Copper/copper (like your second picture) has been a smallmouth killer for me... (largemouth eat it too, but I really favor it more as a smallmouth bait).
Dang ! Now I got to buy copper glitter
The background behind that jig looks a little fishy though.
Lamar-I fished Erie years ago for smallies (while I was using hair jigs), and with the clarity I remember, I have to believe copper/copper would be highly productive there. I like to especially use this pattern on sunny days when the glitter gives off a little flash... my favorite applications are as a grub (on a jig) or as a Wutz-it.