Hello there,
Some friend told me about this and here I am. This is a great topic and if you don’t mind, I like to interject. I’ve culled many bass on just about every imaginable color and I have to concur will a few of you. White is the primary color and whenever in doubt, toss white and you will be okay. Now, as per Laptew’s questions… Top lure color, does it really matter? I like to think it does. My motto is to match the hatch (daylight action) and for the night bite, use the scale to adjust to the proper hues. For example, if we are fishing the mid moon, I like the “grey” and if we are closing into the new moon… I go darker. ;-) But the truth of the matter, does it really matter? I don’t know but if it adds to my “confidence” level and it makes me fish harder… than it does.
All in all, this is all good. It keeps you thinking and most importantly, thinking out of the box. Regarding this topic, I have some basic rules and I am sure some of you agree. Here it is… if I am fishing the darker nights, I go dark, if it is a bright night, I switch to brighter colors. In the event the water is dirty, I got with chartreuse and in the other hand, if the water is gin clear – I switch to the natural colors (pending if you are aware of the current foray).
Given this, I strongly believe that noise is equally as important as color. Do I dare highjack this thread and ask about the lateral line and its noise factor? LOLOLOL…
Anyhow, got to catch a tide, tight lines and be well.
“Crazy” Alberto
NonStopFisher@Optonline.net