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| Hey guys.. Unfortunately I will not be able to get out muskie fishing much this year. My question is, on one of those calm, quiet, and clear evenings, just at the time when the sun is bright orange on the tree tops, what color do you guys like for your topwaters? If black is good in low light conditions should I be using a brighter color at that time when its still fairly bright? Maybe im over thinking and color doesnt matter much. Just would like to hear your opinions. I would just like to get as much action as possible this year. |
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| I thrown strictly black, or a dark shade at all times with top waters. If you think about it, weather it is a sunny day, cloudy day, or even low light conditions, when a fish looks upwards, black shows up the best. It has the easiest contrast to separate it from the color of the sky. What color is the bottom of an airplane? It is white, when we look upwards at a plane it is hard to see it. If that plane was black, it would be MUCH easier to determine not only what it is...but where it is. Same goes for top waters for Muskies....in my opinion. |
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Location: On the X that marks the mucky spot | In choppy waters (more so in lower light) black is harder to see. At that point the waves make shadows on the surface and a black bait actually blends in during those circumstances. I like to use a loud color in chop and my hood-ups have measurably improved. |
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Location: Central Wisconsin | Black! For the same reasons listed above.
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| Ive had a ton of success with white topwaters, my belief is action and sound is 100x more important than color of topwater, i prefer white especially for WTD...I can see it better and want it to "walk" how I want, which in turn creates the sound I want. |
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| I agree my top producer at night was an American Hardwood mini in a crappie pattern |
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| On a bright sunny day, looking up from underneath the water you would see dark purple. A white top water is your best be on a bright, sunny day.
On a dark day or night, looking up from the underneath the water you would see dark, but not quite black. A black bait is your best choice in low light conditions.
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| So much knowledge on this site with a lot if good points. Thanks a lot guys. |
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Location: Yahara River Chain | IAJustin - 3/5/2013 6:39 PM
Ive had a ton of success with white topwaters, my belief is action and sound is 100x more important than color of topwater, i prefer white especially for WTD...I can see it better and want it to "walk" how I want, which in turn creates the sound I want.
Agreed, action and sound trump color. |
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| Black with red/orange head |
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Location: 31 | muskie! nut - 3/6/2013 8:11 AM IAJustin - 3/5/2013 6:39 PM Ive had a ton of success with white topwaters, my belief is action and sound is 100x more important than color of topwater, i prefer white especially for WTD...I can see it better and want it to "walk" how I want, which in turn creates the sound I want. Agreed, action and sound trump color. x3... I would add that I tend to lean toward bright colored topwater baits when the fish are "on"... it's normally cloudy or low light conditions then too.
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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished | best night time topwater bait for me is big mamma twist'd sist'r in perch color. The sound I get from mine gets way more hits then anything else I have in the box, at least for night time. Not to mention my favorite topwater bait overall |
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