When do plastics in 'non-traditional' colors work best?

[Mike 12345]

Are worms that are pink, cotton candy, etc best used for certain conditions or techniques?  Pressured areas where you want to show something different?  Just wondering if there were specific reasons when these colors would be more desirable.

Thanks!

[TournyFish001]

spawning fish on beds will hit anything that is a threat to the eggs or frye- this includes all colors, some guys think the brighter colors are better for this like pink(bubble gum) ect.

[Wayne P.]

"non traditional" colors work well if you have some with you and run out of whatever color you normally use. Otherwise you can use them anytime and any place with the same results as what you normally use. The fish don't care.

[roadwarrior]

The fish don't care.

I think LBH made a video fishing every color he owned,

catching fish one after another.

8-)

[KYbassman67]

I have always heard that natural is the best way to go with bass, but in my experience it really hasn't made a difference.  The only thing I noticed is that the fish seem to strike more at natural colors if you are fishing an over-fished community pond/lake.  I was recently at a new man-made lake that is rarely fished and the, mostly rock bass, were striking at anything I put in the water.

[Raul]

I think LBH made a video fishing every color he owned, catching fish one after another.

8-)

5 colors ( black sapphire, midnight chartreuse, black ruby, watermelon/ gold, chartreuse pepper ) 4 bass on each in a 2 hour time, why I changed from black back/blue flake to chartreuse ? oh well I got bored of catching them with one and changed to something else ( making a point to a buddy of mine who insisted that the fish weren 't biting his bait because he didn 't have the "right" color tied on ).

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

I like these colors for when I need to see the bait, like when fishing a fluke in 1-3 ft, etc.  I just like to see the bait so when I see it disappear, I set,....1 step ahead.  I usually go with white.

[Wayne P.]

Mike, this is a list of Zoom Trick and Finesse worm colors I have used this year (I started keeping up with them because of questions like yours). Most were used on the same body of water and several on the same day. I have some other colors that I have used in past years.

Occasionally for bed fish, I'll dip 1/2 of a bubble gum Trick worm in Chart soft bait dye and end up with bubble gum/orange-that presents two small worms of different colors especially when rigged wacky style and aids in seeing it in some levels of stained water.

Baby Bass, Mardi Gras, Green Pumpkin, Watermelon Purple, Watermelon Red, Watermelon, Watermelon Candy, Red Shad, Cotton Candy, Pumpkin, June Bug, Limeaid, Bubble Gum, Smokin Blue, Green Pumpkin Green, Green Pumpkin Red, Bait Fish, Moccasin Blue, White, Seedless Watermelon, Seedless Pumpkin, Junebug Red, Red Bug, Yellow, Lemon, Lemon Shad, Red/ Black Core, Natural Blue, Cherry Seed, Icicle, Green Pumpkin Blue, Watermelon/ Chart. Tail, Cinnamon Purple

[Mike 12345]

Very interesting, thanks all!

[kikstand454]

i have found that the pink bubblgum color works well for me in dark/silty flowing rivers. havent had a lot of luck with it elsewhere.

[senko_77]

I like using the pinks, sherberts, lime, etc. during the spawn and post spawn, but try using them on dark, cloudy days.  I've caught some nice fish with a pink worm on a dark day.  

[Catt]

There are times when color makes all the difference in the world; why I have no idea. I have had outstanding results with Bubble Gum & Zoom's Merthiolate during cold water conditions.

[Big Bait Fishing]

i have found that the pink bubblgum color works well for me in dark/silty flowing rivers. havent had a lot of luck with it elsewhere.

i use natural colors that match best to the lakes bait forage in clear water . ill use brighter , unnatural colors ( chartruse , pink , orange , etc.. ) in stained water cause i think the bass can see it from farther away and hone in on it better , also if im not getting my bait into the strike zone of suspending bass ( i don't have a boat , much less electonics ) so i have to guess where the bass are out deep , yeah , i usually rent a boat . but i think colors are for specific types of fishing in different waters . i might be wrong by scientifical reasons but by going by my experiance , i don't think so ..

[Tin]

spawning fish on beds will hit anything that is a threat to the eggs or frye- this includes all colors, some guys think the brighter colors are better for this like pink(bubble gum) ect.

The main reason why those colors are used so much by bed fisherman is so you can see the bait in the bed and you can see the fish eat the bait.

i have found that the pink bubblgum color works well for me in dark/silty flowing rivers. havent had a lot of luck with it elsewhere.

i use natural colors that match best to the lakes bait forage in clear water . ill use brighter , unnatural colors ( chartruse , pink , orange , etc.. ) in stained water cause i think the bass can see it from farther away and hone in on it better .

Fish in stained water have become acustomed to use their lateral line and sense of smell to hone in on a bait more than they do sight. It can't hurt though.

[The_Natural]

If you fish in Texas in the spring time....you will realize just how important red is. The fish are keying mainly on crawfish in the spring, and a red rattle trap is a staple. I quicly learned when I moved down here it will outfish a chrome or shad trap 5-1. I had fished bright red baits in the spring before in Oklahoma with success, but never a bright red trap. When fish are highly active and eating anything...color doesn't play a big part. I think it is 'other' times that it does. I think I know why, after catching a bass last spring that coughed up this...

[ptomacbass]

I've always heard of using red rattle traps in the spring and have used them with some success.  do you think the craws turn red in most bodies of water in america?

[The_Natural]

I've always heard of using red rattle traps in the spring and have used them with some success. do you think the craws turn red in most bodies of water in america?

I honestly don't know, but there are so many species of crawfish....I'm sure they are different in every area.  However, in Oklahoma and Texas....they definitely have a red hue at times (see above), and I think the crawfish use it to match the red clay/dirt of this area.  I'll hypothesize that the greenish and bluish (words?) craw patterns that are also available match the clay in other areas.  

[Catt]

Over 300 species of crawfish are found in the United States; the two most common are the red swamp crawfish and the white crawfish which has a lighter color than the red swamp crawfish it more likely found northern states. Crawfish vary in color due to species; the colors allow the crawfish to blend into their environment.

Y'all throw Chrome Traps; I throw Chrome Red Traps  

[atx_newbie]

Crawfish turn red when boiled...  Especially with the proper combination of cayenne, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and old bay...

[kikstand454]

ive seen crawdads over 8" long and with blue highlights in greenbriar river in w.va.

gotta be a big smallie to eat that!