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Choosing lure colors that are effective for attracting both bass and bluegill can be a smart strategy, especially when you're fishing in areas where both species are present and actively feeding on similar forage. Based on the forage and the natural prey in the environment, here are some color recommendations that can appeal to both bass and bluegill:
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Green Pumpkin: This is a versatile color that mimics a variety of forage, including small baitfish and juvenile bluegill, which are common prey for both bass and bluegill. Green pumpkin lures often have a natural, subdued appearance that works well in clear to moderately stained waters.
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Watermelon: Similar to green pumpkin, watermelon lures are effective because they present a natural and subtle profile in the water. This color is particularly good in clear water conditions where fish might be more wary and closely inspecting the lures.
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Black and Blue: This color combination can be particularly effective in stained or muddy waters. The high contrast and dark silhouette of black and blue lures make them more visible in murky conditions, which can attract the attention of both bass and bluegill.
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Chartreuse: While this might seem like a brighter option, chartreuse can be extremely effective, especially in stained waters or during overcast conditions. It's a good choice for spinnerbaits or crankbaits when targeting aggressive fish.
When selecting lures, consider the water clarity and the type of cover you are fishing around. In clearer water, more natural and translucent colors tend to work best, while in darker or muddier waters, brighter or more contrasting colors can be more effective.
Remember, the key is to mimic the natural prey items in the environment as closely as possible. Both bass and bluegill often feed on small fish, insects, and crustaceans, so lures that can effectively imitate these food sources are likely to be successful for both species.
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How To Choose The Best Lure Colors | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → together but if you're flipping a jig
like I talked about earlier and you've got that kind of milky dirty water you
actually need something that's gonna contrast against that and then I'm gonna
throw a lot of black black and blue black and purple those kind of colors
that are gonna contrast well with that lighter color water and as you get into
the cleaner water you want your green pumpkins
watermelons things that are gonna blend and look more natural thank you very
much Brandon okay color you guys got to remember we're imitating
three things ninety-nine percent of the time
sad bluegills and crawdads so always think about that when you're choosing
colors I don't care if a basses in South Carolina California Texas Minnesota
those are the three things that a bass eats 90% of the time so you know really
you can give me a green pumpkin and black and blue and and I could compete
out here day in day out yes obviously there's some some other hues off both of
those that become important but for me the lighter that the clearer the water
the more transparent I want the bait to be the darker the muddy or the water the
more solid the color I want it to be how do you choose lure color how do I choose
lure color oh wow it's based on water color water temperature season but for
the most part I mean if you look at all
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Choosing Lure Colors | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → You know, a question I get all the time is,
"How do I choose the right lure color?" Well, that's a really broad question and there
are a lot of answers to that. But let me give you a few tips on how to help
refine that down a little bit. Here's how I start off every day that I fish
and every lake that I fish. First I find out, what are the fish feeding
on? Are the fish feeding on shad or are they feeding
on bluegill and crayfish? That's the very first thing I figure out. Because if they're feeding on shad, then I'm
going to fish with baits that imitate a shad, your white baits like your white buzzbaits,
your white swimbaits, your white crawdads, your white swimming jigs, your white colored
crankbaits, anything shad pattern. That's a very simple way to figure that out,
right? Now, if they're feeding on bluegill and crayfish,
a lot of times in the spring when these fish are up shallow feeding on bluegill and crayfish,
I'm going to fish with more of my natural colors, your watermelons, your green pumpkins,
your black and blues. Like you have here, this little bruiser, black
and blue, crazy craw. That's actually green pumpkin and blue, it's
a really cool color. You know, your chatterbaits, that color right
there imitates a bluegill. I'm going to stay away from those white colors. So that's really how I base it a lot of times. And then the next thing you want to do is
to get water clarity, really simple.
