01-30-12, 07:24 PM | #1 |
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Bait Colors?
What factors go into choosing bait color? Is it mostly trial and error or is there a way of telling what colors work best on certain days?
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01-30-12, 08:07 PM | #2 |
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Whole books have been written about color but a good place to start would be to match the water color. Clear water=light natural colors. Dark water=dark colors. Also consider matching what the fish are eating. Notice all the lures available in Shad colors and Bluegill etc............
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My general rule of thumb is similar to what Kenneth said, I like natural colors in clear water and either dark or bright colors in off colored water. Natural colors could be shad or bluegill patterns, any of the pumpkin or watermelon hues, browns, basically things that look natural. Off colored water colors would be black, sapphire blue, june bug, chartreuse, bright oranges, firetiger, things that are going to jump out when visibility is low.
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I start the process of selecting colors just like Kenneth and Joe, then I make adjustments from there. Of course all the lakes I fish have a few "special" colors that seem to work better there than anywhere else for whatever reason, and I always lean on those colors a lot.
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01-30-12, 08:48 PM | #5 |
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i have to agree with all the above statements. soon oyu'll find the colors YOU have more confidence in. that is what is the best color, the color YOU like the best.
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01-30-12, 08:51 PM | #6 |
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Very helpful, thanks a lot for the responses. Only been on this site for one day and already learned a lot
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01-30-12, 10:27 PM | #7 |
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You forgot PINK! (stained water).
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01-31-12, 04:02 AM | #8 |
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1.) Light penetration
2.) Water clarity 3.) Water color 4.) Forage 5.) Bottom color 6.) Color of the available cover, (vegetation, rock, trees, etc.) The most inportant thing to keep in mind when choosing a color is not what color you should choose, but how visible the bait your throwing is to a Bass. Color is just simply a way to make the bait more visable or less visable to the bass, the needs of which is dictated by the conditions you're faced with.
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If you're just starting out, you can't go wrong with a shad imitator for clear-lightly stained water, and a chartreuse/black back for darker water.
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