Carolina Rig Worm Carolina rig - small plastic worm Bait Type Bait Color Weight Size Leader Length Carolina rig - finesse worm black weight less than 1/4 oz leader 1 foot long or less Carolina rig - French fry black/blue flake 1/4 oz weight 2 foot leader Carolina rig - grub chartreuse 1/2 oz weight 3 foot leader Carolina rig - small beaver chartreuse pepper 3/4 oz weight 4 foot leader Carolina rig - small craw worm cherry seed 1 oz weight 5 foot leader Carolina rig - small creature crawfish weight greater than 1 oz leader 6 feet long or more Carolina rig - small curly tail worm green Carolina rig - small lizard green olive Carolina rig - small ring fry green pumpkin Carolina rig - small soft jerkbait June bug multicolor orange pumpkinseed purple red bug red shad shad sour grape tequila sunrise tomato watermelon watermelon candy watermelon/chartreuse watermelon/gold flake watermelon/red flake white Carolina rig - medium plastic bait Bait Type Bait Color Weight Size Leader Length Carolina rig - beaver black weight less than 1/4 oz leader 1 foot long or less Carolina rig - craw worm black/blue 1/4 oz weight 2 foot leader Carolina rig - creature black/brown 1/2 oz weight 3 foot leader Carolina rig - curly tail worm black/red flake 3/4 oz weight 4 foot leader Carolina rig - flip tail worm blue fleck 1 oz weight 5 foot leader Carolina rig - lizard blueberry weight greater than 1 oz leader 6 feet long or more Carolina rig - ring fry brown/green Carolina rig - soft jerkbait chartreuse Carolina rig - straight tail worm cherryseed cotton candy green olive green pumpkin green/blue grey/orange June bug motor oil peanut butter/jelly pumpkin/chartreuse pumpkinseed purple red shad smoke shad smoke/blue tequila sunrise tomato watermelon watermelon/red flake Carolina rig - large plastic bait Bait Type Bait Color Weight Size Leader Length Carolina rig - large creature bait black weight less than 1/4 oz leader 1 foot long or less Carolina rig - large curly tail worm black grape 1/4 oz weight 2 foot leader Carolina rig - large flip tail worm black/blue 1/2 oz weight 3 foot leader Carolina rig - large lizard black/red flake 3/4 oz weight 4 foot leader Carolina rig - large ringworm blue fleck 1 oz weight 5 foot leader Carolina rig - large soft jerkbait chartreuse pepper weight greater than 1 oz leader 6 feet long or more cotton candy gold/green green pumpkin June bug kudzo pumpkinseed purple red shad shad tequila sunrise watermelon Crankbait crankbait (diving) Type Color style Bill Type crankbait - shallow diving baby bass small metal bill crankbait - medium diving black medium rounded bill crankbait - deep diving black/blue large square bill black/gold crawfish imitation black/purple cricket imitation black/silver grasshopper imitation black/white jointed style blue back shad blue speckled blue/chartreuse blue/green blue/orange blue/silver bluegill brown brown/chartreuse brown/orange brown/yellow chartreuse root beer chartreuse shad chartreuse/black chartreuse/blue chartruese/red chrome chrome/blue citrus shad copper green crawfish red firetiger ghost minnow gold gray/white green back shad green/blue green/chartreuse green/orange horsefly lavender shad maroon multicolored orange pearl shad perch purple/black purple/chartreuse red red/yellow root beer sexxy shad shad splatterback Tennessee shad trout white white/blue white/chartreuse yellow/red crankbait (lipless) Size Color Color Pattern lipless crankbait - under 1/4 oz bass colored crawfish pattern lipless crankbait - 1/4 oz bleading bait fish scale pattern lipless crankbait - 3/8 oz bluegill solid color lipless crankbait - 1/2 oz brown spotted pattern lipless crankbait - 5/8 oz brown/orange lipless crankbait - 3/4 oz chartreuse/black lipless crankbait - 1 oz chartreuse/red lipless crankbait - over 1 oz chrome/black chrome/blue chrome/gold chrome/red firetiger ghost ghost minnow gold gold/black gold/white green green/orange multi-color mustard orange pumpkinseed red red/black red/chartreuse red/white red/yellow sexy shad shad Tennesee shad tequila sunrise white Drop Shot Rig drop shot rigged plastic worm Type Color Line Size Reel drop shot rig - curly tail worm baby bass less than 6 pound test line baitcasting reel leader less than 6 inches drop shot rig - cut tail worm black 6 to 9 pound test line close-faced reel leader between 6 and 12 inches drop shot rig - finesse worm black grape 10 to 13 pound test line spinning reel leader between 1 foot and 2 foot drop shot rig - grub black/purple 14 to 16 pound test line leader between 2 foot and 3 foot drop shot rig - lizard black/red 17 to 19 pound test line leader between 3 foot and 6 foot drop shot rig - minnow type worm blue fleck over 20 pound test line leader over 6 foot long drop shot rig - reaper bluegill drop shot rig - soft