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Hi all.After fishing for catfish and running trotlines most of my fishing life.I have decided it's time for change will be starting to give bass & walleye more attention.
Crankbaits: What's the best color for clear water? The best for muddy or darker water? What's the best color for sunshine days? What's best for cloudy days?
Spinnerbaits:What's the best color for clear water? The best for muddy or darker water? What's the best color for sunshine days? What's best for cloudy days? What's the best color and type of blades to use for all of the above?
Worms & Lizards & other soft plastics: What's the best color for clear water? The best for muddy or darker water? What's the best color for sunshine days? What's best for cloudy days?
Life member since 2002 doing my homework and asking as many questions as I can so I will be ready for the 2010 spring fishing.Hey thanks in advance for tips & knowledge
Charles
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Charles: This subject has been covered extensively in these forums, more info than I could ever pass on can be found looking through the old posts. I know it sounds intimidating, but it isn't bad. Look under Bass, Walleye and Lures and baits. That said here is the short course: Low light or murky water=bright colors. Bright day or clear water=subdued colors. Night=Black or dark blue. Hope this helps. Tom
Fishin' fool in N.E. Illinois
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Color dilemma...I start with really basic patterns. Naturals vs high contrast and metallic vs dark. I work naturals like black minnow or blue minnow patterns on high visibility water. Low visibility gets the high contrast like firetiger or wonderbread. Sunny, I like metallic like silver or gold plated lures. Cloudy and low light, black or dark blue.
When I'm careless or carefree, I just go with chartreuse.
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As i have seen in our lake here in ne wyoming it seams to be the chartruse color most of the time but im going to try other differnt ones next summer,like blacks and dark blue, dark purple and see what happens i also been mostly a bank fisherman up till this yr BILL Life Member Since 09-01-09
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Pegsguy wrote:Charles: This subject has been covered extensively in these forums, more info than I could ever pass on can be found looking through the old posts. I know it sounds intimidating, but it isn't bad. Look under Bass, Walleye and Lures and baits. That said here is the short course: Low light or murky water=bright colors. Bright day or clear water=subdued colors. Night=Black or dark blue. Hope this helps. Tom
Fishin' fool in N.E. Illinois
Hey thanks Tom will take your advice and start reading Lol
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The OLD basic adage was silver on sunny days and gold on cloudy days. Since then...other folks have stated that that matching water color works too....and I have seen this happen several times....as in if the water color has a green tint...use baits that are green tinted..or brown in brown waters...etc... It's a well known fact that fish like crappies and other species have been caught ONLY on certain colors....at certain times...in particular bodies of water. But I can't see that as a general rule IF you are fishing several different bodies of water. At the same time...I'm more inclined to think that presentation is MORE important many times than color. JMHO 
Life Member David BB Linkmeister
US Army '78-'85 West Central Wisconsin
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This is a special site I made for learning basics of bass fishing in video format that contains this answer and more. Take a look when you have a chance. Tight lines, Steve
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There is a ton of advice here but the best advice I can can give fish the color that you are most confindent with. I also keep a log on days fished conditions,water temp, water color, time of day, type of lure used. I refer to all the time whether I am fishing a tourney or just out killing time from a bank it realy works Good luck Jack
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Hey thanks a bunch will sure use this.
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Northeastbass wrote:This is a special site I made for learning basics of bass fishing in video format that contains this answer and more. Take a look when you have a chance. Tight lines, Steve LURE COLORSNortheast Bass Fishing
Hey thanks a bunch will sure use this.
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I have the best succes on white, green, chartruse, firetiger, and all of the glow colors. I am a big walleye fan, and right now here in South Dakota the walleyes are really hitting, and the best color right now is a glow in the dark jighead, and a white twister tail. For crankbaits you can't go wrong with firetiger, and for this time of year you'll probably want to go for the darker colors, but in the spring you'll want to fish with the lighter and brighter colors.
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