Best color for red eye shad in MN

[lmobass22]

Trying to figure out what color red eye shad to imitate the forage in my area.

I live in MN

If you have any red eye shad colors that worked well for you please let me know

Thanks

[wiel0059]

I've fished MN & WI a lot since I've lived in either my entire life. Thrown the Red Eye a ton as well.

Sexy Shad works good almost anywhere, under the right conditions.

Perch has been my personal best, but I fish a lot of lakes where Perch is the main forage, especially for Smallmouth. This is very common across MN / WI. One thing to pay attention to is what they are spitting up on the way to the boat, this can really help clue you in.

[BassThumb]

Honestly, it's hard to go wrong with anything resembling bluegill or perch around here, in general, for any moving bait. 

[Hawkeye21]

I really like to use the Orange Craw color.  I'm in Iowa but fish in MN every year.  I've caught lots of small mouth, large mouth and walleye with it.

[spoolinx]

Bluegill color works for me on most lakes.

[Scott F]

On April 27, 2016 at 0:30 PM, Hawkeye21 said:

I really like to use the Orange Craw color.  I'm in Iowa but fish in MN every year.  I've caught lots of small mouth, large mouth and walleye with it.

I have never been a guy who thinks color is all that important but that Red Eye Shad bait in Orange Craw has been the absolute best for me. 

[Hawkeye21]

On 5/1/2016 at 8:35 AM, Scott F said:

I have never been a guy who thinks color is all that important but that Red Eye Shad bait in Orange Craw has been the absolute best for me. 

Color can very important.  Just yesterday I was fishing in a bass tourney with my brother-in-law and we were both using square billed crank baits.  I was using the chartreuse/black back color and he was trying a couple different colors.  He got skunked and I caught 6.