Many seem to have different opinions on what their idea of a "herring pattern" is. Just curious what many of you plug efficianados think? Never seen a herring with pink, blue coloring as I see it on many plugs but that seems to be the theme.:huh: Opinions?

Larry,

I like Olive top with blue hue... little gold and a little silver with a pearl belly.... brown hues around the eyes and a brown spot on the side. I don't like that cotton candy color... doesn't look like a herring at all to me :huh:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/thefishingfreak/DSC00510.jpg

I liked that you changed the date on the pic to 2004 :devil2: :laugha:

and congrats on 3k posts :claps:

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http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/thefishingfreak/m_pier_herring2.jpg

I agree much more gold and brown than I see in most plugs. Don't forget the chameleon lilac. Here is a great site to see some up close in natural habitat.
http://www.glooskapandthefrog.org/herring%20gallery.htm

Thanks for the pics Freak....I will use those!:kewl: Canalman I couldn't agree more.;)

If you look at the second pic, there is a small strip of pink. We were catching sea herring for awhile while mackeral fishing and they have dark blue/greyish back with a pretty apparent pink stripe underneath.

I think the blue and pink is more moneky see monkey do thatn anything. But I guess when they flash, you do get shots of blue and pink...

I like gold, copper, brown, blue and pinks highlights

Who started the Blue/pinkstripe/offwhite ? Pichney's Conrads? :confused:

i miss those little guys:bc:

Fred, i have read where Danny Pinchney was the first to use the blue/pink/ white herring pattern on his Conrads.
Also fisheyes thread "the ultimate herring thread" had pics of live herring early in the morning with alot of gold silver and a lil pink but the pics are gone. :huh:

Mike, nice freekin plug, and over 3000 Freekin posts. :btu:

Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal softrays (total): 15-20; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft-rays: 15-21; Vertebrae: 47-53. Moderately compressed, belly with distinct keel of scutes. Upper jaw with a distinct notch; lower jaw rising steeply within mouth; minute teeth present at front of jaws (disappearing with age). Lower gill rakers 41 to 52 (fewer in fishes under 10 cm standard length), slender. Back dark blue, sometimes bluish-grey; a dark spot on shoulder (Ref. 188). Peritoneum black (Ref. 7251). Branchiostegal rays 7 (Ref. 4639).
The blueback herring and alewife are of similar shape and general appearance, and distinguishing between them is difficult. Bluebacks tend to have a smaller eye than alewives, with the eye diameter usually smaller than the snout length. As their name implies, these fish often have dark blue backs. Both alewife and blueback herring are silvery in color and have a series of scutes (modified scales that are spiny and keeled) along their belly; however, the dorsal area of alewife are bronze in color whereas blueback herring are deep bluish green. Alewife are more strongly compressed, deep, their body is less elongated and they have a much larger eye than blueback herring. However, the most distinguishing characteristic of these species is the color of their peritoneum or the lining of the abdominal cavity. An alewife's peritoneum is pale with dusky spots, whereas a blueback herring's is black to dusky in color. Alewife and blueback herring are so difficult to distinguish from each other, in most instances, they are collectively termed "river herring".
Max size:40.0 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 200.0 g; max. reported age: 8 years.

Oldie but goodie.
http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripertalk/attachment.php?attachmentid=5079&d=1108162631

WOW SK, them bluebacks are alive :kewl:...

The blue/white/pink deal has always worked for me, but Check out a color scheme Ryan Smith did a while back...just about perfect.

yep - Ryans Herring scheme is insane

9 colors in there ~! the fatboy series HUGE wake }}}}}O

WOW SK, them bluebacks are alive :kewl:...


:heybaby: I only have 1 left........my wife claimed the 2nd one:bc:

MAC....a coupla martinis and off to sleepy land goes the wife......mean while....the herring RM Smith hits the surf and you can return it without her knowing!:)

If she asks where all the scrathes and tooth marks came from......say it fell on the floor.......about 173 times!:huh:

MAC....a coupla martinis and off to sleepy land goes the wife......mean while....the herring RM Smith hits the surf and you can return it without her knowing!:)

If she asks where all the scrathes and tooth marks came from......say it fell on the floor.......about 173 times!:huh:

Not that one. (even though it is pissa) The ones striperknight posted.:o