three best colors to use?

[basser223]

so what would you say are the 3 best colors to you for plastics.

[roadwarrior]

Green pumpkin with black flakes

Black with blue flakes

Black with red flakes

I also like clear with silver glitter

8-)

[Skunked in DR]

Green pumpkin with black flakes

Green pumpkin with copper flakes

Watermelon with red flakes

I also like bubblegum/hot pink for smallies

[Mottfia]

I guess that really depends on what type of water you fish but here's my list

Red Shad

Watermelon

Watermelon red

tho I would definately add a white in there for flukes and trailers

Mottfia

[Bankbeater]

Green Pumpkin

Black Grape

Watermelon Red

[The Bassinator]

Variations of Green pumpkin, Watermelon, Black and White are definitely my main ones

[Sam]

1.  Green Pumpkin with Black Flake

2.  Watermelon

3.  Moccasin Blue

For cranks, shad or firetiger. 

[TheHammer84]

black blue

green pumpkin

motor oil

[J Francho]

In a general sense, black, motor oil, and some greenish brown color will cover the bases.

When it comes to actually improving your bite, its definitely lake/forage/season specific.  That takes time on the water, and my recommendations from my lakes might not align with your body of water.

[SausageFingers23]

Red Shad

Watermelon w/ red flake

Some variation of a rainbow trout color pattern

[bassin is addicting]

green pumpkin w/black flake

watermelon seed

pumpkin w/green and black flake

[RoLo]

Odd that no one mentioned 'white'.

Bass eagerly strike chrome spoons, white-bellied topwaters and white spinnerbaits,

why would they reject a white soft-plastic grub?    (they don't)

Roger

[.ghoti.]

light, dark, and in-between

[whoopbazz]

any watermellon variation

junebug

craw colored

[Catt]

Cinnamon Pepper Neon/June Bug Laminated (Camouflage).

Junebug/Blue Tail

Black Neon Laminated

[tholmes]

In no particular order:

Green pumpkin, grape, and black. White would be #1 for grubs.

Tom

[BassThumb]

1st three:

Watermelon/red and black flake

Black/blue flake

Green pumpkin/black flake

2nd three:

Junebug

Black/red flake

White

[torsten329]

Watermelon w/ red flake

Black w/ blue flake

Junebug

[Koop]

depends what type of plastic they are... topwater frogs?

White / black / chart

senkos ...

green pumpkin, watermelon red flake, silver flake

trailers...

green pumpkin, black/blue flake, pbj

[Jay_G]

My three primaries:

Green Pumpkin

Watermelon Red

Junebug

and a very close 4th Black w/ blue flake

[Bamajoker]

green pumpkin

watermelon red

Redbug

[flippin and pitchin]

Those aren't colors, they're shades, BUT it's probably the best reply.  Specific colors are subjective to the species, the region and the conditions. 

light, dark, and in-between

[bassman31783]

Watermelon / red flake

Pearl / sliver flake

Black / blue flake

[Blue Streak]

junebug shades

black and blue

old road kill camo.

[K_Mac]

1. Watermellon red flake

2. Junebug

3. Bull Frog

Zoom colors are the benchmark used here.