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hello everyone, in the spring and summer i do really well fishing a brown/orange football jig, but in the fall i have ''NEVER'' caught anything on that color or any other color on a jig, i know the crawfish in the summer have some orange on them, do they change color in the fall and if they do what color do they become, and what color jig and trailer should i be using .....tia

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Crawfish change color a lot.  The color can vary from region to region.  You'll find out what color they are by either finding some locals here on BR, or asking around your area.

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A few years ago I built a few crawfish traps that I put out from time to time. What I have learned is that there is really no rhyme or reason for color. I always find some with a little orange no matter what time of year it is. There are always some with red, or yellow, or blue. They very so much that I just try to match the color that I see the most. That color is Green Pumpkin in all the lakes that I've caught them. Then when I make my jigs I'll accent them with the other primary colors that I see. Those colors are Rust Red, Pale Orange, yellow or a shade of blue to give it a fresh moulting looks. But I always stick with the main color of Green Pumpkin...... Unless I'm fishing muddy or heavy stained water and then I'll pull out the black and blues.

If your around fish, you should still get bit on that color even if its "wrong". Its hardly if ever only about color, you may get more bites with the right color, but if your fish are still there you should get bit at least a little bit.

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There are hundreds of spices of crawfish all of which are capable of changing colors 4-5 times a year.

Based on your commit but in the fall I have ''NEVER'' caught anything on that color or any other color on a jig. I think your problem is not color but location!

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