Deciding which color baits to use
Hi all,
What is your strategy in deciding colors when buying both hard and soft baits? I feel like it's good to get at least two options...One natural color for clear water and one bright color for murky water. What're your thoughts?
Thank you!
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by jmterry3
I find that you change color depending on the season and the weather. I’d use darker colors on rainy/dark days and more colorful during sunny days. I tend to use more yellow and green soft baits in spring and be onto red in the fall.
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by Vincenzo74
In my experience bass can find natural colors in crap water from the vibration.
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by urbanpounder
Black/blue in dirty stained water Natural colors like green pumpkin/perch colors I’m clear water.
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by kawi609
Dirty and stained are two different conditions.
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by bigchungusmode99
Wrong anything other then clear can be great for black or blue and darker colors.
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by kawi609
Right, I slay on natural colors in stained water all year long
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by bigchungusmode99
A good tip I heard is to hold it above your head(towards the sun) and look upwards at it since that's how most fish will see it.
That's why dark lures work at night (clear silhouette in the moonlight) and white don't (blends in with moonlight).
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by RandomPantsAppear
Wow! That's very interesting. Thanks for sharing that.
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by jmterry3
Natural works always, I even have good success in stained water with natural colors.
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by bigchungusmode99
Try one of your two options. If it doesn't work then change it. I'm of the opinion that color is much less important than location, timing, weather, bait size, bait action, and bait speed.
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by Vilas15
Just try one then the other color, size and action. Different days one will work best then mess with Ya, and the other color works? Basic match the hatch works great and mixing up can Fool big ones! Chartreuse green usually works here, toss a black back lure and wham that natural mullet color lures gone!
I have fished the same lake for almost 45 years now. I just know what colors will work at what times of the year. Yes, use dark colors on dark ( overcast ) days, and use bright colors on sunny clear days. What has worked most for me is to try to match the colors of the natural forage the fish of the lake will hit. I use a lot of silver, grey, green and black combinations. I fish for large mouth bass only.
--- Richard
I mostly fish spinners and in clear water I want flash so I'll use silver and gold blades. In dirty water, I want vibration so I'll use blades that give a lot of 'thump' -- usually a deep cup Colorado blade. The same applies to crank baits. Hope that helps.
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