Custom Jigs Nuclear Ants

[jww311]

had much success last season with ratso's and gill pills, thinking of venturing into the realm of nuclear ants....anyone use them and if so what colors and sizes were the most producing for you....

[Bigassbassman]

Bass love them -- afternoon, approaching dusk nuclear ants are great.  I think they mimic the small larvae/plankton that fish feed on later in the day.
My favorite colors are yellow and glow white for bass -- either size.

[bigstorm]

I have more luck on the nuclear ants open water fishing. The shrimpo is my go-to for gills and crappies.

[Kevin23]

They work great when the fish are active. Its a pretty big profile and if the fish aren't aggressive they will just peck at the legs. The physical size of the bait is the same in the 8 and 10 so choose the 8 for the bigger weight and more gap on the hook. Put 2 spikes on the hook and start jigging. I jig them a little different than other plastics, I do two short hops up and then let it flutter back down. They'll suck it in when its falling.

I like red and black. Black for gin clear water and sunny days, red for off colored water or cloudy days.

Yes, bass love them as well, and so do crappie. So get ready and have a good drag.

[BRIZ]

Love em! Red and red worked great last year for gills and slabs. A buddy even caught a 5 lb cat on one! They will out fish a Ratso 5 to one and a Ratso will out fish a regular jig 5 to one on one paticular lake in SE Iowa....a got to have bait!

[jww311]

Thanks for all the input I got the smallest size in chartruese just to try out and see how it does.  If I am successful I will purchase more in different colors

[Kevin23]

Chartreuse is a great one for dingy water. If you ever venture over to the Miss river backwaters you'll see a bunch of old timers sitting in laydowns all jigging with one of 3 lures. CJ&S white ratso, CJ&S chartreuse nuclear ant, and a green Rembrandt. There is a very good reason why.