Though a swim jig is a great tool for targeting all ... Use darker colors for mimicking bluegill and bream and use lighter colors to imitate shad, herring, crappie, and other, more paled-out ...

Step 1: Select your swim jig. You’ll want to try to match the baitfish or crawfish the bass are keyed in on for the most success. But when in doubt, a shad color or even green pumpkin is never a bad ...

And with the right color selection paired with the perfect soft plastic trailer, swim jigs can be used to imitate a wide variety of baitfish, from bluegills to perch to shad and more. How to Fish ...

As swim jigs and bladed jigs go ... mainly because he thinks it stands out better and simulates the natural color of shad. “A lot of people will switch to a chartreuse lure in muddy water ...

One such technique is the swim ... of colors. When it come to color, I keep it simple for the waters I fish. If the water is clear to a little cloudy, I use bluegill colors on the jig and trailer.

In an early May Bass Pro Tour tournament on the Tennessee River, Major League Fishing pro David Walker explained the importance of playing your cards right when a shad ... with a swim jig or ...

Earlier in the day, try a compact white swim jig for the shad spawn, or a Rat-L-Trap in shad colors. For bluegill and shellcracker, stay in 3 to 4 feet of water, and if you catch one don’t ...

Josh Menard at the Tackle Addict says bass fishing has been excellent around shallow cover using swim jigs, Senkos, Flukes, wacky worms and few on topwaters early in the day. Menard says the shad ...