colors-yeah here we go again-

there is at least 1000 differant types of plastic baits on the market.with at least that many differant colors.
how do you cull through all of them to find "the colors that work for you" simple find the type of bait YOU like. be it a stick bait, a 6" culprit, a baby bush hog,ect... match this bait type with some basic colors i use no more than 4 to cover water coloration differances.
i use a dark bait in muddy stained water.-june bug being my favorite-then add a clear water color.- water melon seed being my favorite- then i add and all around good color like green pumkin or pumkin red flake. regaurdless what the "in" bait may be i keep going back to these colors. i will change a bait type before i do a color.
i add scent to 99% of my plastic baits. early spring -till spawn-i like crawdad then i will switch to garlic and shad.

crankbaits
same as above 1000's of choices in about as many colors. i choose my colors according to water color plus time of year. early spring a craw color is hard to beat -i like green craw- in muddy water a good crank will have some chartusese on it -i like fire tiger- of course a shad colored bait in clear water. i would throw in some thing weird just for grins like parrot or hot mustad.
as for the type of baits depends entirly on where YOU are fishing. a coffin lip bait that only dives 5 feet is a bad choice if you are fishing a ledge 10 feet down. and throwing a poes 400 in 2 feet of water is a bit over kill. you don't use a spoon bill bait to fish laydowns-unless they are REAL deep- make no mistake about it crank bait fishing is an art form. and i am no devincy for sure.. i can only point you west it is your job to go there young grasshopper...

zooker