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1. Artie Says:
   September 13th, 2009 at 8:18 pm

   Studies by bass fishing experts have proved a few things: black (dark colors) work well in thickly murky water, dark does not reflect light but absorbs it and in stained water it makes baits look bigger. Which might make it get hit more often. BUT! colors clearly more visible at different depths are also a known, such as: the entire blue spectrum, purples and even magenta is seen much better by bass in deeper water. While clear baits with spec (glitter), earth tones, tans, oranges, browns, green and the like are seen better by bass in shallower water. That is not to say anything might work in any given circumstance. Bubble gum looks like what? Still sometimes it works. Preference comes from time on the water, given similar circumstances that set up the opportunity to try certain colors in certain conditions.
   One time, I caught only one fish on one bait though I casted it twelve times I had changed baits five times and caught one fish on the first cast of every bait I casted over an hour. so I established that as a pattern, one caught change bait. I caught twenty fish that day and not two on the same bait.

2. Artie Says:
   September 14th, 2009 at 12:03 am

   People can give you opinions until until they are blue in the face, but there is no set rule on when to use a certain color or not. They are doing what I have been guilty of doing in years past. Repeating something as fact just because they read it in on of the leading magazines. The truth is fish do have a preference for a certain color in a certain lure at certain times. But as to anyone knowing why, they are just guessing.For instance earlier in the year, I was catching bass good on a plastic lure that was the same color as the water and the weeds in that area. I would disappear out of my sight when it went a few inches under water- the fish tore it up. It didn’t even look as if the fish could see it in the water.And it was once believed that Chartreuse was the color to use in muddy water. But I fished it in all conditions and it made no difference in it’s catching ability. The honest truth is no one knows the answers to bass fishing.If they did, they would limit out every day in an hour or two. But, like all the others, this is just an opinion of mine. Keep doing what you’re doing and just give them colors they hit the best on.Good luck!

3. dumdum Says:
   September 14th, 2009 at 4:32 am

   Darker colors for darker (muddy to black) water. Lighter lures should be used in clearer water. However, there are exceptions to the rule. But they are not as extreme as people think. If a lake or river has a lot of color to it, I sometimes may go to a brighter lure during the day to create flash. This could be chartruesse, orange, etc. I also may use a white spinner bait with white blades to create flash in muddy or murkier water during the day. However, at night, there is one rule and that is “Black”. No matter what the water clarity is. Black jigs, buzzbaits, worms, spinnerbaits with a big Colorado on it for thump.

4. hays101 Says:
   September 14th, 2009 at 5:50 am

   colors will vary but as long as you have an assortment of shades, from light to dark, that is more important than the actual color. use lighter color worms in clearer water working through darker colors as water color gets darker due to mud, tannin, cloud cover, night time.
   my personal favorites are clear/salt&pepper flake, a light cinnamon color with a blue or green stripe inside that l pour myself, oxblood/red flake by roboworm and black. up to 10 inches long for night time.

5. The Wormist Says:
   September 14th, 2009 at 11:54 am

   I’ve always heard you should try to match the bottom because that’s what the natural forage would do to blend in. However, that really doesn’t get the bait to stand out. I tend to use black or greens. I also like the Tequila Sunrise 7″ powerworms. The other “rule of thumb” I’ve heard was light colors for bright days, dark colors/black for overcast days and night fishing.

6. BabaBrig Says:
   September 14th, 2009 at 5:19 pm

   There’s no real answer. Everybody goes by different rules. In shallow water i fish the color albino shad and similar ones, in med depth water i fish motor oil or purple a lot. In deep water black works good. 6″ is the all around best size. Why? Hell if i know. I just think it works good. And it DOES work good. Try it yourself.

7. Backwater Charlie Says:
   September 14th, 2009 at 6:34 pm

   actually, it’s time of year and water temp that dictate that, if cold, use light colored baits to attract them more and darker colours in warmer water, where they seem to need more of a natural look.

8. stormgal Says:
   September 14th, 2009 at 10:42 pm

   I use dark in dark water because it creates a greater shaddow in the water. Lighter brighter colors in clear water because they will simply be easier for the fish to see.

9. devyn Says:
   September 14th, 2009 at 11:32 pm

   Yeh they say dark lures for dark water and light for clear. But it’s not a firm rule.
   Mix it up I say! You never know on the day.

10. Stevo Says:
    September 15th, 2009 at 1:33 am

    Whatever works.
    Last time I caught them on a thin purple worm with a flat yellow tail and also an olive tube bait with bleeding skirt. The fish never tell me what works.

11. Donald S Says:
    September 15th, 2009 at 6:44 am

    While bright crazy freaky colors do have their places, I almost always use natural colors like brown black and green.

12. Adam S Says:
    September 15th, 2009 at 9:29 am

    I like to keep it simple…watermelon or pumpkin!

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