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Originally Posted by Sundancefisher

When I fished Pigeon a lot for whites I predominantly used minnow patterns.

Even putting a thawed small frozen minnow on a small white jig head…thread down the body worked great.

Trick is to attract them in. If you find a slightly muddy/sandy bottom and dropping and raising makes puffs of silt…then that’s optimal. Looks like a minnow feeding.

A long bronze wire with a dark grey or black wire weave could mimic also. I would make the bead white with a black eye spot. Also a little Tuff of white rabbit fur on the other end. Then it looks like the minnow dipping face first into the mud. Chasing chironomids.

Agreed, this is why my "Pumpkin" color Mini-Mr. Twister tails on 1/32 oz jigs work so well on Whites. I've caught Whites on these during the hard water season, however, I've found the Mr Twister's are far more productive during open water. Rather than a Flutter Spoon, I'll put a jig & twister tail on bottom & tie a Brass or Y/O Candy-Cane w/w on top, the Whites normally inhale the w/w in the winter.

D.