Well they all dont change color at once,sort of an individual thing,its the skin molting,and in order to have something to match a great majority at one time would have to be at same level of molt.
The good news is all those colors are generally good one place or another,black and blue matches a species found in the tn river,yearound.
If one wants to match as close as possible check what one spits up when placed in the livewell.Green pumpkin with black an blue tinges ,red rust etc.
Slow falling keeps it in front of the fish longer but also takes longer to cover water,let the fish tell you how and when they want it as well as color.
Any jig can be altered on fall rate a larger stiffer trailer tail will fall make it fall slower and a more slender one faster.
I tend to let water color tell me what to try to fish first color wise,yet black and blue works in very clear water here due to the species black and blue that does exist here.
In a matter of hrs after ingestion all they would cough up would be rust colored,so not always an indicator.And bass taking the jig on the fall suspended under docks,one wants slow and one taking it halfway back to the boat fast.
I myself like green pumpkin but tend to think it plain so mix bits o brown and black in them like cumberland craw and spring craw a bit brighter.
That molt is what also creates a soft craw its not a seperate species soft when fresh molt,light in color and vulnerable,darken with age.
At the end stage any can turn black but never totally like as in our skirts,lil flecks of brown ,blue flecks ,rust etc,nature tends to blend not stand out.
Last edited by lilmule; 09-04-2011 at 09:33 PM.
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