Other Colors Besides Black

[BuffaloBass716]

I've had some good success in the past with a black stick bait in water with visibility around one foot.  I was wonder what other colors are good for dirty water dealing with any soft plastics. I know darker colors are a general rule but are there any in particular that have produced for you?  

[Blues19]

I would say Junebug would be a good one.  I throw Junebug a lot at night since its a dark color.

[cjam93]

I would also say Junebug. I have also had some great luck with green pumpkin in all different types of water, from clear to very muddy.

[BigKev77]

I fish a lot of mud. The usual suspects for me have been black blue flake, Junebug, and red shad. Pretty much something dark. Recently have had good luck with green pumpkin red flake on some bulkier baits so I am trying more browns. That doesn't really make sense to me in brown water, maybe it is more a water displacement thing with the bulkier baits than the color.

 

Just happened to notice the pic on the left with the fat guy. That little gal was caught on a green pumpkin red flake brush hog if I remember correctly. Notice the muddy water.

[Comfortably Numb]

I do well with Chartreuse or firetiger in muddy water.

[deadadrift89]

1-Junebug Red

2-Junebug

[Felix77]

Black/Red

Junebug

[Amarley]

Junebug is my go to in most situations.

[Siebert Outdoors]

My confidence is in dark colors.  Black/blue, Blue bug, Junebugs, etc. 

[Bankbeater]

Junebug, black and red, blue, and black and blue. I have never had a lot of luck with natural colors when the water gets muddy.

[Mccallister25]

Imma be another to say junebug. Its good stuff.

[bigbill]

Look at Joe's fly in the 1/4oz bass size in firetiger apache and glo tiger. He offers a few different colors in glow blades. My point is I use a hot chartreuse spinner bait shirt too. There is a cloudy dark day or early evening at before twilite and dark stained to muddy water conditions use, try a brighter color amongst your darker color baits.

Prey upon all the basses sences. Use a rattle, a good vibrating blade like a Colorado or a Indiana Colorado mix blades. Don't forget a scent. Prey on all the basses sences in the darker waters conditions.

On a very slow day when I have exhausted my ritual of baits I put on a firetiger crank and caught a bass. I'm a decent bass fisherman that doesn't believe in using live bait. It's still a learning and ongoing process. Remember I can't read the water conditions fully from shore. My quote is when in doubt throw firetiger. I stay upbeat, I still see it as a challenge to figure out which color will produce the most success. Don't be afraid to break the norm if nothing is working. Why do we have all these colors. I never give up. I focus and stay motivated its fun to figure it out.

[jhoffman]

Theres six variations in bass fishing that I prefer to carry

 

1 - something perch color

2 - something shad color

3 - something craw color

4 - white/chartruce

5 - something gill colored

6 - black

 

I promise if you follow those six colors youll catch fish in every body of water, you know why... thats what they eat, things that color.

[ColdSVT]

If i could only have two colors they would be black and white

I have been known to take a black sharpie to hardbaits...many times lol

[einscodek]

Dont know why but green pumpkin works for me in heavy stained even more so than black.

Over the years Ive just stopped questioning it

[bclark7b]

Junebug

Blue Safire!

[Washout]

After reading this maybe I know why I have the success I have on my home lake. Red bug, motor oil/chartreuse and smoke in 1-2' of visibility have worked well for me. I have had success with junebug and black, but that red bug has landed me more fish on otherwise dead days than anything else I can think of. This lake gets hammered though.

[bigbill]

I do well with Chartreuse or firetiger in muddy water.

I often wonder about this. Most will say darker colors in muddy water with plastics. Yet they say with crankbaits brighter colors in muddy water. I don't understand why two different color selections for muddy water conditions. I always felt that brighter colored plastics should work too.

[joeyfishes]

Black/Blue, Chartreuse

[drodriguez]

I fish in the pacific northwest. We got lots of rain. With lots of rain, comes lots of dirty water. So dirty that ya gotta almost bump em on the nose, too. My favorite colors are black, black and blue, chartreuse, green pumpkin, and orange when u can find it. However, keep in mind, often times when bass are living in dirty water, their nose is practically touching cover. So remember, LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. Try throwing straight at cover.

[z7master167]

I catch a lot of bass on brown tubes in muddy water for some reason... just seems to work for me