sexy shad 12 Posted March 21, 2010 Posted March 21, 2010 what is the best color for this bait ? Quote
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted March 27, 2010 BassResource.com Administrator Posted March 27, 2010 Well, if there were only one "best color", then they'd sell only one color, right? Quote
Big-O Posted March 27, 2010 Posted March 27, 2010 The two most popular colors have been Watermelon Red and Green Pumpkin.....These two are normally used in clearer waters but I have found them useful in cloudy or stained conditions too. June Bug and Black'n'Blue is great for low light and stained water and Okeechobee Craw color works well on in many lakes that I fish here in Texas regardless of conditions. Bama Bug is another color that works well in most situations as well. Each of these are very popular colors for soft plastics so I would say pick one of the colors that best fit your understanding of your own area waters and giv'er a go Hope that helps Big O www.ragetail.com Quote
tnbassfisher Posted March 27, 2010 Posted March 27, 2010 Like Big-O said, just choose a color that you have confidence in and know will work in your area. Just consider what colors you have caught fish on before. Quote
LCpointerKILLA Posted March 28, 2010 Posted March 28, 2010 what is the best color for this bait ? Don't get all caught up in the color thing. Specific color may be one of the least important things when it comes to your plastics. Generalizing color (ie. Bright Colors, and Dark/Natural Colors) is more useful. Darks/Natural colors are almost always better. Watermelon Seed, Pumpkin Seed, Junebug, Black, Red Shad, and any variant of all of these works best most of the time. For hard baits color is a little more complicated. Quote
Super User Hooligan Posted March 28, 2010 Super User Posted March 28, 2010 Far and away the best color is pearl. (Cause you can take a Pantone marker and make it any color you want.) Actually, the above works, and I do it a lot. Other than that, there is no ONE color that's the best. Everyone else said it already. Quote
LCpointerKILLA Posted March 28, 2010 Posted March 28, 2010 Far and away the best color is pearl. (Cause you can take a Pantone marker and make it any color you want.)Actually, the above works, and I do it a lot. Other than that, there is no ONE color that's the best. Everyone else said it already. don't listen to this remedial advice. Quote
Super User Hooligan Posted March 29, 2010 Super User Posted March 29, 2010 Far and away the best color is pearl. (Cause you can take a Pantone marker and make it any color you want.)Actually, the above works, and I do it a lot. Other than that, there is no ONE color that's the best. Everyone else said it already. don't listen to this remedial advice. Ya know, this is bugging me. I learned that trick from one of the most respected pro's in the business, too. I guess that's remedial advice, too? I mean..calling a pro stupid is the same as calling me stupid, right? While it may not apply specifically to Smokin Roster, it does apply to several other baits; in earnest. Quote
CJ Posted March 29, 2010 Posted March 29, 2010 I would get 2 colors. Being from Ky., green pumpkin and black w/ blue flake should have you covered. Quote
Big-O Posted March 29, 2010 Posted March 29, 2010 Far and away the best color is pearl. (Cause you can take a Pantone marker and make it any color you want.)Actually, the above works, and I do it a lot. Other than that, there is no ONE color that's the best. Everyone else said it already. don't listen to this remedial advice. Ya know, this is bugging me. I learned that trick from one of the most respected pro's in the business, too. I guess that's remedial advice, too? I mean..calling a pro stupid is the same as calling me stupid, right? While it may not apply specifically to Smokin Roster, it does apply to several other baits; in earnest. Being a soft plastic designer for 25 yrs I can see both sides of this discussion. Of course I have used markers many times when I am trying to design one particular color scheme for reference or spotting eyes on individual baits and coloring your own baits is both fun and effective sometime. Pearl is also a good place to start and other light colors will also work well if one wants to do so. A few downsides might be creating a color that glitter effect might be more effective, the time to color them individually, added colors unless extremely dark or heavy will sometime fade out easily and coloring will cause a loss to any translucence in the bait itself. Upside is adding subtle changes that might make a difference. Many anglers are using dippin' dye for tails or q tips to add highlights in other ares on a bait etc. and these seem to hold color a bit longer than markers as well. As with all fishing preferences....it's all up to the fisherman and what he has the most confidence and fun with Never saw a bait design or color that wouldn't catch fish at some time or another....just gotta find the right fish to show it too ;D Big O www.ragetail.com Quote
tnbassfisher Posted March 29, 2010 Posted March 29, 2010 Far and away the best color is pearl. (Cause you can take a Pantone marker and make it any color you want.)Actually, the above works, and I do it a lot. Other than that, there is no ONE color that's the best. Everyone else said it already. don't listen to this remedial advice. Ya know, this is bugging me. I learned that trick from one of the most respected pro's in the business, too. I guess that's remedial advice, too? I mean..calling a pro stupid is the same as calling me stupid, right? While it may not apply specifically to Smokin Roster, it does apply to several other baits; in earnest. Never saw a bait design or color that wouldn't catch fish at some time or another....just gotta find the right fish to show it too ;D Big O www.ragetail.com This is why bubblegum is still on the market I'm guessing? Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted March 30, 2010 Super User Posted March 30, 2010 My favorite, for all soft plastics, is "Dark". ;D ;D ;D Quote
D4u2s0t Posted March 30, 2010 Posted March 30, 2010 love the rooster, have caught the same on any color. Quote
