Smokinal Posted October 22, 2015 Posted October 22, 2015 As I normally wouldn't spend this much on any given bait, I'm Shirley not going to buy many in different colors. So, if you were going to buy a BBZ 40, what do you think is the most well rounded color? Does that even matter? Quote
Super User Montanaro Posted October 22, 2015 Super User Posted October 22, 2015 I got brown with ninja a close second. Those are very natural colors that depict many creatures that fall into water. But Siemantel swears by morning dawn and Ive seen many fish caught on it. 1 Quote
Super User gulfcaptain Posted October 22, 2015 Super User Posted October 22, 2015 I have 2 of the 50's, one light, one dark. I stuck to the basics and plan on doing the same thing with the other two sizes. Keep it simple 1 Quote
blckshirt98 Posted October 23, 2015 Posted October 23, 2015 I'd go with basic black. With rat baits, and topwater in general, I buy more into the theory that when bass see the bait from underneath they just see a silhouette/outline against the outdoor light. Black I think would offer the greatest contrast between the silhouette and the light. 1 Quote
Big C Posted October 23, 2015 Posted October 23, 2015 Chrome or black or morning dawn or brown or shad. O.K. I can't choose, but I don't think you can go wrong. 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted October 23, 2015 Global Moderator Posted October 23, 2015 Hippie Rat AKA morning dawn. 2 Quote
Smokinal Posted October 23, 2015 Author Posted October 23, 2015 I'd go with basic black. With rat baits, and topwater in general, I buy more into the theory that when bass see the bait from underneath they just see a silhouette/outline against the outdoor light. Black I think would offer the greatest contrast between the silhouette and the light. This has always been my thought as well. I think the colors catch more fisherman. I do like that Morning Dawn though. Quote
Super User Raul Posted October 23, 2015 Super User Posted October 23, 2015 Rainbow trout ! I choose as the most "rounded" color, there's no rainbow trout where I fish but just because I like pretty colored baits and firmly believe that the "match the hatch" theory is full of ***** . Quote
Scarborough817 Posted October 23, 2015 Posted October 23, 2015 Rainbow trout ! I choose as the most "rounded" color, there's no rainbow trout where I fish but just because I like pretty colored baits and firmly believe that the "match the hatch" theory is full of ***** . seems pretty simple that matching the bait colour to whatever they normally eat would produce more bites. sure you can catch them on something that isn't a colour they are normally used to but i feel like that would be more of a reaction bite than anything. Quote
Super User WRB Posted October 23, 2015 Super User Posted October 23, 2015 BBZ 40 rat in grey ghost has been for me. Tom 1 Quote
Super User Montanaro Posted October 24, 2015 Super User Posted October 24, 2015 Brown scored me 3 bass and nearly a 30 inch muskythis morning 2 Quote
Super User WRB Posted October 24, 2015 Super User Posted October 24, 2015 I did talk to ( tease ) Bill about the Ninja purple rat with chartreuse tail he made the vedio with. Bill said he never knew about that color until he received in his first production rats to field test and was curious how bass would react to it and It worked! Must be a nuclear sewer rat in Japan that motivated that color. When I see Bill fishing our local lakes he usually is casting a solid white trout swimmer. The rat now comes in chrome just to prove how important matching the hatch, should go good in east LA, low rider rat. Tom Quote
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