Success with Pink ?

[fcap60]

Gang:

I recently posted this on another site and had a decent response from our friends in the NJ and LI. Just curious your experiences in CT, RI, and MA feel .

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I can't help but notice all the different color plugs that exist today. If you ever looked in my plug bag you would be horrified by the lack of colors and condition of my plugs (except for the lazer sharp hooks). It's always been light colors on light nights (mostly white with a few variants) and mostly dark on dark nights (typically black with few variants) - as I was always a believer in the dark night/dark plug and light night/light plug theory. Last year, I began to experiment a little with my color selection and decided to be a little creative . In fact, I basically did mostly the OPPOSITE of what I believed and used in previous years
I used lures that I never used before, I mixed up colors, I tried smelly jelly, etc. On some outings, I did very well with light plugs on the darkest nights and I'm convinced smelly jelly helps (wheter it acutally is a fish attractor or scent blocker-remains to be determined).

I don't use pink plugs that often and just painted a few (bottle plugs, needlefish) in that color thinking it would be a good color to use when squid are in the area or when the water is a little dirty.

Have any of you had real success with pink plugs ?

I look forward to your comments.

[redneck24]

i have done very well with pink, one of my favorites, especially topwater.

[Slingah]

I have a hard time fishing pink plugs....must be a macho thing

[chris L]

Originally Posted by Slingah

I have a hard time fishing pink plugs....must be a macho thing

slingah you just havent gotten comfortable with your feminine side yet !

pink is awesome color for poppers , rubber and needles .

[BigFish]

I prefer to call it Bubblgum!

[Little Round]

pink Sluggos are deadly on certain days, even if there are no squid.

[In The Surf]

Pink or pink/white needles, darters or swimmers have been very productive for me, so much so I've had a fish or two decide to keep them.

[fcap60]

oops ...I should have also asked if the pink is
more a Bubblegum Pink or Neon Pink ?

Thanks

[Skitterpop]

I did quite well with pink

and seeing how I didn`t get married till I was 48 Pink has always lead the way but now I`ve settled down.

Pink in the daytime works....sunrise sunset especially bring out that simulated rosy glow that many baitfish have. Thats why white/pearl white dannys or pikies with a pink stripe or rosy under hue work so well

Ah, the palette of the surfcaster.....

[Pete_G]

I always carry a pink 17a Bomber. Not sure why but it works.

Other then that I'm fairly traditional with my color patterns.

As for dark at night, I definitely don't live and die by it. I think some lazy tackle shop owner came up with that to make it easy for beginners. It's a good rule but I think it's easy to get hung up on it.

[tattoobob]

I never used Pink, until I bought a Habs swimmer in pink and white I got a striper on everycast last spring and my dad didn't have the pink plug so he was catching 1 per 10 casts I keep pink in my bag now.

[Clammer]

there all pink on the [inside] no matter what age

[justplugit]

Oh man Pete-G, your avatar bings back memories. Same spot except right hand and a black bomber after dark. Bolt cutters did the trick in gettin the VMCs i had switced out.

[EricW]

Pink is my favorite plug color. Have had good luck on surface too.
I just got some of the createx pink paint and am hoping to copy some plugs that I have that never came in pink (and fl. orange and green too). My favorite pink plug is the atom 2 oz poppers in the 1980's pink color.
Don't fish those any more though since you can't get them and these were made special for me in a trade. half of them have the 3 oz weight in them and cast really well.
Who knows if the flourescent colors matter, but I always thought they looked cool on the end of your line.

Eric