set_the_hook Posted April 21, 2010 Posted April 21, 2010 today i was fishing a tanic stained resevoir. and black and blue worked for me. Quote
Chaz Hickcox Posted April 21, 2010 Posted April 21, 2010 Far and away the best color is pearl. (Cause you can take a Pantone marker and make it any color you want.)Actually, the above works, and I do it a lot. Other than that, there is no ONE color that's the best. Everyone else said it already. don't listen to this remedial advice. Yet another post where someone seems to "know" too much to allow alternative suggestions to be seriously considered. LC, eat all of us if that's how you're gonna be. If you think it's a bad idea how about considering explaining your thought rather than trying to make Hooligan look like an idiot. Quote
Super User eyedabassman Posted April 22, 2010 Super User Posted April 22, 2010 Far and away the best color is pearl. (Cause you can take a Pantone marker and make it any color you want.)Actually, the above works, and I do it a lot. Other than that, there is no ONE color that's the best. Everyone else said it already. don't listen to this remedial advice. Yet another post where someone seems to "know" too much to allow alternative suggestions to be seriously considered. LC, eat all of us if that's how you're gonna be. If you think it's a bad idea how about considering explaining your thought rather than trying to make Hooligan look like an idiot. I am with you on this one! First off LC is WRONG ! I have been fishing for over 40 years now and colors can be the differance between getting a fish to hit or not. I have been on the water too many times when the bass would stop hitting a color only to start to hit another color! And LC no need to bash someone we are all here to get better and learn some more and better ways to fish. If this works for Hooligan then that is cool ! Quote
Big-O Posted April 22, 2010 Posted April 22, 2010 Okeechobee Craw is a good color that seems to be effective in many waters as well. The Blue Flake belly has enough flash to get attention even in off color waters. Big O www.ragetail.com Quote
Super User Tin Posted April 22, 2010 Super User Posted April 22, 2010 This thread is exactly why Big-O is able to drive that nice truck. ;D Colors catch fisherman, not fish. Give me any soft bait in straight black and I bet I could catch fish anywhere and so could anyone else. Quote
Big-O Posted April 22, 2010 Posted April 22, 2010 Colors catch fisherman, not fish. Give me any soft bait in straight black and I bet I could catch fish anywhere and so could anyone else. Black is a good color for Soft Plastics and works extremely well in some situations.....but in time, I bet you will find that there are many colors that will out fish Black, in many waters across the country and in many different situations. It is being proven more and more everyday that fish have preferences just like every other living organism on the planet and in the Bass fishing world....Color matters for improving "Cast to Catch" ratios. And as for Trucks...I've driven'em my entire life and retired at 34, long prior to designing the Rage Tail Line for Strike King, so vehicles aren't really in the Rage Tail equation....I do like Black Trucks though along with several other colors ;D Big O www.ragetail.com Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted April 22, 2010 Super User Posted April 22, 2010 At last year's Roadtrip Big O talked with the guys about many things, but what I remember most was a particular conversation about color. The point he made is that having exactly the "right" color can make good fishing better. For most of us, color selection may be a low priority, but when ounces count, color counts! 8-) Quote
bigfruits Posted April 22, 2010 Posted April 22, 2010 black is a great color. i believe it is easy to see in most any water clarity. in my personal experience i've found that color can make a difference. usually changing bait size, weight or presentation is more effective, however. there have been multiple occasions where a friend and i were using same bait with different colors and one was more productive. switching to the color producing was all it took. i've proved to myself several times that color can make a difference. Far and away the best color is pearl. (Cause you can take a Pantone marker and make it any color you want.) good tip, Hooligan. thanks. Quote
Super User Catt Posted April 22, 2010 Super User Posted April 22, 2010 There are times when color makes absolutely no difference at all and there are times when color makes all the difference in the world. Sometimes color is a confidence thing, sometimes it's bass thing and sometimes color is lure specific. Quote
Super User Tin Posted April 22, 2010 Super User Posted April 22, 2010 Colors catch fisherman, not fish. Give me any soft bait in straight black and I bet I could catch fish anywhere and so could anyone else. Black is a good color for Soft Plastics and works extremely well in some situations.....but in time, I bet you will find that there are many colors that will out fish Black, in many waters across the country and in many different situations. I agree they have color preference but when you are fishing for reaction strikes and 95% of the time that is why fish hit strike it is out of reaction how much does color really matter? Catt hit the nail on the head when he said color is lure specific. If I'm going to buy some Smokin' Roosters the would be some form of white and I would fish them where I would fish a frog because I want them to look like a fish, frog, or snakes belly. If I was going to buy rage graws they would be a brown or pumpkin. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted April 22, 2010 Super User Posted April 22, 2010 We must fish differently. Reaction strikes don't approach 95 % or even a majority of the time. When fishing jigs and bottom contact soft plastics, the vast majority of hits are feeding bites. 8-) Quote
Super User eyedabassman Posted April 22, 2010 Super User Posted April 22, 2010 We must fish differently. Reaction strikes don't approach 95 % or even a majority of the time. When fishing jigs and bottom contact soft plastics, the vast majority of hits are feeding bites. 8-) X 2 Quote
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