The Best Crappie Jig Colors For Lake Allatoona During the month of January
This article is meant to serve a guide for choosing the best crappie jig colors for Lake Allatoona during the month of January based on past years of experience crappie fishing on Lake Allatoona.
What to expect in January
The crappie fishing on Allatoona Lake during the month of January will be in a full blown winter pattern which means that you will need to keep an eye on the weather forecast, the wind forecast and the water level. There will be good days to be on the water and not so good days where you may as well stay at home where it is warm and cozy.
- Average Water Temps: 40 - 45
- Average Water Clarity: Heavy Stained to Muddy depending on amount of rainfall
- Average Lake Level: 827' - 830' below full pool which is 840'. A range of 10' to 13' below full pool
January Fishing Technique
During the month of January we are typically long line trolling for crappie on Lake Allatoona. The crappie are generally situated deeper in the frigid Allatoona waters and we adapt and adjust the sizes of our jig heads and jigs for deep, cold finicky Allatoona crappie. Be sure to download the Red Rooster Long Line Trolling Guide as a reference for jig head weight, speed and depth.
- Average Jig Head Size(s):
- 1/16th oz. jig head is the go-to size and when trolled at speeds of .5 to .7 mph the 1/16th oz. jig head trolls at a depth of 11' at .5 mph and 6' at .7 mph on 4lb test fishing line.
- 3/32nd oz. jig head which is double the weight of the 1/16th oz. jig head and when trolled at speeds of .5 to .7 mph it reaches on average 18' to 12'.
Best Crappie Jig Colors For January
The cold, muddy water of Lake Allatoona during the month of January requires that you use bright, bold solid contrasting colors that are highly visible to crappie as they are slow to bite and are not very aggressive so you want to use colors that are out of the ordinary to trigger a reaction bite.
The top five best crappie jig colors for Lake Allatoona during the month of January are listed below. Several of the colors below can be found in the Red Rooster Combo Packs where we try to take the guess work out of clear and stained water colors.
- Black & Blue - Black & Blue is a staple color in stained to muddy water, see examples below:
- Black & Blue - Georgia Razor
- Black & Blue - Talon 2.0
- VooDoo Bloo - Kic'n Chic'n
- Black & Blue - Kic'n Chic'n XL
- Black & Blue - Slab Dragon
- Black & Blue - Dagger
- Black & Blue - Small Fry
- Black & Chartreuse - Much like Black & Blue, Black and Chartreuse are also great colors for stained to muddy water, see examples below:
- Black & Chartreuse - Georgia Razor
- Black & Chartreuse - Talon 2.0
- Black & Chartreuse - Kic'n Chic'n
- Black & Chartreuse - Dagger
- Pink - Pink is a great color for high visibility and high contrast in stained to muddy water enticing reaction bites from slow, non-aggressive crappie, see examples below:
- Bubble Gum - Georgia Razor
- Flo Pink Pepper - Georgia Razor
- Bubble Gum - Talon 2.0
- Flo Pink Pepper - Talon 2.0
- 'Lectric Chicken - Kic'n Chic'n
- 'Lectric Chicken - Slab Dragon
- White & Chartreuse - The combination of white & chartreuse is a bold high visible color in stained to muddy water. This combination has caught many Lake Allatoona crappie during the month of January, see examples below:
- Orange - The color orange is your secret weapon for catching crappie on Lake Allatoona in January! You cannot go wrong with any combination of orange when Allatoona is stained to muddy, see examples below:
Crappie Fishing Is My Passion, Telling Fishermen About Jesus Is My Mission
As a Christian, my number one mission is to tell others about Jesus. Jesus tells us in Matthew 28:16-20 to "go out and make disciples of all nations". This sounds like a BIG TASK at first but my "nation" is my local community and those who I talk to every day. If you are reading this, you are part my community and one of my fishing buddies.
Did you know that Jesus had fishing buddies? It's true, the first four disciples were fishermen! Peter, Andrew, James, and John were called directly from their fishing nets to become "fishers of men". ~ Matthew 4:18-22
Jesus spent a lot of his time on water, around water and WALKING on Water. Matter of fact, one of the first things he did after his resurrection to prove he was alive was to EAT A FISH FILET, I would argue that it was crappie but I can't say for sure! ~ Luke 24:36-49
Jesus was around fishermen, fishing, boats and water throughout his entire ministry. He eve paid his TAXES by fishing! ~ Matthew 17:24-27
He fed thousands of people with fish and hushpuppies (ok it may not have been hushpuppies but bread)! ~ Matthew 14:13-21, Mark 6:30-44 & Luke 9:10-17.
Point is that Jesus hung out with FISHERMEN like me and you regardless of how they looked, talked, smelled and HE CHANGED THEIR LIVES and the lives of millions throughout history and that all started with the changed lives of FISHERMEN.
Jesus has transformed the life of this fisherman and gave me a life that I could not imagine, he rescued me from a life of sin, sorrow and death and I am and will be eternally grateful.
My Mission is to tell people about Jesus, what he has done in my life and to present the good news of the Gospel and lead people to Jesus. A life without Jesus is no life at all.
What is the Gospel?
The term Gospel means "Good News". The Gospel of Jesus Christ is Great News! There is good news, bad news and great news. The bad news is that we are all born sinners, meaning that we fall short of God's original expectations for us and what we were created to be. We were created in God's image to know God and be known by God. Sin entered into the world through human rebellion...basically telling God to get lost we can do a better job we don't need you. We messed everything up and became enemies of God deserving death and eternal punishment. That's where the good news of Jesus comes in. Jesus is God in human form and he stepped out of His Glory to be born of a virgin. He lived a perfect sinless life fulfilling God's original intent for His creation. He died a horrible death on a cross as God's sacrifice and atonement for my sin and your sin. Jesus paid a sin debt that could never be paid by our "Good Deeds". Then...after paying our sin debt by death on a cross...He was RAISED TO LIFE defeating sin and death for all eternity. The GREAT NEWS is that WE, you and me, never have to die and we can live forever with Jesus. The Gospel is Great News! The Bible says that "There is only ONE MEDIATOR between God and Man, his name is Jesus." Don't you want to be free from sin and live forever with the one who died for you? I know I do!
What must I do to be Saved?
- I ACKNOWLEDGE that I am a sinner and there is nothing I can do about it. ~ Romans 3:10-12 & Romans 3:23
- RECOGNIZE that I am a sinner and my ONLY HOPE of satisfying God's perfect law is to trust in a Savior who lived a sinless life to take my place. ~ Romans 3:21-26
- I ACCEPT God's offering & sacrifice of His Son Jesus death on a cross to cover my past, present and future sin.
- I BELIEVE that Jesus was raised to life in three days after he was crucified where he DEFEATED SIN & DEATH and I CONFESS that Jesus is LORD & SAVIOR. He is the TRUE Son of GOD. He is the Way, The Truth and the Life and there is no other way to God than through him. ~ Romans 10:9
- I REPENT (turn from my life of sin) and cling to Jesus from this point forward seeking to live for the one who died for me to pay my debt and set me free from sin and to do good works in HIS NAME until He calls me home. ~ Acts 2:38
- I REALIZE that my life will NEVER BE THE SAME after committing my life to Jesus and I look forward to never having to fish alone as long as Jesus is my Captain. Romans 12:1-2
