Bait color vs. water 'color'

[Fishnngolfn]

I get into a bad habit of throwing the same thing and not changing. I have been known to throw a lizard for 30 minutes in the same spot without a single bite. I then reluctantly switched to a pearl white fluke and got a hit the first cast. It is not that I don't like changing bait, but it is more like I am going to MAKE the fish bite this lure. I should get into the habit of changing the bait after 15 minutes of nothing (no catches or bites). I also have a bad habit of fishing the same lure after I have caught 3 or 4 fish and the bite has tapered off on that lure. I know the fish are still there but they likely have gotten used to seeing that bait and don't want it anymore or have figured out that it is not a good thing to eat.