i think the jig is a lot like the plastic worm,you can use 4 or 5 colors and if you are on fish you'll get bit,the wrong bait in the right place will still get a fish.As already said the extra colors are to catch fisherman,eventhough on any given day you'll catch something on them.for me i like a 1\2 oz for all around in blk\blue\grnpmkn with either a zoom chunk or a paca in wtrmelon candy or a plain grn pumkin craw just seems to work for me.if i vary i still use a solid green pmkin or watermelon,sometimes i add a few strand of blue in them.