Haven't caught a giant yet but I did catch a 15 on this jig.. I had a 7" Zoom G-Tail in WM red on back

I use these two alot.

Sorta cheating like both in same bait.... I like it!
My default is natural perch type color watermelon-pumpkin, etc... in clear water and black/blue/chartreuse in stained water but confidence is key for me. My best 5 fish day ever on a private lake was pumpkin rig with red flake and red tail trailer in cold slightly stained water.

Mark made 10 skirts for me that I am afraid to throw.

I bought a new rod last week and it says its rated for "17-20#" and I am scared if I throw one of these skirts the fish that bites may exceed the rod's capability!!

Half skirt green pumpkin, half skirt black with blue flake.

Big male Crayfish are on the move after the females right now. It starts with the water temp. droppihg some and with the first cold front. If you really want to throw the best colors you will have to set some traps in the areas that you want to fish. The colors are always different form one cove to the next. It is my opinion that it has a lot to do with how much rock and vegetation there is available in those areas. If you are catching Orange and Green then that is what you want to be throwing in that specific cove/creek. If they are Black/Blue; then that is the color. I have found that we do better on Black/Blue because they are that color 70% of the year in most creeks and coves. The other 30% of the time is where the traps come in very handy. Stay on them and go to the spawning flats in your favorite coves.