stickworm bubble gum chartruese pepper cotton candy dirt green pumpkin green smoke June bug light pink motor oil multicolor orange oxblood plum pumpkinseed pumpkinseed/chartreuse purple/pearl red shad shad smoke/black flake smoke/purple watermelon watermelon/red flake white Hard Jerkbait hard jerkbait Type Color Size hard jerkbait - plastic floating baby bass less than 5 inches long hard jerkbait - plastic sinking black at least 5 inches long hard jerkbait - plastic suspending black/orange hard jerkbait - wooden floating blue hard jerkbait - wooden sinking brown trout colored hard jerkbait - wooden suspending chartreuse shad chrome/black chrome/blue clown ghost gold gold/red green green/white multi-color perch colored purple/yellow red sexxy shad shad silver/black white/black white/blue Heavy Metal spoon Body Style Color Weight metal blade bait black/gold less than 1/4 oz spoon - jigging spoon blue/white 1/4 oz spoon - wide straight body chartreuse 1/2 oz gold 3/4 oz green 1 oz green/silver over 1 oz grey red/white silver silver/white white tailspinner Body Size Body Color Weight Blade Color tail spinner - small chartreuse less than 1/4 oz gold blade tail spinner - medium gold 1/4 oz silver blade tail spinner - large green/white 1/2 oz pearl 3/4 oz silver 1 oz white over 1 oz Jig jig - skirted Skirt Type Color Weight Trailer Color Trailer Type jig - bucktail body black weight less than 1/4 oz no trailer no trailer jig - feather body black/blue 1/4 oz weight black creature trailer jig - rubber skirt body black/blue/purple 3/8 oz weight black/blue grub trailer black/chartreuse 1/2 oz weight blue plastic craw trailer black/red flake 5/8 oz weight brown plastic frog trailer blue/white 3/4 oz weight chartreuse pork craw trailer brown weight over 1 oz red pork frog trailer camo red shad worm trailer chartreuse watermelon green watermelon/brown green pumpkin watermelon/red flake multicolor white orange orange/green peanut butter & jelly pumpkinseed red smoke watermelon watermelon/chartreuse white yellow jig - unskirted (grub/worm) Plastic Type Color Length Weight jig - unskirted w/crawfish body black body less than 1 inch weight less than 1/4 oz jig - unskirted w/creature body jig black/blue flake 1 to 2 inch body 3/16 oz weight jig - unskirted w/curly tail grub body blue/silver 2 to 3 inch body 1/4 oz weight jig - unskirted w/spider grub body brown 3 to 4 inch body 3/8 oz weight jig - unskirted w/worm body chartreuse 4 to 5 inch body 1/2 oz weight unskirted jig - tube body cherry seed body over 5 inches weight over 1/2 oz gray green green pumpkin green pumpkin/chartreuse June bug metallic motor oil multi-color orange pearl plum pumpkinseed purple red shad smoke watermelon watermelon candy watermelon/red flake white Soft Jerkbait soft jerkbait Length Color Weight soft jerkbait - small baby bass no nail or weighted hook soft jerkbait - medium black/blue nail weight in back soft jerkbait - large black/chartreuse nail weight in front black/glitter nail weight in middle bubble gum weighted hook chartreuse clear/gold flake green green pumpkin green/white June bug multicolor pearl plum apple pumpkin chartreuse rainbow trout red shad salt/pepper shad smoke watermelon watermelon candy watermelon/chartreuse watermelon/red flake white white/blue white/chartreuse Spinnerbait spinnerbait Type Skirt Color Weight Blade Color Trailer spinnerbait - inline baby bass less than 1/4 oz black blade(s) no trailer spinnerbait - single Colorado blade black 1/4 oz chartreuse blade(s) curly tail grub trailer spinnerbait - single Indiana blade black/blue 3/8 oz copper blade(s) pork frog trailer spinnerbait - single willow leaf blade black/red 1/2 oz copper/silver blades twin tail grub trailer spinnerbait - Colorado/Indiana blades black/yellow 3/4 oz fish scale colored blade(s) spinnerbait - double Colorado blade blue 5/8 oz gold blade(s) spinnerbait - double willow leaf blades blue/green 1 oz pink blade(s) spinnerbait - willow/Colorado blades blue/purple over 1 oz red blade(s) spinnerbait - willow/Indiana blades bluegill silver blade(s) chartreuse silver/gold blades chartreuse/white white blade(s) citrus shad copper fire tiger gold gold/black gold/silver gray green/orange lime/chartreuse multicolor orange red red/chartreuse red/white shad silver/blue silver/chartreuse translucent/gold white white/black white/blue white/chartreuse white/green white/red yellow Swim Bait swim bait Body Style Color Length Weight swim bait - grub body baby bass colored less than 3 inches long less than 1/2 oz swim bait - shad imitation barfish colored 3 to 6 inches long 1/2 to 1 oz swim bait - trout imitation bluegill colored over 6 inches long over 1 oz swim bait - weighted soft jerkbait chartreuse colored cinnamon colored golden shiner green pumpkin/black shad colored