Colors

There are many differnt colors out on the market. What do you find being some of the better colors on rivers and lakes? and why? Also on lakes with great weedlines what would be a go to bait for largemouth? and why?

You really have to be specific on the time of year weather and water conditions that you are fishing for anyone to really be able to give you a juicy answer on that one, but i have always loved throwing white spinners. I dont know why they work so good but they catch fish. I like using them early in the year, fishing them in spots that are socked in by mid summer with algae. Bucktails work good in brush too in spring and fall. If you want quantity, downsize the bait and reel slower. the reason why i have decided to describe spinners is because they are very easy to fish with if you only have a short time plus they catch fish! I just love it when late april through mid may rolls around because i can bike, 2 minutes from my house and catch tons of nice 15-18 inch fish consistantly. This time of year, all the spots within biking distance are “socked in” so its tough on shore

hope some of this helps…Maybe some other guys will chime in on some other colors/ different types of baits

Cade

I am not a pro or anything, but I will give some common/basic advice that pros give.
Weedlines, CLEAR water:
worms- texas rig them with bullet sinker, if thick weeds, peg the sinker with a toothpick to prevent it from sliding up and down line. COLORS basic Black, Purple, Red Shad, and Green pumpkin all work wonderful, it is more presentation, use 7″ ribbon/curly tail. Another hot, and I mean hot worm presentation is a 4-5″ Senko worm, or Gulp sinking minnow, and even Wacky worming, straight tail worm or Senko, hooked through the middle and the ends dangle off both sides, this is a very hot technique. If it breaks off or gets torn alot, use an o-ring around middle of worm and put hook through o-ring only. Same colors as listed above.
Murky waters, weedlines:
Colors, Chartreuse, black with red flake, or even Red Shad again, pink bubble gum can be effective also.
Worms, crawfish imitating plastics are effective, and I love using 3-5″ minnow swimbaits hooked weedless and then twitching them through weeds and lily pads. If hooked right and presented right, you will never hook a weed, and can swim in and around every type of vegetation, watch out, strikes are explosive!! As Cade stated, white is right with swimbait or minnow looking plastics. I am not talking slugo’s here, the swim baits produced now a days will out fish an old school slugo 5-to-1, cuz they look just like a minnow with reflective scales, eyes and sometimes fins and tails. One example of this is the “mimic minnow” The weighted head is awesome to get down in cover, the tail keeps it upright always. Utilize these techniques and if there are bass present, you will receive a present on the end of your line. “Let em go so they can Grow” Always catch and release, Bass are sport fish and there are enough idiots who catch a spawning female and you see them keep it, cuz it’s big, makes my heart drop to my gut. Pass it on, the fat bellied bass need to be put pack to keep the population up, most beginners and weekenders don’t realize it, that’s where we come in! Good Luck.
-Jeremy, JLBASSIN

Jeremy, how do you make a swim bait weedless? I throw a mimmick alot down at the river but the style head it has it catches on stringy weeds quite often and with the open hook it definity would be a challenge. It is a great reaction bait but I would definitly like to know how to rig it weedless. Fishnut

shrink wrap it with plastic works great nuthead.

Or just throw a funny colored tube.lol. Ain’t that right Eric?

A good friend of mine always used to say, “Every color is a great color, as long is it’s blue”.

I trust him

T-bass, you come and you go. You think that was a funny color? JK. That is right, TBass.

i dont really have one favorite color of lures, but i do have a favorite color for every type of lure i throw. ex. tubes – defnitally watermelon. senkos black with blue specks, jigs black and blue, spinnerbaits and flukes- white. i have a confidence color for every type of lure i throw. if you are say fishing lake winona try a frog or a weightless – weedless tube on TOP of the weeds

Black and blue will always be true.