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What chatterbait color should I use?
For pond fishing on a sunny day, you want to choose a chatterbait color that matches the conditions and the primary forage in the pond. Based on the video context provided, here are some recommendations:
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Shad Pattern: If the bass in your pond are primarily feeding on shad, go for a chatterbait with a bit more "bling" or glitter. This helps the bait reflect light and stand out in the bright conditions. A white chatterbait with some flake or glitter in the skirt and head would be ideal.
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Bluegill Pattern: If the primary forage is bluegill, opt for a more natural color like green pumpkin. You want something that looks as natural as possible without too much glitter. A straight green pumpkin chatterbait with a matching trailer, such as a green pumpkin Razor Shad, would work well.
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General Rule: As a general rule, lighter colors work better in clear water and bright conditions. So, sticking with whites or natural colors with a bit of sparkle can be effective.
Here's a quick breakdown:
- Sunny Day & Shad Forage: White chatterbait with glitter/flake.
- Sunny Day & Bluegill Forage: Green pumpkin chatterbait with a natural look.
Remember, it's always a good idea to experiment a bit and see what the fish are responding to on that particular day. Happy fishing! If you have any more questions or need further clarification, feel free to ask!
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4 Chatterbait Colors You Need to Have by Wired2Fish → popping in the Sun so if it's sunny and I think they're eating on shed I'm gonna use something with a little bit more bling on it now if it's cloudy and they're eating shad I'm gonna stick with a similar white color pattern but I'm gonna go with a little bit more of a matte finish so this one right here as you can see it doesn't have as much bling as that last one did skirts fairly matte the heads not very shiny anything like that so when it's cloudy I personally feel like this color gives off a little bit better of a silhouette to the bass you know ten to one on a cloudy day my colors out produce a shiny colors all right now when it's sunny outside and I believe the bass are eating bluegill I want something as natural as I can possibly get it want to allow the colors on there I don't want too much glitter on there so I tend to go for more more of a straight and green pumpkin color I've got a straight green pumpkin razor shads on there nice and flexible catch a bunch of fish on it and this color no bling to it it's just simple as can be but this is what I found works best I don't know sunny hi sky days alright so on those cloudy days and the conditions like we discussed a warmer
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4 Chatterbait Colors You Need to Have by Wired2Fish → water temperatures and I think the bass are primarily feeding on sunfish I'm gonna be more I happened to choose this particular color is called B height delight it's got a little bit of chartreuse on the bottom which emulates a bluegill fairly well and it's got you know a lot of Fleck in that skirt color as well and my thought process behind this is fairly simple you know it's darker outside so I need some sort of light color to kind of brighten that bait up make it pop a little bit and make it a little bit easier to track from these bass in my opinion I really sat down and started thinking about this one day I think maybe that green pumpkin the straight green pumpkin on a cloudy day kind of gets lost in the in the noise you could call it when you're reeling it through grass it just kind of blends in with everything a lot this gives you a little bit of pop to it a little bit of bling just to give that bass it's like pointing a laser pointer at a cap it's always going to chase it around so this bee hike the light color is I mean really for cloudy days it's it's outstanding
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Best Chatterbait Tips for Bass Fishing (These Work!) | Bass Fishing | How To Fish by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → It's primarily a reaction-type bait, so, you
know, colors aren't as much of a critical factor. As a general rule, the lighter the color it
is, the lighter the light, the lighter the water is, the lighter the color you want. And the darker the color of the water, or
the darker it is out there, the darker the lure. As a general rule. There's exceptions all the time. What I always do is, hey, you know, it's what
the fish want. So, play around with the colors, and see what
they want that day. I like to start off with white, and that's
typically what I stick with because I usually catch fish on white regardless. So, it's just a matter of playing around though. If they don't bite that, change colors. As far as trailers are concerned, you can
see, I've got a paddle tail on this one right now. This is just a little 4.5-inch paddle tail
swimbait that I have on it. You can use all kinds of trailers. I would encourage you to experiment with the
different kind of trailers. You can use paddle tails. You can use grubs. You can even use worms. Craws are a real popular trailer to use on
them. Just experiment and see what the fish want
that day. I find that today they really want the paddle
tail, so that's what I'm fishing. So, one thing I like to do with the trailer,
regardless of what type of trailer I have, is I like to dip the ends of it in chartreuse
dye.
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4 Chatterbait Colors You Need to Have by Wired2Fish → so I've kind of had a realization of sorts in the past I don't know probably three or four months and as I talk about a lot of my videos I think that we all myself included tend to overcomplicate things especially when it comes to color selection but I've kind of come up with the you know simple three I guess a four color system for this ChatterBait that will help me kind of simplify your choices if you're going to the sporting goods store and want to buy a couple so I personally divide it into two categories bluegill or shad I might vary depending on where you're located but let's let's call it pan fish and bait fish so that leaves me with two options either kind of like a green pumpkin ish color or a white color again that's simple enough but I'll actually divide that even further so if I think the bass are eating shad I'm gonna go with two different schemes here if it's sunny I'm gonna choose a trailer and a head and a skirt with a little bit more flake to it see how when I turn that it kind of glistens and whatnot so when the sun's high like it is today that's kind of what I'm more apt to use that's why it's tied onto my rod right now so that head shines you got a little glitter in the in the skirt and that razor shed is
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The Best Baits For Summer Pond Fishing! ( And Bank Fishing ) by TacticalBassin → on a pond is some kind of ChatterBait now you guys know that we love the the Jackhammer ChatterBait it is a hands down the best ChatterBait on the market but it is pricey it's up there 15 17 18 bucks a pop again you don't need that when you're Pawn fishing this little guy right here this is the z-man the Mini Max a little bit smaller than your traditional um bladed jig or chowder bait but it has a really Stout hook on I have a big bite baits that's a 3.8 bluegill colored swimbait on there and you'll see a lot of the colors I talk about or that I show are going to have bluegill kind of esque patterns to them and that's because the majority of ponds I fish growing up the majority of ponds I've seen or been to the primary Forge is bluegill so if you have a pond that maybe has gizzards or or different signs of different types of Shad or whatever you'll have to adjust your colors accordingly but for the most part even with my frogs I'm going bluegill patterns or whites or blacks on my chatter baits I'm going bluegill patterns okay that is the Mini Max a really Stout hook doesn't break the bank and it is lights out its lights out anywhere but especially in ponds now again that same situation you might be on a pond that's chock full of grass and
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Which Lure Colors Work Best In Spring? by TacticalBassin → really your foundation this can be applied to worms to swim baits let's let's talk about that a little bit so swim baits if I'm fishing clear water clear water you know sunny day and whatever I'm gonna go with as natural as possible I'm gonna go with something like a pro red blue pearl something like that not a lot of flash if I do want to add flash like I said if it is a bright sunny day and you want you just want to add a little bit of little flash a little bit of stained water you can go with like an electric shad or something with some some flake in it or some some glitter to make that bait pop and stand out and again guys cloudy day or muddy water go with a chartreuse in blue I've got so many big smallmouth on this color right here on on cloudy days it's just uh it is a money bait a money color and it applies it fits in the formula one thing I do want to talk about real quick when you go online there's tons of crop patterns right crop patterns are kind of the it's springtime so you're up you're up covering a lot of water you're moving fast baits cause it's kind of its own category that fits in to the natural category the ghost cup category for me you know when I'm throwing a bait like
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