my OPINION on choosing colors

Dark/muddy water, i use darker toned baits with brighter flakes or markings, like a dark green senko with red flakes or maybe a black brush hog with light blue flakes.

clear water, i dont use BRIGHT colors but i use ligter and natural colors like green,brown, purple,red,ect.

It also depends on the sunlight, and MANY other conditions.

i have had alot of luck with using Bubblegum trickworms t-rigged in a very clear pond that i fish regularly

I dont know if its like this everywhere but i talked to some guys at a scheels sporting goods store and they said the only colors working for pike and walleye this year(they were fishimg in IA & MN on big lakes like leech lake)seem to be gold and firetiger and thats the only two that were really working for me also


Hope this helps

hes taking about bass...not dumb pike...and crap...and admintopwater is...pretty right...i would give him an 8 out of 10 for his theory ...
good job admin

With colors i usually use watermelon red&black flakes when i'm pitching softplastics in stained water. In clear I use just plain green pumpkin. Dirty I go with bright colors. But in my opinion black, plain watermelon, and plain green pumpkin Are my favorite colors for all water claritys

yeah admin is pretty right on this one

pretty much what I've learned is dirtier the water= darker lure
clearer water== more natural color to your lure
but yeah just read admin's post haha

-Manny