go back😂 good fish for sure but that means someone else can catch him one day
i typically go for white with painted eye... not sure why that's just the colour i've had most luck with
I think all the little things like eyes on jig heads , sharpening hooks. Adding scent. Florocarbon leaders. All add up to catching more fish. If it gives you confidence. You will fish better.
I personally love that brand with the big eyes. The brand I buy at Dicks also has a really good, sharp hook. The heads are usually in different neon colors. More expensive and I loose a lot fishing creeks and rivers so I usually stick with the white fish shaped jigs from Cabellas
Good vid your style is inspiring 🤙
I follow both of you guys
White jighead and silver n green paddle tail grub will catch so many saltwater species at the same time it's crazy plus I like the rusty color grubs too they look like shrimp
Indian/ Banana River?? Looks like NASA in the back!
Great Video, in my opinion, jigheads make a significant difference. I am in college in St. Augustine and fish for trout, flounder, and reds a lot and the rule up here is if it ain't chartreuse, it ain't no use. Any time I use a jighead I am looking for one with a holographic eye or an eye that is not painted on. At home in Maryland for striped bass fishing, jigheads are huge, color contrasting and jigheads with eyes. We generally are using 3/8-1oz jigheads for casting and jigging for stripers so they are bigger and I only use ones that have multiple colors, candy corn being my favorite. As a general rule though I never use a jighead that is the same color as my bait, like never using a white jighead with a cream or white swimbait, and if I could only choose one color it would be chartreuse. Trout love chartreuse. Try dipping the tails of your swimbaits in chartreuse dye.
Chartreuse for me north of you in Stuart.
was looking forward to a dope b roll, maybe next episode
LOVE LOVE LOVE Eyestrike....Chartreuse eyes...flounder and trout outproduced in the same hole same bait, i was the only one using Eyestrike jigs and only one catching fish
Your next shirts - Get Jacked with a photo of the fish 🐟. I am jealous of all the fish species you can catch.
Chartreuse is my favorite color jig head here in S.C but I like big eye jugs on popping corks
Lawson I would like to see a surf video for big sharks on small jacks maybe some artificial while you're waiting for the monster
I've always used either unpainted jigheads or chartreuse. Seem to produce the best for me. The z man jigheads with the eyes are awesome, the hold up well and have very strong hooks.
Ive never seen you throw a spoon. What is your opinion on them?
Does the cold weather affect the catch? What bite in the cool weather
Barometric pressure change affects the bite
Nice video sir and what a heck of a doormat. Keep up the good work sir
Congrats on 80K BRO!!
Throw a Doa shrimp while wading I have great success with them. The natural color works best for me.
Do you ever catch a fish or just talk talk talk
I mean, an eye on the jighead is an extra hitpoint for the fish! But I don’t think that detail will be extreamely important. I use grey ones with good hooks!
What kind of braid is that haven’t seen that color look almost black?
Which reel is that Lawson?
Watch for the sharks ! Jk nice vid 👍🏼
iv caught big fish just on strait lead heads no detail whatsoever. I think the bait and action is really what matters, but with finicky fish they may prefer a certain look in the head who knows?
We call them brown bags! That's what they feel like when reeling them in
Sick
The Flounder with the "Gash" looked like it had been previously Gigged. Sometimes I catch flounder here with teeth marks from dolphin.
Matrix shad goldeneye jig heads are awesome with specks and reds? The plastics are phenomenal as well. You should try them out!
Tom is awesome you guys should definitely do a collab on the river
I have many variations of jig heads used for paddle tail swim baits. I prefer the more flat, triangle profile so the paddle is more the focal point. I’ve noticed some heads especially a more rounder profile creates extra side to side wobble on the retrieve.
The best thing is that i caught a nice red off that lone boat lift , ps when i started wading i was fishing fast and not catching reds , for the reds , i would say put some procure mullet or shrimp on and work the jigs really slow on the bottom
I think it does make a difference. In my opinion it’s all about fishing the spot your at. I always use doa heads and love them with the doa bodies. But when I fish one of my favorite spot I always switch to the cheap eagle claw plain old lead heads with no eye on them or anything and iv caught multiple species on them including 40” snook
I’ve been using Mission Fishin jig heads for quite a while and love them. I use red, white, and purple. I like to compliment them with an Exude 5” shad. I like to use all different colors as well. I’ve caught jacks, snook, trout, reds, mangrove snapper, mackerel, etc. on them too.
I’m starting to like your vids more than jon b (don’t tell him I said that). He’s always been my favorite fishing youtuber so that’s a big deal cuz now you are!
I think of it like spinner baits I like gold blades over silver
Honestly I use pink jigheads for crappie and black for bass. Either glow in the dark or white are great under the ice.
I love how terrible he is at calling the length on a fish " catches a 18 in flounder yea man it's like 24 inches"
Matthew T granted things look way further away a.k.a. Smaller ok gopros
When you are swimming a jig head i think the only thing that would matter in color, but i have seen it matter when dragging on the bottom. I was catching them on a round head and I broke up all my round heads. when I changed to a football head with the same color skirt and trailer, I quit getting bite. Again dragging the bottom not swimming the bait.
Another 30 day challenge is needed asap👌
or in Lawson's case, the 29 day challenge.
Hello! My name is Brown Gaddy, if you enjoy hunting or fishing please consider checking out my channel! Im 12 years old and I live on the coast of NC, I film and edit all of my videos by myself! Anyway, Its always been a dream of mine to have 1,000 subscribers on my RUclips channel! It would mean so much to me if you checked out my channel and maybe subscribed? Thank you!