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Unfortunately, color does matter....but not to the degree of colors offered

I'm with EZ, here's a great example. Fishing a night tournament on Sandlin and we were struggling to get bit. Throwing all the typical 'night time baits'. Out of frustration I picked up my fluke rod and caught and caught one on a Watermelon fluke. Tried throwing that for another half hour without getting bit, I switch to a black fluke and still nothing. My partner the whole time is throwing traditional night baits. He goes through his bag and pulls out a red shad fluke because it was the 'darkest' color he had. He promptly catches 2 bass in about 10 minutes. I switch to a red shad fluke and we proceed to catch fish the rest of the night in different locations. We ended up winning the club tournament on Red Shad flukes at night. So a do nothing bait in a non-traditional color for the 'dark' produces..... go figure.

I can't tell you how many times over the years where me or my partner are fishing the same techniques with different colors and end up switching to the color the other guy is using. Just last year we were dropshotting and I was using a specific color. I was outcatching my partner like 5 to 1, so finally he switches to what I'm using. There is another boat about 50 yards or so away from us. Between our two boats we are just catching fish after fish,dang near every cast. Other boats would come and go with a fish here and there and leave. We just sat on that school fishing our special color and just hammered them. At the weigh in we are in line and the other boat anglers are right behind us. I tell the guy, I'm gonna tell you the color I was using because I dont' want to ask you I feel it's rude. Weill you acknowledge you are using the same color if I tell you. He say's yeah sure man cause I doubt you were using the same color as me (it's a very obscure color). Well imagine......we were using the exact same color and brand. We finished 3rd and 4th respectively in a 150 boat tourney.

Those are two very specific examples of color being extremely important. I have had many more over the years. Many days it doesn't matter that much, but on those days you figure out that right color, it can be one of the best days you will have.

I really don't think color makes a difference. There have been a few times though when I have been fishing with one color, not be catching anything, switch to a different color and catch a fish shortly afterwards. I sit there and think, "Was it the new color or did I just put the bait right in front of a fish that was active?"

color matters tremendously.

I never claimed to be right or wrong or that your right or wrong only different, do you actually fish that spider thing? It’s all good!

It was the color, how did you not learn that from your experience.

Yes it does. I have seen that many times, but you can choose to ignore that and catch less fish. That's up to you.

You have claimed to know more than any of us on here since we fish with "rope" and you know more than the pros also...according to you.

I Never claimed to know more or be better, please stop reading your opinions into my threads, rope is a figure of speech, to prefer light line is not a crime, you don’t have preferences? After viewing pages of vintage antique lures you will see what I mean bass will hit about anything! Can’t believe those lures were not only fished but even popular!

You are totally wrong. It depends on the lake you are fishing and what the fish want.

So what you're say is that you're a "John"???... Do the wife and kids know???... Dan

This has been an interesting read. I asked a similar question earlier but mine was more of a change color vs. change bait discussion... I’ve enjoyed reading some of the opinions!

Of course color matters. Anyone who's spent any amount of time on the water can testify to that. Does it matter as much as many think or the tackle manufacturers would have you believe? Not in a million years. I'm as guilty as most of having way too many colors that are almost the same. If I were to only be allowed to fish watermelon, black/blue and Junebug for the rest of my life, I seriously doubt that it would cost me a half dozen fish. The only caveat would be that I'd want chartreuse dip n dye. sometimes that little splash of brightness seems to trigger strikes.

All i can say is. In the summer Purple Worm gets er done