Senkos In Murky Water

[Brand0n]

I've tried wacky a few weeks ago caught two smaller fish. Might have to get back on it and ill let ya know if I find that color.

[RoLo]

I've tried wacky a few weeks ago caught two smaller fish. Might have to get back on it and ill let ya know if I find that color.

Think of color as a tool to improve your lure's visibility, not as something that can improve your lure's appeal or flavor.

When your location and delivery are incorrect, no color is going to produce a strike.

When your location and delivery are correct, no color is going to prevent a strike.

Roger

[brushhoggin]

like a few others have said, dark colors in murky waters are what does it. i'd stick with your black and blue. also try these out.

[Bassn Blvd]

Let see. Nothing worked except blak/blue flake Senkos, which caught quality fish! Hmmmmmmmmmmmm, why try anything else?

[Sam]

Junebug or #213.

[oconn]

Alot of lakes and ponds around me are murky, and camo colored senkos work for me.

[BassThumb]

Senkos work well in murky water(1-3' vis.), but you have to put them right on the fishes' nose. Bass seem willing to move long distances to hit a Senko in clearer water, but that's not so in waters with poor visibility. That's my observation at least. I use black/blue, watermelon/red, white, and chartreuse when the water starts looking like pea soup.

[Brand0n]

I agree about having to put them right on there noses. It took a good bit of casts to get bites with the color I used and I'm out of that color. That's why I was curious to other good colors so when I buy more senkos ill grab a few colors.

[RoLo]

Color is determined by how much light an object reflects back to the eye.

Roughly speaking, when all the light is "reflected", the object appears White.

When all the light is "absorbed", the object appears Black.

When about 50% of light is reflected and 50% is absorbed, the object will be in the green family (Mother Nature's favorite).

Enter the Bugbear:

As the light level is reduced, all colors progressively disappear, like switching off a lamp in a room.

or walking on a green lawn at night. In murky and muddy water, color perception is poor to non-existent,

therefore "contrast" steps up to the plate. The color BLACK provides the most contrast possible,

against all other shades of gray. Colors that are closest to pitch black are right on its heels of black,

colors such as Dark Purple, Junebug, Black Grape, Black & Blue, Black & Any other color.

Roger

[Brand0n]

Bought a pack of strike king shim e sticks in the watermelon red flake/black flake for $3 @ dicks sporting goods today. They look darker than the image. I've used shim e sticks before and they are durable and catch fish. Grabbed a pack of black blue/flake also. Two for the price of one pack of Senkos

[Rowdyrebel80]

Call me crazy but I've had alott of success in murky waters with strike king.... Sweet tater pie's,  color...my all time favorite color, followed by green pumpkin...

[the reel ess]

Here black and blue is the go-to color for off-color water. It's actually good year round and I almost use it exclusively for soft plastic craws and jigs. If you want to add a little sound to help fish locate the bait you can use a very light sinker with a glass bead between your weight and hook to act as a subtle clacker. If you want it weightless, you can use two glass beads and no sinker. I use black beads.