what pattern do you prefer for deep divers?

Repainting some 10xds this weekend, was planning to do patterns not available in the 10xd, what do you guys have luck on fishing a bait that deep. These are my first 10xd to try, so I'm not real sure how to paint them. I do have one chartreuse blk back I'm going to leave in the factory finish. Have 5 more to repaint. Will probably do one in the spro cell mate pattern. Thanks in advance for ideas.

Brad, last year I had a guy custom paint two 10XDs for me in FireTiger. Unless the water is really clear, you probably want some bold colors. I think Parrot would be another good one. Definately the yellow black back. My man Zona said the stike king (650)Chartreuse Perch is the best color ever made by SK. JMO

Chartreuse Blue back

Funny you said that 3 of the ones I bought are that color and I planned to strip them down and repaint shad or bluegill patterns.

NO - SAY IT AIN'T SO MATTER OF FACT..... I WILL TRADE YOU STRAIGHT UP FOR ONE OF THEM. ONE 10XD FIRETIGER FOR ONE CHARTREUSE PERCH. I DON'T HAVE A CHARTREUSE PERCH IN THE XD10. I WILL JUST SHIP IT TO YOU AND YOU CAN JUST PUT YOURS IN THE BOX WITH THE OTHER ONE WHEN YOU SHIP THAT ONE.

any shad color, sexy shad ir ghost shad, or TN shad. charteuse powder blue back

Alabama shad Mann's color = Deadly Has purple on it.

That is a good looking pattern I will definitely be painting one like that.

I can't recall how many bass over 8lbs me & clints have landed with that.

I have some spro fat papa ko blanks that need painted too might have to spray one of them in the Alabama shad. Thanks for the suggestion rudy, if your interested in catching some big ones on crankbaits you should come fishing with me in june. I couldn't tell you how many 6-8lb fish I was catching last summer. I can't wait for the fish to get grouped back up out deep. I looked at all my deep spots yesterday and was still a ghost town. About 3 weeks away from them being out there in numbers I think.

Citrus shad

I will have it in the mail in a day or so. I will take the hooks off so you do the same. That way I can ship it in a padded envelope.

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I depends on the situation. I threw a shad pattern @ most lakes and had some success almost everywhere I threw it. Usually a Mann's 20+ or DD22. The perch @ Fork have kind of a burnt orange color to them when you see them in the shallows so I have used a Poe's Super Cedar deep diver there in a burnt orange and had success, can't get that crankbait anymore but I noticed in my BPS catalog it is available in other brands. Someone mentioned fire tiger, great when it is muddy....... I've also had success in off colored water with a fluorescent red craw, Tennessee Shad as well and Chrome Blue........

Manns 20+ good bait limited color though...That ghost color that H20 a good color also Lavender shad a good color for Gizzard Shad forage lakes.

Chartreuse/blue back Tennessee shad chartreuse sexy shad and bar fish

I have done very well with H20 Express Tilapia pattern. And any of the variations of sexy shad.

This is my Mann's 20+ color also has a little blue tint to the lower part. The shad @ Fork have this blue tint......I think it is one of the reasons the 1/4 oz. chrome blue Ratl-Trap works so well when they are schooling.........

Brad here are my two favorite colors the top one was painted by boisarc. It killed them on the vertical ledges in Mexico in March. The bottom one has had it's day there also and was painted by a friend that is not physically able to do these things for me any longer. I have several in deep and shallow runners. These are the two colors that have produced the most fish for us deep.

I like the H2O Express Diamond Dust and Sexy Shad in clear water and Blue Back Chartreuse in murky water.