This is a question I see asked and get asked more than anything else included is a quick guide on how I select colors and the reasons why. I would love to hear your input as to why you choose colors for plastics. Maybe if I’m lucky we’ll all learn a little bit and maybe be able to hook into a couple more fish.
in general I carry 3 types of colors translucence’s sulliuttes and transitions with these I generally consider water clarity to be my #2 consideration witch is mind blowing to most as they solely pick of water clarity however light is much more important imo. While in muddy water bass have semi restricted sight at night or in low light conditions they have extremely limited sight. My third criteria is depth as in most lakes if you fishing on the bottom in deeper water this fish will have limited visibility in everything but clear water.
selection process
4-8 + feet of visibility natural colors like green pumpkin for cloudy or deeper water or watermelon red flake for sunny days if I’m fishing in the shade however I almost always throw pumpkin over watermelon red something I learned fly fishing for trout is that on cloudy days flash or fleck that reflects sun doesn’t look as realistic I do like translucent blues and grey for super super clear water like an electric shad trick worm
2-6 ft of visibility. Transition colors such as junebug, purple oranges, like Texas craw I also throw these in higher visibility if I’m fishing deeper water, these colors also produce well in clear water during low light conditions such as early morning and dusk
0-3 or 4 ft silhouette colors that you cannot see through black, black and blue, white things that leave a shadow underneath the bait these are also my go to colors at night.
for swim jig or chatterbait trailers I follow a similar pattern with a translucent shad color in clear water and a white in dirty water
im curious to hear how u guys pick colors and if you think my system is flawed or maybe you don’t have a system and this may get you a few more bites who knows another tip to not have to have 4-6 bags of each type of plastic is to find you tos in clear water and go rod on dirty water and carry them in the colors for that situation for example full size brush hogs are a hammer in dirty water for big fish so I only
carry black and blue junebug and maybe a green pumpkin then I carry my clear water colors in the midsize
