Choosing Color Of Baits - General Principles?

[coots]

So I have done a fair share of reading and listening about choosing the proper color of spinnerblade blades, skirts, colors for crankbaits, etc.

 

Do these same principles follow suit for plastics? One of my favorite techniques is t-rig'n a 7.5" worm and working / finesse the worm a lot. I have thought about how 'stuck' I am to some certain colors and thought to myself... do the same principles I've learned by reading topics and articles here, apply to worm fishing as well?

 

Clearer bright sunny days do I choose a more natural color? (Greens / Browns / Black)

Cloudy days do I try to throw something bright like (Merthiolate. bubble gum, chartreuse, etc.)

 

Any help on this is appreciated!

[MCS]

So I have done a fair share of reading and listening about choosing the proper color of spinnerblade blades, skirts, colors for crankbaits, etc.

 

Do these same principles follow suit for plastics? One of my favorite techniques is t-rig'n a 7.5" worm and working / finesse the worm a lot. I have thought about how 'stuck' I am to some certain colors and thought to myself... do the same principles I've learned by reading topics and articles here, apply to worm fishing as well?

 

Clearer bright sunny days do I choose a more natural color? (Greens / Browns / Black)

Cloudy days do I try to throw something bright like (Merthiolate. bubble gum, chartreuse, etc.)

 

Any help on this is appreciated!

 

I would say I fish a lot of worms and can generally agree with you but add a couple colors/situations

 

Clearer bright sunny days do I choose a more natural color? (Greens / Browns / Black) natural bait fish/shad colors, white, grey, silver and gold flakes

 

 

Cloudy and mornings/evenings days do I try to throw something bright like (Merthiolate. bubble gum, chartreuse, etc.) black and junebug

 

I also personally find that Junebug even on clear days for clear to slightly staind water works....same with red shad.

[HeavyDluxe]

I basically settled on carrying four colors in my hard and soft baits:  Green Pumpkin, Black/Blue, Dark Pumpkin (orange), and grey/silver.

 

These four colors mimic just about all the natural forage that fish in my area could be feeding on (perch, bluegill, shad, smelt, craws, etc).  While there may be other colors that will work 'better' on any given day or under particular conditions, I'm betting on the fact that I won't go far wrong with these in *any* situation.

[CPBassFishing]

4 colors for me when picking soft plastics.

Black/blue, green pumpkin, watermelon, and chartreuse.

Watermelon for clear water, GP and black/blue for stained water, chartreuse for muddy water or really stained water. I don't bother with whether it is sunny or overcast.

[WRB]

My advice is do not get stuck on specific colors when fishing underwater lures.

2 colors jump out; black and blue jigs and watermelon red flake soft plastics. Very popular and best selling colors. My theory on popular colors is the majority of anglers are fishing the same colors and those anglers will never know if another color is out producing there favorite.

Bass have extremely acute vision and can be very picky about colors and we have no idea what that color is without trying several combinations under the conditions of the time we are on the water. Experiment with colors until you discover what is working and change when is stops working.

Tom

[TexasRigger21]

Yes, color is important. But if you doubt the color's ability to catch fish, DON'T fish with it. Fish something you have confidence in. She you have confidence in a bait, you fish it better. You fish it slower and more precisely.

Sometimes when I'm fishing, I feel like the bass don't care about the color. I think sometimes they eat the bait because they see food and are hungry.

Best of luck