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| how do you guys choose what color lures to start throwin? ive been having trouble deciding what color to use. thanks |
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Location: So. Illinois | There are general rules you can follow but it comes down to whatever you feel comfortable with
- Match the hatch or available forage
- Clear water or direct sun use natural colors
- Cloudy, or stained water use bright colors
- Black is a cassic color for jerks and topwater used for contrast and night
- Talk to people who know the local lakes you will be fishing to find out what is popular and what has worked in the past. |
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| use colors that you have confidence with, ones that you have put fish into the boat with before. |
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Location: Girdwood, Alaska | Here is the best article I have found regarding lure colors....
http://www.forciersguideservice.com/article3.shtml |
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Location: Yahara River Chain | I believe action is primary and color is secondary. It better to have great action on a lure than to have the good color of something and it doesn't attract any fish. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Color is completely dependent on available light, and light and water don't mix. What you see above the surface will be changed dramatically under water.
Consider also that the Muskie's vision is directed forward and up, and most presentations need to be above the fish. Contrast is key, so dark background, light lure, light background, dark lure.
That's where the 'dark day, dark lure, light day, light lure' comes from. Think about it, the muskie looks up most of the time, so the sky is the background for many lures. On a dark day, the sky is cloudy, or white to light gray. Dark lures show up well. Light day, you are dealing with sunshine, and as you go under the water, the surface goes from blue to violet, so a white, chartreuse, or similar light color will contrast nicely. |
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| sworrall - 8/15/2007 9:53 PM
That's where the 'dark day, dark lure, light day, light lure' comes from. Think about it, the muskie looks up most of the time, so the sky is the background for many lures. On a dark day, the sky is cloudy, or white to light gray. Dark lures show up well. Light day, you are dealing with sunshine, and as you go under the water, the surface goes from blue to violet, so a white, chartreuse, or similar light color will contrast nicely.
does the color of the water make a difference? like if its clear or muddy? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Sure, but not to the dark day, Light day axiom. Particulate suspended in the water prevents light penetration to a degree, and color vision depends on light availability AND other factors. I need to shoot a video of the 'color seminar' I do, that would show it clearly.
Low light penetration is more 'comfortable' for the fish, so shallow in the dirty water works better under most conditions that shallow in the clear during high light periods. |
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