What determines what color eyes you use in a plug?

With me....its just personal preference! The holographic eyes are good on most plugs! Depends on the colors of the plug sometimes for esthetic reasons, sometimes based on size of plug! Posted a few examples!:kewl:

I like red eyes with yellow or black plugs. Most everything else gets Holographic or a natural looking eye. Once in a while I'll do chartreuse eyes on yello or green.

the only thing I would add to BBjake's post is, I sometimes use blue eyes on black and purple needles, otherwise pretty much what he said

personal prefference ,,, sometimes for the fish .. I like to dot my eyes ,,adds more .. Have done well with glow in the dark eyes at night , Purple dot on olive .. glass on vintage type plugs .. using alot of plastic animal eyes .. not as much holigraphic anymore .. don't forget false eyes .. that gibbs pogey polaris ,,,silver side with the black false eye was a fish magnet .. Alot of surface lures with eyes to lure fisherman I think .. works on me anyway .

I bought a butt load of eyes when I started. I give the plug whatevr my mood allows at the time! Hey, it's a hobby.

Painting on eyes is a pain in the ass but looks nice, I use plastic eyes, glass eyes, have some vintage German glass eyes like Creek Chub used. I use holographic eyes as well. I do have a rule of thunmb for eyes when I am making a plug I will fish myself and that is plugs that travel below the surface get eyes and plugs that stay on or just out of the surface of the water don't get any.

Needlefish always should have eyes, sometimes big ones work better on them than small ones and always highlight them.

I like red eyes with yellow or black plugs. Most everything else gets Holographic or a natural looking eye. Once in a while I'll do chartreuse eyes on yello or green.

That pretty much sums it up.......I also like Gold Eyes on Blue plugs

Many great answers. Forgive my ignorance, What is a false eye???

Usually just contrast the color of the plug with the eye. Ex. yellow/ green, black/ red.

False eye ...
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