Colors . . . the Old is New Again

Wishing2BFishing · 02-05-09, 02:37 PM

Any old colors in your tackle box/bag that have made it back into your regular rotation?

On another thread, a fellow member mentioned "Motor Oil" worms. I remember using motor oil worms as my go-to bait back in the 80s. Interestingly, I just ordered some soft plastic swimbaits in that color. It seems sometimes the old is new again.

aikenyounggun · 02-05-09, 02:56 PM

Um im not sure if green pumpkin, red bug, and june bug are old school but those are my favorites.

Raul · 02-05-09, 03:20 PM

I´ve pretty much fished with the same colors for more than two decades:

Tequila Shad
Red Shad
Black Shad
Watermelon
Motor oil
Grape
Chartreuse.

TravisRush · 02-05-09, 04:18 PM

Pink is getting hot again

jooleyen · 02-05-09, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by TravisRush

Pink is getting hot again

You sissy.

pig n jig · 02-05-09, 05:58 PM

Pink super flukes have been produing alot of fish for me over the years.

I am going back to motoroil, black,bluegill colors.I need to get back to the avocado colored tubes for smallies again.What makes one mind stray from things that work so well ?

P N J

3dkicker · 02-05-09, 06:42 PM

I've got a couple BASS magazines from the early 70's and Harry and Charlie were throwing those 12" Scuppernog worms back then and they're still selling today. Mmmmm. Might be something to that color.

rangerryan · 02-05-09, 07:20 PM

yes black with chartuse tipped gene larue salt craws along with firecracker salt craws.

BassBandit · 02-05-09, 08:09 PM

Bubblegum is for men & Pink is for ladies. There's difference.

abu4600 · 02-05-09, 08:40 PM

Plum is a color I used to use a long time ago and it is going back into my tacklebox this spring.

zooker · 02-05-09, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by BassBandit

Bubblegum is for men & Pink is for ladies. There's difference.

he is right.. two old school colors that just keep on keepin on for me. black and old purple..

zooker

Bassboss · 02-08-09, 06:09 PM

Look at this--the old is turned in to new. Motor Oil Neon

The Doc · 02-08-09, 08:40 PM

Can't forget about cotton candy. They are starting to come back.

S4il · 02-09-09, 12:20 AM

Natural earthworm colors up here in the midwest is deadly esp. on lakes where you would see alot of kids fishing with real worms, Aside from that color i did catch my biggest bass in may a female full of eggs, and i also caught the male on the same worm color and that was on a Black and Blue with silver flakes power bait Trick worm, it doesn't have a tail on it, just a hard diamond shaped knob on the end.

used to use Purple alot, and also Black with a Hot pink tail (not ribbon) just a single tail worm, they say those single tail worms put off more vibration than a ribbon tail, I've heard its very close to the vibration of a Bluegill in distress so i always try to stick with The older style worms, if i can find em. Not saying i don't use ribbon, but only when i want more action if i see bass are taking in interest in the worm as im crawling it on the bottom, or sometimes using em as jig trailers.

carolina-rig-01 · 02-09-09, 01:46 AM

i think that motor oil with flake of any color is a pretty good color but regular motor oil with no flake is my favorite.

CCbass · 02-10-09, 04:22 AM

Nature of the beast, marketing, they need to keep saying something new is catching more fish to keep us buying. Most fisherman fall for this, but the smart ones become victums, they discontinue the old colors and we are left scrambling to try and find the color. Any one here ever fish the old K-mart peewee worm, best worm ever, I used grape. So soft after two or three fish it was toast sometimes one, they had the best action for a paddle tail.

Wishing2BFishing · 02-10-09, 01:05 PM

"the smart ones become victums, they discontinue the old colors and we are left scrambling to try and find the color."

CC, tell me about it. Strike King discontinued my favorite colored tube. I had to "scramble" to replace them. I ended up purchasing some leftover from a tackle shop in Canada. I paid more for shipping than for the tubes.

3dkicker · 02-10-09, 10:45 PM

W2BF - Which color might that be?

rangerryan · 02-10-09, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CCbass

Nature of the beast, marketing, they need to keep saying something new is catching more fish to keep us buying. Most fisherman fall for this, but the smart ones become victums, they discontinue the old colors and we are left scrambling to try and find the color. Any one here ever fish the old K-mart peewee worm, best worm ever, I used grape. So soft after two or three fish it was toast sometimes one, they had the best action for a paddle tail.

man i forgot that k mart used to have tackle and it was cheap. i loved it when i was in highschool and didnt have money. is k mart still around we havnt had one for about 6 years.

CCbass · 02-11-09, 03:28 AM

My all time worst discontinue was one buy Culprit, a craw imitation that was gold on the bottom and brownish black on top. Flipped the s#@* on that color, even told a fisheries instructor about it, he came back with story after story of how well it worked. Within a year or two the color was gone.

Lilmoosecountry · 02-11-09, 11:38 AM

I'll show yeah how old i am. (When in DOUBT use purple.) Guess what that statment is still true today.

