Gill Pill and Ratso color and size selection.

[jww311]

So I am about o buy some Gill Pills and Ratso's here in the next few days I mainly am going to be fishing for 6-10 inch bluegill and 6-14 inch crappie.... what sizes and colors of the ratso and gill pill should i purchase for each particular species.

[Swift]

Every body of water can/is a unique situation, even the time of the season or even the time on any individual day CAN call for something different. Basically if you have some in the #10 - #14 (maybe a couple larger and smaller) in Black, White, Fire Tiger(ish), Glow and whatever is a known local favorite or turns your fancy, you'll be in the ballpark. Honestly not a mega-color concern person, do 90% of my catching on Black, Red, Gold and Glow Red. Believe size, shape and presentation are much more important than color chasing is, but that's just me

[jww311]

Thanks for input man!

[Duke M]

jww311, look up the threads and history of making A-Bombs. Easy to make and absolute killers. You get all the satisfaction of catching your fish on home made lures.

Duke

[Pines]

I've had good luck on blue Ratso tails catching nice crappie.

[toofuss]

If it glows its golden lol.

[jww311]

So this is what I got with my first purchase from CJS:
Size 12 Diamond Jigs in Black, Glow Bright, Red Glow, Frog, Pink
Size 12 Gill Pills in Clown, Frog, Red Glow, White/Black
Size 10 Ratso in Black, Pink/White, Cotton Candy Glow, Pearltruese
Size 10 Finesse Plastics in all color Ratso's listed above

Hopefully I covered all my bases for Panfish Let me know if im good

[holehopper]

Pink/white ratso is my go-to color especially in stained water.  For clearer water, I would go with more "realistic" colors.  Greens, etc. 

[jww311]

Pink head/ white body jigs are my go to jigs in the open water season in the lake I fish and they work better than every other colors so i figured I would get some in the ratso.

[holehopper]

I think you will be happy with that color combo.  I've also had good luck with the pink body/white head Ratso.  The vertical presentation is a go-to if the bite is finnicky.  I remember when a buddy of mine pulled a Ratso out of his tackle box.  I had never seen one before and I was laughing out loud when he tied it on his line.  Until, he started catching fish twice as fast as I was.  Needless to say, I have a "few" of them in my tackle box now.