Crankbait Colors

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On 2/14/2017 at 5:43 PM, MittenMouth said:

Ive read a lot that colors are irrelevant for cranking and that you should really throw baits based on size. I was wondering if someone could talk more on that. Is size referring to depth only or actual lure profile?  Also, I'm in Michigan and was wondering what colors I should take advantage of. Ive been buying mostly bluegill, live bluegill, pumpkinseed, perch and craw patterns.  Most lakes here are clear so I've been trying to keep the patterns realistic. Should I be looking at any shad patterns or brighter colors?  Maybe both?  Like I said, I know that a lot of people think colors are irrelevant but if you are starting to build your collection I'm sure there are colors that are better than others in general. 

 

Keep in mind I'm very new to the art of cranking since I mostly throw jigs so if I made a mistake above please forgive me . 

 

Thanks for any help!

Shallow water fishing like Squarebills and cranks down to about 10ft I go with bluegill, pumpkinseed and Perch patterns mostly. Anything deeper some sort of shad variant. If a lake has alewives, Shad blueback herring etc I throw some silver/gray colors, if visibility is less than 5ft I opt for chartreuse colors. If it's really sunny, clear water and windy I go for something real flashy but still in a Shad pattern.