Was wondering for fishing jigs on the bottom like a T-Rigged worm how important is it you CLOSELY as possible match you jig trailer to your jig color. I understand a jig that is predominantly only one color or only two or three trailer color selection is simple and straight forward. But what foes one do when they are a multitude of 4-6 different colors?

For example what color trailer would you use with these color jigs L-R:Green Pumpkin Craw, Alabama Craw and PPJ. As their skirts' are made up of a multitude of different colors. Do you try to find a multi color trailer that matches as closely to your jig as possible, or do you just use a trailer that color matches the jigs one or two most predominant color or colors?

For me I rarely if ever make sure to match my jig and trailer the same color. 99% of the time I am throwing a PBJ jig and a green pumpkin with some other color mixed in(blue in the spring/orange for summer/fall)trailer. The other 1% is when my lake is super clear and I wanted to match the hatch as close as possible.

Match the hatch or go for contrast; it all works depending. Don't overthink it.

Color doesn’t matter as much as profile and action in my waters. I start full size and go down depending on the bite. I’ve never noticed they will or won’t eat my black and blue jig compared to my buddy on the deck tossing a GP.

Over analyzing baits and their color/flake/salt/magic-dust just leads to analysis paralysis on the water in my case.

Sometimes the bass want a small profile, other times they want the trailer to match the skirt, and sometimes they will bite when the jig and trailer are different colors, as long as those colors are natural looking.

Not at all. One of the best summer colors where I fish is a red jig with a big white trailer. Another is an orange, chartreuse, and brown jig with a water melon/red twin tail.

At this point I just put a green pumpkin trailer on everything.

Zero important.

Back when pork frogs were plentiful and living rubber was the thing ,I usually fished a brown frog on a black jig or vice versa. Now with plastics and multi colored silcone skirts I usually go with a dark trailer and not worry about matching the jig.

Like Pat said, it’s a nonfactor.

While don't try to match it EXACTLY, I do try to make it look like it's part of the jig, like a Falcon Craw or Bama Craw color for multi-color jigs. I fish a lot of clear water lakes, so I don't use the flashy colors as much. You'll find some people like contrasting colors better. I think it really depends on water clarity and the predominant forage species available. Crawfish species come in dozens of colors, so it pays to experiment with colors in your body of water.

I only match the trailer with a white jig.

Brown jig, purple trailer….Green jig, chartreuse trailer.

1 hour ago, PGA Dropout said:

At this point I just put a green pumpkin trailer on everything.

I'm a little more varied than you. Sometimes green pumpkin, sometimes green pumpkin with red metal flake. LOL Often the decision is made by which one I grabbed first.

Thanks for all the replies. I'm still in the learning/try our stage fishing jigs and don't know much beyond I'm trying to fish jigs that closely resemble the panfish and crayfish in the lakes I fish. Lakes I fish are chocked full of panfish and crayfish more so than any other larger forage for bass. Few years back wondered into my local Cabela's and they had a discount bin full off 3.75" and 4.25" creature baits very very cheap so I bought a lot in colors I knew worked in my lakes fishing plastic worms, creatures, brush hogs and flukes. Like Watermelon BLK-FLK/RF, watermelon BF, BLK/BLU/MF, Tilapia, GP/RF, GP/BF, Okee craw figured that should cover all bases.

Again thanks to all for the replies.

I went simple a couple years ago. Flipping jigs I use black, brown, and green pumpkin or some combination of the three. Trailers are usually the same colors that match the jig. Now I do well with a brown jig with a GP head and trailer. This bait looks like the local crayfish and does well.

Allen