color names and selections.

[ryan 772]

ok guys i am semi new to the whole fishing sene and all i have really been fishing for is large mouth bass in a decent size pond in mass. the water is stained.

ok but when i look up lures i see the color selections, baby bass, rainbow trout ect.  well if i am  fishing for bass should i get the baby bass one? or how does this work  or is it really just a name?

thanks

[Grey Wolf]

Buy it , it'll work.

[ryan 772]

well for the stained water would the baby basss collor work good or should i get like a shad collor?

[.dsaavedra.]

colors are just colors and the names are just names. baby bass colored lures look like a baby bass. rainbow trout colored lures look like a rainbow trout. bigger bass eat both rainbow trout and baby bass. they also eat shad. bass will eat just about any color that is available, its more in the action and presentation of the bait than the color.

[Hot Rod]

I try to keep it simple when it comes to colors.  If you don't you can drive yourself crazy.  I used to think I needed every bait in every color.   I rely mostly on 3 or 4 colors for soft plastics and about general 4 colors for hard baits.

Listen to what some of the touring pros say about it and you'd be suprised.   Most of them rely on a handfull of colors.  That being said however there are some exceptions at certain bodies of water where specialty colors tend to work better.

For clear water I try to "match the hatch".  See what forage is in the water (shad, bluegill, crayfish) and thow baits that mimic the color/size as close as possible.  The clearer the water the more criticle it is to match the forage.

In more stained water I like dark lures like black or black with fleck or chartruese.  Something that makes it more visible to the fish.  The muddier the water the more criticle lure visibility is in general.

Don't beleive the hype, all those different colors are made to catch fishermen, not necessarily fish ;-)

[ryan 772]

hmm lol i am ordering a 4 inch tru tungsten and i cant decide on the color ha ha thanks so much for the help guys