02-23-11, 07:17 PM | #1 |
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Color selections
I'm sorry I'm sure this has been posted before but I couldn't find any relevant posts. I fish mostly stained to muddy water and was curious what colors you guys use? i fish mostly soft plastics and crankbaits. I do fish one clear lake so any tips on that would be helpful too.
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02-23-11, 07:53 PM | #2 |
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When fishing stained water with soft plastic, I prefer darker colors like black/blue flake. Inserting a small rattle into the soft plastic bait can be helpful here too. For crankbaits, I like something brighter and with some flash. I have a crank that has bright blue back with some chartruese and silver with silver flake. It works good in off colored water. I also have done well with a bright orange fire tiger shad rap I got from Cabelas. It was an exclusive color for Cabelas. Chartruese is also a favorite crank color for stained water by many. Clear water situations I try to go with something more neutral like bluegill patterns, olive green, and so on.
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02-23-11, 07:55 PM | #3 |
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if i may..take a look at ZOOKER'S post and threads. look at the pictures he posted. zoom in, he fished muddy waters ALL the time with cranks.other than that, i also go wtih keith's statements.
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In dark water I like:
Crankbaits Firetiger Citrus Shad Chart/Blue Chart/Black Red Crawdad Jigs and soft plastics Black and Blue Junebug Missouri Craw In clear water I like: Crankbaits Sexy Shad Citrus Sparkle Tennessee Shad Chrome/Blue Chrome/Black Brown Crawdad Green Crawdad American Shad Ghost Minnow Soft plastics and jigs Green pumpkin Watermelon Watermelon Candy Pumpkin Pumpkin/Chart pretty much any natural color I am sure I missed some but right off the top of my head this are the ones that came to mind. |
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I would say C-rig pretty well nailed it. I like darks and brights in dark water and natural, earth tones and shad/bluegill colors in clear water.
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i am with what Kory said!
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I am eith C-Rig for the most part. Only addition I would make is to pay attention to ambient light conditions. In muddy water, chartreuse is great on a sunny day, but if it is cloudy out and the water is muddy to boot, i would look into dark colors. Fish it like you would night fishing. Have a few crankbaits painted solid black with wide wobble and loud rattles.
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So far I agree with what has been said. The only thing that I'd add is in clear water, I really like smoke, or clear with glitter for soft plastics when shad or minnows are being chased. In darker water, I'll use white or white chartreuse in the same scenario.
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02-24-11, 01:23 PM | #9 |
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All good color suggestions, but don't forget sound and vibration in stained water. Colorado blades, rattles and wide wobbling baits help get bites.
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speaking of color selection, as of 15 minutes ago I wanted to see if color mattered and decided to throw a couple different colors. I just caught fish with all the senkos in the pic. I was fishing a semi dark watered pond but it was one of those dark, clear waters if you get my drift.
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02-24-11, 04:41 PM | #11 |
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I believe BBD is talking about Tanic colored waters.
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02-26-11, 01:34 AM | #12 |
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Thanks guys. I'm just trying to get my tackle box a little more organized for the upcoming season and just wanted some opinions.
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