02-05-09, 02:37 PM	#1
Wishing2BFishing BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Morgantown, Pa Posts: 1,254	Colors . . . the Old is New Again Any old colors in your tackle box/bag that have made it back into your regular rotation? On another thread, a fellow member mentioned "Motor Oil" worms. I remember using motor oil worms as my go-to bait back in the 80s. Interestingly, I just ordered some soft plastic swimbaits in that color. It seems sometimes the old is new again.

02-05-09, 06:42 PM	#7
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	I've got a couple BASS magazines from the early 70's and Harry and Charlie were throwing those 12" Scuppernog worms back then and they're still selling today. Mmmmm. Might be something to that color. __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

02-05-09, 08:09 PM	#9
BassBandit BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kernersville, NC Posts: 430	Bubblegum is for men & Pink is for ladies. There's difference. __________________ Rest in peace Zooker

02-08-09, 06:09 PM	#12
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Look at this--the old is turned in to new. Motor Oil Neon __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

02-08-09, 08:40 PM	#13
The Doc BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ft. Bragg, NC Posts: 270	Can't forget about cotton candy. They are starting to come back. __________________ In the absence of orders, find something and kill it. Unk, 82nd ABN WWII

02-05-09, 02:56 PM	#2
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	Um im not sure if green pumpkin, red bug, and june bug are old school but those are my favorites.

02-05-09, 03:20 PM	#3
Raul BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,030	I´ve pretty much fished with the same colors for more than two decades: Tequila Shad Red Shad Black Shad Watermelon Motor oil Grape Chartreuse.

02-05-09, 04:18 PM	#4
TravisRush BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Just north of Seattle Posts: 150	Pink is getting hot again

02-05-09, 05:58 PM	#6
pig n jig BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Avoca, NY Posts: 3,508	Pink super flukes have been produing alot of fish for me over the years. I am going back to motoroil, black,bluegill colors.I need to get back to the avocado colored tubes for smallies again.What makes one mind stray from things that work so well ? P N J

02-05-09, 07:20 PM	#8
rangerryan BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ponca City, ok Posts: 432	yes black with chartuse tipped gene larue salt craws along with firecracker salt craws.

02-05-09, 08:40 PM	#10
abu4600 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brandon Mississippi Posts: 480	Plum is a color I used to use a long time ago and it is going back into my tacklebox this spring.

02-09-09, 12:20 AM	#14
S4il BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Aurora, Illinois Posts: 102	Natural earthworm colors up here in the midwest is deadly esp. on lakes where you would see alot of kids fishing with real worms, Aside from that color i did catch my biggest bass in may a female full of eggs, and i also caught the male on the same worm color and that was on a Black and Blue with silver flakes power bait Trick worm, it doesn't have a tail on it, just a hard diamond shaped knob on the end. used to use Purple alot, and also Black with a Hot pink tail (not ribbon) just a single tail worm, they say those single tail worms put off more vibration than a ribbon tail, I've heard its very close to the vibration of a Bluegill in distress so i always try to stick with The older style worms, if i can find em. Not saying i don't use ribbon, but only when i want more action if i see bass are taking in interest in the worm as im crawling it on the bottom, or sometimes using em as jig trailers. __________________ *S4il

02-09-09, 01:46 AM	#15
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	i think that motor oil with flake of any color is a pretty good color but regular motor oil with no flake is my favorite. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

02-10-09, 04:22 AM	#16
CCbass BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Monterey CA Posts: 253	Nature of the beast, marketing, they need to keep saying something new is catching more fish to keep us buying. Most fisherman fall for this, but the smart ones become victums, they discontinue the old colors and we are left scrambling to try and find the color. Any one here ever fish the old K-mart peewee worm, best worm ever, I used grape. So soft after two or three fish it was toast sometimes one, they had the best action for a paddle tail. Last edited by CCbass; 02-10-09 at 04:25 AM. Reason: miss spelling

02-10-09, 01:05 PM	#17
Wishing2BFishing BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Morgantown, Pa Posts: 1,254	"the smart ones become victums, they discontinue the old colors and we are left scrambling to try and find the color." CC, tell me about it. Strike King discontinued my favorite colored tube. I had to "scramble" to replace them. I ended up purchasing some leftover from a tackle shop in Canada. I paid more for shipping than for the tubes.

02-10-09, 10:45 PM	#18
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	W2BF - Which color might that be? __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

02-11-09, 03:28 AM	#20
CCbass BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Monterey CA Posts: 253	My all time worst discontinue was one buy Culprit, a craw imitation that was gold on the bottom and brownish black on top. Flipped the s#@* on that color, even told a fisheries instructor about it, he came back with story after story of how well it worked. Within a year or two the color was gone.

02-11-09, 11:38 AM	#21
Lilmoosecountry BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,322	I'll show yeah how old i am. (When in DOUBT use purple.) Guess what that statment is still true today. __________________ Live everyday as if it was your last & check your ego at the door!!! God is watching.

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