Soft Plastic Color Question?

[FishTank]

I tend to fish a lot of dark colors and wanted to know, when is the best time (conditions) to use white or clear soft plastic?

I have been wanting to try GYCB DT Hula grubs and Senkos in a couple of different colors (036, 187, 195 or 168) but I bave been having great success with the black and blue flake 021.  I just want to mix it up a bit.

Thanks again for all your opinions.

[Marty]

Conventional wisdom would probably say that those white and clear colors should be used in clear water, bright conditions. But bass don't read the same books and they take all sorts of colors under all sorts of conditions. Just try your light colors and see if you can determine how they compare to the dark.

I do know from personal experience that 021 is a great color, but read enough forums and you'll read about good results with all colors.

[Jeff H]

I've had pretty good luck with clear salt & pepper right after a front rolls through and the fishing gets tough....in clear water. I'm talking worms and grubs here though, can't say anything about a Senko really as I have not used them in that color yet. If I found some I'd try them. I also like clear with silver flake only.

[Munkin]

White= Anytime

Smoke, clear, translucent, whatever you want to call it= In clear water when they are feeding on baitfish. Actually smoke and watermelon are the only 2 colored senkos I use in clear water.

Allen

[Bass Hammer]

For me super clear water gets clear baits.

Anytime I need to see my bait I'll use white....my eyes are not as good as they used to be

[Catt]

This goes against every thing you hear about night fishing, everyone says to use dark colors. Ring Rascal has a color called Starry Night; it is dark smoke on top, clear smoke on the bottom with lots of silver glitter in the clear.

I use white during late pre-spawn to spawn when bass are on beds because it has better contrast so these old eyes can tell when I get bit.

[Shadcranker]

I use light colored baits when trying to mimmick a shad-

For instance a Pearl Fluke is dynamite on schooling fish.

A white trailer on a white swim jig is great when imitating shad (typicaly swimming around docks).

Also use a shad colored finesse worm on a shaky head in winter when shad are dying.

SC

[FishTank]

Thanks for all the info guys, keep it coming.

I'm going to pick up a bag or two of white hula grubs and give them a try.

[bubbler]

more natural in clear water........but what the heck.......experiment and see what works

thats the only way to find out

jared

[AJ]

Black in stained to muddy,watermelon in clear. keep it simple. Iwill use a white or bubblegum floating worm on top, just so I can see it.