View Full Version : Surface Swimmer/favorite color


steve
02-18-2009, 08:11 AM
In a similar vain to Back Beach's thread, What is your favorite COLOR to use in a Danny type surface swimmer during A. daytime B. nighttime?.

bassballer
02-18-2009, 08:12 AM
a. white

b. white / black

bassballer
02-18-2009, 08:13 AM
Lets hears your there steve

steve
02-18-2009, 08:28 AM
Sorry, I forgot-- Day (dusk and dawn included)- white with a red splash on chin or all yellow, blue swirl or parrot --- Night- Parrot or anything dark, like burple.

flyvice11787
02-18-2009, 10:39 AM
a)yellow over white

b)blurple

fishbones
02-18-2009, 11:02 AM
White or pearl for day, yellow at night and every so often, bunker pattern at any time. That being said, I'm not afraid to try anything at any time. Sometimes the fish will suprise you.

numbskull
02-18-2009, 11:34 AM
I've done pretty well with fluorescent green above silver above white the last several years.....both day and night. So much for "match the hatch".

steve
02-18-2009, 11:44 AM
George ,That was one of my favorite color combos on needlefish plugs on BI in the 80's. Got a 51 on a Gibbs needle in that combo. I have a brandy new BM junior in that shade. I 'll have to try it this season. Thanks

Mr. Krinkle
02-18-2009, 01:16 PM
I'd have to say yellow.

Canalman
02-18-2009, 01:43 PM
White and white

bart
02-18-2009, 02:31 PM
white with pink stripe day or night

JohnR
02-18-2009, 02:35 PM
A Yellow, White, or bassmasters herring
B White, Black

I have not gone to Dannys as much as should though as of late - usually working during danny-time :bsod:

Steve K
02-18-2009, 03:29 PM
Yellow over white for both

Nocturnal 1
02-18-2009, 03:36 PM
Red/white

Pete F.
02-18-2009, 03:49 PM
White
Blue top and white
White belly, gold and black top
all have red chin

BigFish
02-18-2009, 06:07 PM
Bunker......period. It mattered not what plug I was throwing last year or when......they were crushing anything I threw in bunker! It has a white belly....color breaks to silver and has the green/scarlet/yellow on the sides with the dots........it accentuates the action and they seem to like it?:tooth:

Rocco34520
02-18-2009, 06:31 PM
Larry that bunker pattern is :drool:. But for me its usually just white when it comes to danny's.

luds
02-18-2009, 06:57 PM
traditional herring, white, or yellow white by day

white, yellow white, and blurple by night. i don't think much of surface swimmers at night but there are times.

snake slinger
02-18-2009, 07:11 PM
a dont fish much during the day
b black or blurple

jimmy z
02-18-2009, 07:29 PM
At night, any color. If there are bass around and I'm using a Danny, I'll be havin' a BLAST!:btu:

BS4Shore
02-18-2009, 07:31 PM
yellow/white




black or pollack

Kratos
02-18-2009, 10:41 PM
Red/white or red/yellow day or night.

MAKAI
02-19-2009, 12:33 AM
Let me see, surface swimmer meaning the back is only visible to gulls. Pretty much most fish have white belly color, I'll take white. Sub surface I like to match the hatch, with natural colors. I am sure fish see very different than us. Color perception is not the same. Night vision is much better than ours. . etc . . .etc. Sportfishing magazine had an article about fish vision and color changes under water, interesting stuff. But have seen a lot nutty things happen over the years its not an exact science.

Flaptail
02-19-2009, 06:40 AM
Black & Gold
White (pearl)
Yellow/silver,pearl white

those are my basic, "start with these" choices but not all under the same conditions or on the same type of plug (ie; yellow under a full moon danny or needle)

There are other color combos in my bag as well that change on a rotating basis. Fish can get finicky some times.

NIB
02-19-2009, 07:23 AM
I would have to say my favorite color is flo chartruese to yellow.

Gunpowder
02-19-2009, 09:08 AM
white with pink stripe day or night

yahhh... thats a deadly color day in and out i think too