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Red? #12641047 02/22/18 03:42 PM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 86 B bigdiastema OP Outdoorsman
OP bigdiastema Outdoorsman B Joined: May 2011 Posts: 86	I've caught tons of fish over the years on crawdad colored cranks, jigs, and worms. Mostly brown, orange, green. I've always had red baits and just can't remember ever catching anything on a red bait. I know prespawn would be a good time for red. Any other times? Any advice? My red baits are feeling left out. :-)

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Re: Red? [Re: bigdiastema] #12641053 02/22/18 03:46 PM
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 11,128 Albany 9094 TFF Guru
9094 TFF Guru Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 11,128 Albany	Red causes a reaction bite just about anytime. If the fish aren�t eating the baitfish patterns I will go to red just to try to get them to see the bait.

Re: Red? [Re: bigdiastema] #12641083 02/22/18 03:53 PM
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 43 W WylieWalker Outdoorsman
WylieWalker Outdoorsman W Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 43	Slayed them last weekend at Toledo Bend on this lure. I watched a YouTube video of some College guys fishing the Bassmaster's there a couple weeks ago and decided to give it a try. Fish below went 6.10lbs in 3' of water on a flat close to a drop off. I will tell you red is deadly on spawning fish. Red lizard on bedding fish will get lots of bites. I think a lot depends on whether the lake you fish has crawfish a primary forage source. I've caught them at all times of the year Xcite Baits http://www.xcitebaits.com Soft Plastic and Crankbaits Baits

Re: Red? [Re: WylieWalker] #12641101 02/22/18 04:00 PM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 86 B bigdiastema OP Outdoorsman
OP bigdiastema Outdoorsman B Joined: May 2011 Posts: 86	Originally Posted By: WylieWalker Slayed them last weekend at Toledo Bend on this lure. I watched a YouTube video of some College guys fishing the Bassmaster's there a couple weeks ago and decided to give it a try. Fish below went 6.10lbs in 3' of water on a flat close to a drop off. I will tell you red is deadly on spawning fish. Red lizard on bedding fish will get lots of bites. I think a lot depends on whether the lake you fish has crawfish a primary forage source. I've caught them at all times of the year Thanks. I was thinking lipless crank. I don't have one in red.

Re: Red? [Re: bigdiastema] #12641190 02/22/18 04:44 PM
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 4,533 San Antonio, Texas B bigbass94 TFF Team Angler
bigbass94 TFF Team Angler B Joined: May 2012 Posts: 4,533 San Antonio, Texas	I feel like the color red does 2 things to bass: causes a reaction strike and mimics bright red crawfish. Use those 2 things accordingly and you'll likely have success. But then again, if I remember correctly, red is the first color that disappears to bass' eyes. Or maybe it's the opposite... I don't know. I don't pay too much attention to that stuff. Red is just a confidence color to me. It's just hard to go wrong with a red squarebill or lipless crankbait this time of year. "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." - Doug Larson

Re: Red? [Re: bigbass94] #12641313 02/22/18 05:45 PM
Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,989 Arlington Texas SAKS Extreme Angler
SAKS Extreme Angler Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,989 Arlington Texas	I think red disappears in depth. Seen an article and chart on it once. Don't know if it was BS or not. Had something to do with red hooks is why I was reading it.

Re: Red? [Re: bigdiastema] #12641359 02/22/18 06:05 PM
Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,259 Watauga,Texas KC Injection Baits Extreme Angler
KC Injection Baits Extreme Angler Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,259 Watauga,Texas	In 3� to 5� of water red is red after that it starts to get darker until it is black. In clear water I think I would throw a dark red in dirty water bright red. Just my thoughts

Re: Red? [Re: bigdiastema] #12641441 02/22/18 06:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 16,855 Mansfield, Tx. E ezbassin TFF Guru
ezbassin TFF Guru E Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 16,855 Mansfield, Tx.	I throw red crank baits this time of year and do well with them. I throw red finesse worms on a drop shot all the time and it works all year long and as deep as 30ft so the fish can still see it even in deep water. Last edited by ezbassin; 02/22/18 06:46 PM.

Re: Red? [Re: bigdiastema] #12642137 02/23/18 01:15 AM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 86 B bigdiastema OP Outdoorsman
OP bigdiastema Outdoorsman B Joined: May 2011 Posts: 86	Added 2 red Lipless cranks (One is the crank recommended above), a solid red rage blade, and some black and red chatterbaits. Can't wait to give them a try.

Re: Red? [Re: bigdiastema] #12642264 02/23/18 02:15 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 10,559 Liberty Hill, Tx/Nacogdoches, ... J Jarrett Latta TFF Guru
Jarrett Latta TFF Guru J Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 10,559 Liberty Hill, Tx/Nacogdoches, ...	It's more about the presentation and spot than color imo..

Re: Red? [Re: Jarrett Latta] #12642448 02/23/18 03:52 AM
Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,989 Arlington Texas SAKS Extreme Angler
SAKS Extreme Angler Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,989 Arlington Texas	I would have agreed with you up until two weeks ago. Was on Falcon and those fish would not hit anything that was not watermelon red. We tried changing color and went zero. Went back to watermelon red and game on. Sometimes color is significant. Last edited by SAKS; 02/23/18 03:58 AM.

Re: Red? [Re: bigdiastema] #12645765 02/25/18 04:10 AM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 857 R RKT Pro Angler
RKT Pro Angler R Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 857	Stike King promoted its Bleeding Bait series of baits as having red that triggers fish to bite. At the same time Cajun line was promoting their line as better because it was red and became invisible in the water. Go figure.

Re: Red? [Re: RKT] #12646340 02/25/18 09:19 PM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,764 Ellis county Texas B basscaster46 Extreme Angler
basscaster46 Extreme Angler B Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,764 Ellis county Texas	Fishing couple weeks ago only fish that were caught on red craw squarebill. Color matters at least every once in a while. I got all day I’m retired

Re: Red? [Re: bigdiastema] #12646841 02/26/18 02:06 AM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 13,513 Dallas, TX Ken A. Groovy
Ken A. Groovy Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 13,513 Dallas, TX	We've been throwing a bright red Rattletrap for pre=spawn bass at Fork since 1987. Bill Lewis sold a Zillion of these over the years. This is the one we used. Then as they came out with variations we tried them all. When the crawfish come out of their winter hibernation they are this color.

Re: Red? [Re: bigdiastema] #12646873 02/26/18 02:28 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 55,355 Campbell, TX SkeeterRonnie Super Freak
SkeeterRonnie Super Freak Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 55,355 Campbell, TX	craws change colors. red or blue depending on what they are eating. I had to go back and do some searching online. red comes after the molt. the color seems to be absorbed from the nutrients/minerals in their habitat. they will turn blue from eating the brine/freshwater shrimp found in vegetation. lots of articles from many pro's online. Senko9s probably knows a wealth of information about this topic. https://www.bassmaster.com/understanding-bass-forage-crawfish Last edited by SkeeterRonnie; 02/26/18 03:24 AM.

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