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obsessed_angler
Posted 9/29/2016 10:44 AM (#831815)
Subject: Dark water lure color




Posts: 39


I fish a few rust/ tea/coffee colored lakes in Norather WI.
I've always heard copper/bronze colored bucktail blades, but what color do you like the hair/tinsel to be? I have had some follows with copper blades and black tails. Looking for more color options I guess.
Also, what do you guys like for say bulldawgs ,cranks, or suicks?

Thanks in advance
Sam
Tone
Posted 9/29/2016 11:14 AM (#831819 - in reply to #831815)
Subject: RE: Dark water lure color




Posts: 215


Location: Wisconsin
Black colored lures are always a good choice. The reason is they are easy for the fish to track against the background (sky). The old rule of thumb used to be dark skies, dark colored lures; bright skies, bright colored lures.

Regarding the blades of the bucktail, the flash they can create can help but is is more likely the vibration of the lure that gets the muskie's attention.

To get exactly top the point: three choices for you (let your gut tell you which ones to use). Go with all black, black and orange, or fire tiger.
BNelson
Posted 9/29/2016 11:27 AM (#831824 - in reply to #831819)
Subject: Re: Dark water lure color





Location: Contrarian Island
any color works but when I fished darker water up north I tend to throw, gold blades, orange blades, or chartreuse blades...
I liked brighter colored dawgs as well... hard to beat an orange tail, white belly walleye dawg in stained water... fish don't care too much tho imo....it's more what we have confidence in...
obsessed_angler
Posted 9/29/2016 12:33 PM (#831833 - in reply to #831815)
Subject: Re: Dark water lure color




Posts: 39


*Northern WI.....fricking smartphone!
Fish4muskie
Posted 9/29/2016 12:43 PM (#831836 - in reply to #831833)
Subject: Re: Dark water lure color




Posts: 112


Location: Illinois
I agree with the above. Black w/brass-gold blades and I've always liked black w/red,orange,or white in the tail. Fire tiger is my favorite for hard lures or bulldawgs. Also a gold glitter/walleye pattern has produced fish for me in the past.
NathanH
Posted 9/29/2016 12:46 PM (#831837 - in reply to #831833)
Subject: Re: Dark water lure color





Posts: 859


Location: MN
I'm sure I'll get ripped but I think copper is great but for dark water but I think chartreuse shows up better then other painted blades. It's really my go too color now. im sure others will say orange and green.
mnmusky
Posted 9/29/2016 12:49 PM (#831838 - in reply to #831837)
Subject: Re: Dark water lure color




What color is the sky on this guiness colored water? Overcast, i like white baits, hot pink. Other sky's, all other colors.
banditman
Posted 9/29/2016 1:13 PM (#831841 - in reply to #831815)
Subject: Re: Dark water lure color





Posts: 167


Location: Tomahawk, WI
I fish a few dark water lakes in Northern WI. Time after time, my best luck is always on a Purple bucktail with silver blades. I dont know what it is, but this color produces fish in all sky & wind conditions. I've got several different style lures in that color pattern and they are all chewed up.
JakeStCroixSkis
Posted 9/29/2016 6:34 PM (#831863 - in reply to #831815)
Subject: Re: Dark water lure color





Posts: 1425


Location: St. Lawrence River
Orange and chart blades in stained water for us.
Randy
Posted 9/29/2016 9:17 PM (#831884 - in reply to #831841)
Subject: Re: Dark water lure color





Posts: 243


Location: South Central Wisconsin
banditman - 9/29/2016 1:13 PM

I fish a few dark water lakes in Northern WI. Time after time, my best luck is always on a Purple bucktail with silver blades. I dont know what it is, but this color produces fish in all sky & wind conditions. I've got several different style lures in that color pattern and they are all chewed up.
Yup!
Mudpuppy
Posted 9/30/2016 8:46 PM (#831966 - in reply to #831884)
Subject: Re: Dark water lure color




Posts: 239


Location: Elroy, Wisconsin
My best luck has been: Dark Water, silver and white bucktail, Fl. Orange and black bucktail.

Mudpuppy
Clammer
Posted 10/1/2016 4:52 AM (#831970 - in reply to #831815)
Subject: Re: Dark water lure color




Posts: 667


Location: Wisconsin
Char/Blk for me without a doubt. But, I believe, as BNelson stated, it has alot to do with confidence. We all tend to throw whatever color we are confident in the most, thus we are more likely to see action on that bait/color.
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