I've never thrown this color. Is it a certain time of year color, water clarity, or what? TIA

I've thrown fire tiger in dingy water conditions. I don't think time of year makes much of a difference just adjust which one you throw based on the water depth you are fishing.

universal color really... from clear to dirty, cold to hot... I have fire tiger cranks from shallow to deep... get some...

Used to be Fall for the season. Not sure what today's consensus is. I'd still say Fall as that's about the only time I throw that color.

I use to fish Texoma in the spring and i used a crankbait in fire tiger a lot , it worked there .

I throw them mostly in the Spring. I figure they look sort of like a Bluegill, the main forage early in the year before all the shad show up.

Used the think seasonal...............NOT.....................that color will catch em most every month of the year..................my go-to color for cranking Toledo & Rayburn.

Fall is best, but anytime it is cloudy.

^^^ this. Go to color on Texoma.

If you like fire tiger then try fire, fire tiger - the black stripes are red instead. Old Honey Hole special color that they would give away at boat shows.

I always have had success in cold dingy water... Dan

Think it was called red hot tiger thunderstick.
Great bait back in the day on Fork.

Fall, Winter, Spring. Great on cloudy days.

In gin clear and murky water it’s my jam in September, interestingly haven’t had much any luck with it in normal stained water.

Texoma special, fire tiger red fin