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How To Choose The Best Lure Colors | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → 15 foot range which is why those colors, green
pumpkins, the browns, are the most popular colors for all plastic baits. A lot of people have a lot of success with
those colors and there's a good reason why. As you get really, really dark, not a lot
of visibility. You're looking at your black, black and blue,
really dark colors. Again, when it's really clear, translucent,
not a whole lot of color. It's really that simple, that basic. You don't have to over complicate it. Yeah, people are like, "I got chartreuse and
I've got reds and stuff." Most of the time on those baits, the chartreuses
and the reds are accent colors; it's not the primary color of the baits. Pay attention to the primary color, not the
accent colors. The only time when I will use a bait that
is really bright and gaudy, there are only two instances. One is during the spawn. The fish don't seem to care about color at
that point; it's something invading their nest, something odd that they're going to
attack it regardless of color. So, I use a brighter color, chartreuse, white,
pink, something like that, that I can see better. Helps me see when the fish picks up the bait. The other time I'll use bright colors, say
for example, chartreuse, crankbaits, fire tiger crankbaits. For me, I seem to have the most success of
those in the Fall. I don't know exactly why, but the fish seem
to key on that color in the Fall time.
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Best Lure Colors To Catch Bass This Winter by TacticalBassin → a lot of fish especially as we get later in winter start getting that mud in the water starts getting stained black and blue really becomes a big factor a color like this where you have black and blue on one side green pumpkin on the other it's just the best of both worlds if I use it as a jig trailer if I really need that bright bold black and blue I turn black and blue side up this color by the way this is a reaction innovations color it's called stamp black blue on one side green company brick green pumpkin black flake on the other but if I really want that black blue profile I've got it but if I want to soften it up a little I don't want so much blue I flip it over green pumpkin side up and it really softens up the entire profile and makes a black and blue jig much more Universal we'll come back to jigs so we've got green pumpkin and black and blue the other ones three more standbys some sort of a smoke color a clear color will get you through that clear water fish in if you've got really good clarity finesse fishing some sort of a smoked natural minnow natural shad those are key colors that will get you through and don't get caught up on the exact specific color as long as you've got a smoke color you're okay in
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Chatterbait Tricks! (Beginner To Advance) + Underwater Footage! by TacticalBassin → big bright bold obnoxious we know that that's a major player in the spring if your water is muddy if you're getting those heavy spring flows water's coming in run to that water if it's warm if it's over 50 degrees run to that water throw those bright bold obnoxious colors and then when that water lays down over the few days following a storm those fish tend to spread out right up shallow but they'll get on lay downs they'll get on grass they'll get on cover fishing around all that stuff uh bluegill this is probably the coolest all-around color like the one that just speaks to me where i look at all of them and i'm like i would eat that one this bluegill color paired with this bluegill spunk shad i mean the color match is just crazy and i have cotton on that right there so if you're if you're on a lake where they're primarily eating bluegill and little panfish killer color combination you know there's a lot of great shad options if they're chasing shad another small bait fish green pumpkin type colors are great if you want to imitate crawfish or just an all-around that's also a great bluegill imitator green pumpkin is just a great natural tone and then last but certainly not least black and blue this one is actually bruised green pumpkin it's not the true black and blue but here you see bruised green pumpkin
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BEST WAY TO SELECT A COLOR WHEN FISHING! by Mike Iaconelli Fishing → great time to look around and explore and see what the bass are eating if you're walking at the bank if you're at the boat ramp look around look at the color of the bluegill turn some rocks over kick over some rocks see if you see crawfish look at the color of the shad and the minnows if you see a dead one laying grab it and look at it all so before you even get to the fishery use the Google machine and research what kind of forage base that particular body of water has that should be the number one reason you pick forage you know for me I can basically break it down into three color categories to match forage you know the first one is bait fish you know a natural shad herring minnow style bait fish and a lot of those baitfish if you look at them they're white they're pearl their silvery some are a little translucent and we have that in hard lures we have it in soft lures look at that pearl colored soft stick bait we have it of course in jerk baits we have it in spinner baits right your shad minnow soft braid forage kind of imitators that's your first natural hatch match the second one are the bluegill and the perch species and then there's a lot of variation all throughout the country and throughout the world and those colors
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