Color in my experience of 50 plus years bass fishing is only about ten percent and 90 percent is the action of the bait!
In a shad based lake you can still catch bass on a black spinner bait with black blades.
In a blue gill pond you can still catch bass on a white spinner bait.
Some baits like a buzzbait make so much splashing the fish would never see the color of the skirt.

Why does a black worm with yellow tail catch ten times as many farm pond bass as does a black worm
With a white or fire tail? Thats the one time i think color matters.

I usually just fish the opposite of the light conditions to make is easy for the fish to see it, overcast days i use white, bright sunny days i use black in a weightless worm for example.

Color is used by manufacturers (pimps) and the pro's (their whores) to sell more tackle!

For example: a hula popper or jitterbug comes in many color patterns on the top of the lure but the bottom only comes in 3 colors black white and yellow and the fish cant see the top.

Color is used mainly to separate you from your money!

They do that for those of us that run them on C-Rigs.

To the Forum.

The real question is what colored bobber should I use rigged above my chrome and black Tiny Torpedo?

Whaaa?

I think the more clear the water is the more the color matters. Stained to muddy water I throw black Or dark jigs and soft plastics. I’ll throw char. Or char/ white colored spinner bait or crank baits. Clear water I keep it more natural colors. But that’s just me.

hmmmmmm - Hula Popper on C-Rig. Do you rig the Hula Popper weedless?

I will say that several years ago, I went out with a big name guide on a big name lake and his opinion closely
resembled that of the op.

Color? NO ~ Shades? YES.

Dark colors vs light colors can always be a factor. Also depends on the time of year and if the fish are feeding on one certain forage.

White/Chartreuse/Green/Yellow are all the same as a general rule.

Black/Brown/Red/Purple/ same also.

Granted, there ARE times that a definite color will produce more than another. But that is rare in my experience.

You laughed at me last time I C Rigged a Hula Popper!

I usually take the hooks of mine.

I really think the only two choices are exotic and natural colors.

Color seems to matter where I fish.

Color doesn't matter as long as it's watermelon candy red or green pumpkin.

Welcome to The Jungle!

All the different camo patterns on clothes are just to get people to buy one or more different patterns.