color vs contrast

[Siebert Outdoors]

I've been doing alot of reading on colors selections and paying more attention to color and water clarity this year.  I'm starting to believe that color doesnt matter.  Its the contrast from water and the bait.  This holds especially true with night fishing.  This is why sometimes at night white works better then black depending on available light.  

Have you guys noticed the same thing or ever really put any thought into it?

[Matt Fly]

I think clarity and color depend on natural lighting in the day.     Overcast days versus blue-bird bright days does make a difference in blade choice on spinners.

If a bass can't see 1ft due to muddy conditions, then color would not be my first thought, vibrations and noise would be first consideration.

Also if color/contrast are not important, why is a tight wobble in the winter produce better than the large billed big wobblers?    

Water is usually clearest of all during winter months when the water is denser.

Hookem

Matt

[roadwarrior]

GENERALLY, I don't think color is important, it's either "dark," white or some combination (contrast?).

However, SOMETIMES the EXACT shade of a PARTICULAR color is critical. For example, an orange belly on a Rogue may be killer when the same black and silver by itself can't catch a cold.

Still, as a diciple of the Bait Monkey, I buy every color in the rainbow just like everyone else!  

[IdahoLunkerHunter]

Here is a great video from Doug Hannon, on this subject!  

[Catt]

I've seen days & nights where if you were not throwing a particular color you were not getting bit. I've also seen days & nights where you had to change colors after catching one or two on a particular color or you would not get bit.

[mattm]

I agree that it is more about contrast than color.  I would say about 95% of the time and the remaining 5% for the very few times fish seem to want a particular color.

[booneangler]

I to have seen times when one particular color was the hot color and another similar color would not get hit.

[Guest avid]

I have my confidence colors.

Many of my favorites are favored by lot's of other people too.

Example.  Watermelon/black and pumpkin seed soft plastics,  black/blue jig, white spinnerbait.

These colors have become "standard" for a reason.

I guess.

[jomatty]

personally i put a lot more stock in contrast.  im much more interested in available light and water clarity than matching the hatch.