So the lakes I fish mostly have sand bottoms and some weeds. I fish a lot of docks too. The water is pretty clear. The lakes are sometimes Bald Eagle and Whitebear Lake in/around Whitebear Minnesota.

 

 

 

With all of these types of jigs: Swim jigs vs. Casting, Finesse, Flipping, Grass, Football, and Hair jigs, what would be the best one for this situation and what colors and what trailer?

 

 

 

 

I've really only used Zoom black trailers and I think something called a Berkley Havoc but haven't had much succcess with either.

Docks in clear water... I would use a finesse jig.. something natural your green pumpkins or browns. For a trailer zoom super chunk or a crazy legs chigger

 craws are my favorites... 

Docks in clear water... I would use a finesse jig.. something natural your green pumpkins or browns. For a trailer zoom super chunk or a crazy legs chigger

 craws are my favorites... 

 

 

Are Zoom super chunks and crazy leg chiggers craws? What color for the trailer or would you do it the same as the jig? I think the Zoom Super Chunks are the ones I have! lol.

Green pumpkins and natural colors for the trailers... look them up on tackle warehouse

TCbass, try out the flip and swim jig on my website, I have alot of customers that fish the east metro, and it is a very popular jig all over Minnesota. The reason it is popular is because it does it all, fishes weeds great, swims great, can be drug on the bottom with its wider roller style bottom. The only place its not really going to do that good is wood and chunk rock but being a MN boy you are not going to run into either much. We also have a new flipping jig coming out on Memorial day weekend that is custom designed for the water we fish in the north, natural weedy lakes. Check out the link in my signature to see what we have to offer, everything is next day shipping also!

TCbass, try out the flip and swim jig on my website, I have alot of customers that fish the east metro, and it is a very popular jig all over Minnesota. The reason it is popular is because it does it all, fishes weeds great, swims great, can be drug on the bottom with its wider roller style bottom. The only place its not really going to do that good is wood and chunk rock but being a MN boy you are not going to run into either much. We also have a new flipping jig coming out on Memorial day weekend that is custom designed for the water we fish in the north, natural weedy lakes. Check out the link in my signature to see what we have to offer, everything is next day shipping also!

Cool. I'll check if out.

Tube jigs are very popular in that area and for good reason.  Besides being able to skip them fairly easily under docks, they have a lot of action on the fall and there is no need for a trailer. I'm refering to the jighead that's inserted into a plastic tube. the hooks are normally thinner than a traditional 'bass jig' and you can alter the action of the falling tube by where the line tie exits the tube.  You can also rig that same jig head 'stupid' style for a weedless presentation.  I've even fished Mega (6in.+) tubes for muskie and picked up some hawg bass doing so.

Green pumpkin pepper jig with a green pumpkin rage chunk trailer. A finesse jig in the same color is another good one. Try light swimjigs too with a twintail trailer.

You might try a shakey head as well. A light stand up jig with  a pin tail finesse worm can coax bites.