The " green pumpkin" color in soft plastics

[Mobasser]

I have a few bags of green pumpkin color plastic baits. Last night, I took them out of my main box, and put them in a tub with other bags of plastics. I'm giving up on this color. Everyone seems to do well on it, and many recommend it, but it's not worked well for me at all. I'm sticking with my usual favorites- shades of blue, purple, grape, black, along with glitter variations of these colors.Anyone else not done we'll on green pumpkin or its variations?

[roadwarrior]

Green Pumpkin is a staple for most guys, but any color can work. Green Pumpkin/ Red Flake is VERY

popular on the Tennessee River lakes, but I have had good luck with Okeechobee and PB&J, too. Blue/

Black Flake and Watermelon are always in my bag.

 

[IgotWood]

Dude I’m with you, man!!! I don’t think I’ve ever caught a fish on green pumpkin. Plenty on different shades of green with some blues swirl, but never on straight up green pumpkin. 

[jbmaine]

Generally speaking, the waters I fish seem to respond better to different shapes than colors. I fish four lakes within minutes of each other, and I've found on one lake tubes are king, ned rigs don't get bit. Next lake over it's just the opposite. I've used a lot of soft plastics over the years, but never had the experience of "this color catches them all the time, this color, not so much."

[WRB]

Good basic bluegill color and other bottom dwellers like molting crawdads and Darner nymphs. Adding secondary color with flakes like black, red and purple depending on water color and basses preference. Charteuse dye added to the tail ends of worms for spotted bass and jig trailer creatures helps sometimes.

Green pumpkin has been a better jig trailer color for me them a worm color.

Tom

[CrankFate]

It’s the worst color. You’re better off with hot pink.  I know other people swear by it, but in water with a lot of light green algae or a green tint, it is invisible to bass. I have seen them hear it hit the water turn to the splash and not be able to see it right in front of their eyes.  Once their eyes are all greened out greens and yellows become invisible to them. Go with something super visible and fluorescent. Add silver or gold and maybe a bead to make some noise. Just what I have learned from watching the blind morons not be able to see it.

[WRB]

Invisible to bass? it's invisible to you!

Tom

[the reel ess]

Most times I've tried it, it hasn't worked for me. Black/blue, black and purple have worked better. I guess it's because of water color.

[Catt]

Don't own a single lure in Green Pumpkin ?

[Munkin]

If I could only use one color of soft plastic it would be Green Pumkin.

 

Allen

[Catt]

I was just reminded by my 12 yr old grandson we had excellent results on Zoom's Ultravibe Speed Craw in green pumpkin with blue claws!

[fishwizzard]

1 hour ago, Munkin said:

If I could only use one color of soft plastic it would be Green Pumkin.

 

Allen

I would insist on red or purple flake, but I agree. 

 

 

[PersicoTrotaVA]

1 hour ago, Munkin said:

If I could only use one color of soft plastic it would be Green Pumkin.

 

Allen

This. Especially green pumpkin magic. 

[volzfan59]

I pretty much use three colors, with green pumpkin being my predominant color. I also occasionally use june bug and, if in really clear water, cotton candy.

 

When I was at BPS, and customers asked for color recommendations, that's exactly what I told them with the following caveat. Once you've picked a color, you have to give it and yourself time to develop confidence in it. I think "confidence" in a bait and/or color is extremely important. If you think green pumpkin sucks, it probably does....for you.

[ratherbfishin1]

I think color catches the fishermen more than the fish... then again I have about every color of every bait.

[NorthernBasser]

I definitely use black/blue more when it comes to plastics and jigs, but that's because I fish murky/stained water more often than clear water. If I'm fishing clear water, and especially for smallies, I'm, throwing some sort of green pumpkin variation 95% of the time. 

[Bluebasser86]

7 hours ago, CrankFate said:

It’s the worst color. You’re better off with hot pink.  I know other people swear by it, but in water with a lot of light green algae or a green tint, it is invisible to bass. I have seen them hear it hit the water turn to the splash and not be able to see it right in front of their eyes.  Once their eyes are all greened out greens and yellows become invisible to them. Go with something super visible and fluorescent. Add silver or gold and maybe a bead to make some noise. Just what I have learned from watching the blind morons not be able to see it.

How many potential prey species out there do you know of that are trying to be brightly colored and/or draw attention to themselves? How does a bass find anything in dirty water if they must see it? 

 

If it was as simple as getting the bass to see it bass lures would be colored more like salmon baits. 

[riverbasser]

7 hours ago, CrankFate said:

Just what I have learned from watching the blind morons not be able to see it

Interesting observation. You sure your bass fishing?

 

As to the original post 95% of the time I'm fishing some shade or variation of green pumpkin. I have not found a more consistent color

 

 

[greentrout]

caught a lot of bass on the green pumpkin trick worm...not as much as colors june bug and watermelon/red flake...pumpkinseed and black very little...

 

good fishing...

[SWVABass]

Green pumpkin is my go to color, usually with green and purple flake. I will use other varieties of it depending on clarity, light penetration, and time of year. On my home waters both the smallmouth and largemouth eat it well.

[Jaderose]

17 hours ago, CrankFate said:

It’s the worst color. You’re better off with hot pink.  I know other people swear by it, but in water with a lot of light green algae or a green tint, it is invisible to bass. I have seen them hear it hit the water turn to the splash and not be able to see it right in front of their eyes.  Once their eyes are all greened out greens and yellows become invisible to them. Go with something super visible and fluorescent. Add silver or gold and maybe a bead to make some noise. Just what I have learned from watching the blind morons not be able to see it.

I used to think this too.  The water I fish is green so how could fish see it.  I used mostly White and Bubblegum.  They worked (and still do) but I just felt like I wasn't doing as well as I could.  So I tried what so many people use.  Green pumpkin.  NOW I throw two basic colors.  Green pumpkin/blk flake (tip-dipped in JJ's) and Blue/Black flake (also JJ's dipped).  My catch rate tripled.  They work.  At least for me.  I became a believer.

[Cgolf]

I have noticed that green pumpkin really varies between manufacturers. I have good luck with green pumpkins with more green in them like Zman green pumpkin goby. The brands that have the pumpkin color dominant don’t work at all for me. Generally though I make sure to have water red in the boat in multiple styles of baits, that seems to be the go to color here regardless of water clarity. 

[scaleface]

I've had so-so results with green pumpkin . I've   had more success with purples and blues .

[Maggiesmaster]

I use three worm colors on our green stained water;  red bug, crawfish & June bug. Sometimes I’ll catch fish on green pumpkin, but not often. 

[Junger]

I'll take any GY bait in green pumpkin with red flake.