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| When you are choosing colors what factors play a role in your decision
Nighttime? Anyone have any luck on anything other than black, at night?
Blue Bird Skies?
Overcast?
Murky Water?
Clear...etc?
Thanks,
MJB |
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| I don't know honestly. I see so many colors for topwaters, I begin to wonder whether color actually matters. While it is true that black casts the best silhouet, why do unpainted lures or even hot orange ones do equally well? I think it is all about the right kind of commotion for the right circumstances.
Does anybody have other idea's about this?
In overcast I did well on a firetiger suick 7" with the tail bent upwards so it doesn't dive. It simply swam straight ahead and caused little splash. |
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| You should read Color Concepts by Jason Long. Its on the articles page at www.esoxresearch.com
Some say color decisions are simple. Light colors on light days - dark colors on dark days.
After reading it you will be able to make your own decisions.
MUSKY ILLINI
"Once you go Black, you never go back" |
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| I read it but I think it is mainly about crankbaits? I know plenty of people who don't even bother painting surface lures (see charlie bettell for one, from England) |
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| I think that the article refers to color selection for all lures. For instance blue skys use orange cloudy skys use black. The colors are opposite each other on the color wheel. Therefor they stand out better by opposing each other.
MUSKY ILLINI
"You wasted 8 F-ING aprons on this guy, we gotta toughen you up kid" |
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| Surface baits, as a result of the fact they are on the surface, present a upward view for the muskie. The background condition which allows the angler to select a contrasing color are pretty cut and dried. Dark day, dark lure, bright day, bright lure.
A dark day is a cloudy day, so the background is the cloud color...white to grey. A black bait will contrast best.
A bright day allows for some dynamics to take place that cause the background/sky to appear as a violet or dark blue, so a very bright or white bait will contrast best.[8)] |
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| Wow, I agree with Steve Worrall!!!! Put that in the history books!
IF.... I am going to consider color for topwater selection, I typically follow the general rule Sworral just stated. Otherwise, I just go for the sound and action I think I need... regardless of color. |
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| jlong,
We HAVE to agree once in awhile!!
Yup..another consideration:
It is difficult to discern the color of an object directly above to about 60 degrees, as the underside of the object is in it's own shadow.
I have a bunch of purple/black/white topwaters this year, best of both worlds. |
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| On one particular day last year, my fishing buddy and I were both throwing jackpots. I, the blue and silver, and my buddy the black and orange. In less than 30 minutes, I had 3 follows and one strike, while my buddy went actionless. Was it the color, or was I working mine just a bit differently? I don't really know. It apperared that we were working them equally, so I guess I'm going for the color aspect.
Muskies to all!! Pat |
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| MA, what were the conditions? Was it blue bird skies and sunny? Thx. |
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On the tail baits(teasertails and topraiders etc), I like black best followed by the Bullfrog types. Some reason I like orange globes and creepers followed by black in both of those. I do best with black after dark and on very dark water with one exception. In bright sunlight on very dark water, the greens and bullfrog types shine.
Just me. |
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Choosing Colors for Topwater???