So whats the hype with the color"Sexy Shad?"

[Raul]

Perhaps colors do make a difference or is it the baits themselves??

It 's the dude behind the bait what makes the difference, as always.

[bigfruits]

sexy shad has worked for me in a crankbait version. haven't tried a sexy lipless yet...

from my own experimentation, i do believe that color sometimes matters.

[Shadcranker]

90% briliant marketing by SK / 10% it's a really nice shad imitation.

Whatever SK pays KVD, it's not enough. I would venture to say that his success has at least tripled their sales the last 5 years or so.

That said, I fish a lot of crankbaits, and TN Shad, Lavender Shad, Threadfin Shad, Gizzard Shad colors all catch fish.

The colors and finish on the Lucky Crafts are incredible, and that's why they sell them all day for $15-20. IMHO, the fish aren't nearly that discerning.

[roadwarrior]

To paraphrase Big O:

Location is the key. Then there is lure selection

and presentation. After that, the "right color" can

make good fishing better.

8-)

[LCpointerKILLA]

I would think most hits on a lipless bait would be a reaction strike, and color would be the last thing the fish would be looking at. I had a cheap rattle shad in black/chrome that was bet to death and looked like it was drug behind a truck , And I still caught alot of fish with it all summer, till I lost it in a snag. It's like saying a red corvette is faster than a brown corvette. Just my opinion.

Haha I like that

[skeeteroneal]

It was my most productive color last year.  Gimmick or not, it worked for me very well.  Threw SK and H20 cranks in this color alot. 

[jdw174]

I don't know if it's the color or the action of the RedEye, but I can tell you that I've killed 'em on the Sexy Shad for the last two years.  Couldn't buy a bite on my Spots or Rattletraps.  I've all but quit tossing them.

[whoopbazz]

For me it was by far my most productive chase bait color (cranks and spinnerbait).

And in one 2 day tourney I know it out caught tradionial white spinnerbaits both days.

Like most post it's not the end all color...but it is darn good in certain apps.

[airborne_angler]

Im curious to see how the Bass will react to the Sexy Shad Redeye on my local lake.

The main forage on this lake are Crayfish, Green Sunfish,Bluegill,Shellcracker(Redear Sunfish) and Hybrid Sunfish(Green Sunfish/Bluegill mix), Frogs and of course smaller LM Bass. No Shad,Herring or other baitfish to speak of.

[tnbassfisher]

Why this may be a top producing color in many different situations, I feel that using different colors at the appropriate time really makes the difference.

I also am not sure that I fully understand the thought behind the Sexy Shad colored spinners.

[SoFlaBassAddict]

I know on my lake, I've killed fish previously on a ghost minnow and and ayu red eye. The citrus shad I've never had a strike on. I've never tossed the original sexy shad color.

My lake has no shad.  Just crawfish (which are rare), bluegill, shiners, minnows, and smaller bass.

[hitchhiker]

if the top pros put a hook through a bic pen, and said it caught fish, people would buy it, and then they would say how good it is. Then if they say they used it to win a tournament, you would never be able to find them online.

I read somewhere that this is how the Senko was thought of.  Hmmmmm...sexy senko   

[SlateTundra]

KVD's a winner and whatever he says...goes.

[BassinSoldier]

I didn't buy into the hype, but I have a redeye shad and a LC pointer with LC's version of this color, and they do produce for me very well.

[Shadcranker]

KVD's a winner and whatever he says...goes.

That's exactly what SK is counting on! Brilliant marketing in action.

[bear7625]

I try not to let all the hype get to me as far as what the pros use. I have had better luck on the chartreuse sexy shad color, but I fish more stained water. I prefer the Red Eye shad because of it's action. I have found over the years that colors can make a difference, but other things factor in also.

[ttufishinman]

haha i was just sittin here thinkin to myself and i had NOOOOO idea fishing lures could be so dang sexy ;D

[tnbassfisher]

I guess I'm going to find out. I bought a couple of H2O's cranks tonight in their Sexy Shad color when I went to Academy.

[florida strain]

i think its just for markiting, most other companies have made their own version of the color..because it sells good..

[Vinny Chase]

Bass in MN feed on perch/bluegill/baby bass. What color in the red eye series would work the best for me?

[bugman]

I'm a big fan of KVD but he is getting over exsposed with all his marketing. I was in the market for a deep crankin rod but didn't even look at the KVD rods because I don't want to look like a KVD groupie. That being said I think the sexy shad colors are the real thing. Lucky Craft has been selling Chart Shad colors long before SK & KVD came up with sexy shad.

[burleytog]

Lucky Craft has been selling Chart Shad colors long before SK & KVD came up with sexy shad.

There's a difference between LC's Chart. Shad and the Sexy Shad pattern. As evidenced by LC's release of their Sexy Chart. Shad pattern.

Sexy Shad is a lot darker than Chart. Shad.

[Shadcranker]

Why this may be a top producing color in many different situations, I feel that using different colors at the appropriate time really makes the difference.

I also am not sure that I fully understand the thought behind the Sexy Shad colored spinners.

The thought is people will buy em, b/c it's Sexy Shad, and KVD says to.

[bugman]

I agree that there is a difference between the Chart Shad & Sexy Shad, but even Strike King has five of six variations on the "Sexy Shad" color. The one thing they all have in common is the Chart lat line. Lucky Craft has used Chart lines on a number of bait colors for years. My point is that this is a great color for shad baits but hardly is a Strike King invention.

[barroncooper]

its all about publicity. Variations of that color have been around for years.

BTW, Trap colors nothing beats chrome blue. 8-)

amen brotha