Plug Colors Part II

[Duke41]

Canal man you ask a lot of questions. Try live bait instead.

[Ake G]

Alewife or Herring ,

But I feel White w/pink stripes would have those two covered.

And Bunker in the fall. BTW, If you need a tester up here in Maine, drop me a note!

[BigFish]

Doc...remember in Gansett that afternoon....it was size and color.....white! Remember?

[Canalman]

Originally Posted by Duke41

Canal man you ask a lot of questions. Try live bait instead.

Actually I am a dyed in the wool eel fisherman, but I fish plugs in the spring and fall and I sell plugs under the Surf Asylum name. I'm just trying to gather opinions as we prepare to change our line. Sorry if I bothered you

-Dave

[Canalman]

OK... well I feel like I've gathered a lot of useful info so far. For me, color has never been of huge importance, maybe because I always fish at night. But the other day when I was fishing among schools of bluebacks during the day with a friend. I threw one of my Danny's in Blueback pattern, and he threw everything he had, beachmaster atom in white/pink, beachmaster danny in black/gold/white, pencils spooks, we both caught a lot of fish but the larger fish came after my Danny. Could've been luck, color, action, or just that my retrieve style was what was on the menu that day. But if you look into my bag, you'd see, black, white, yellow and bunker that's pretty much it most of the time. I ask these questions in the hopes of understanding what more people than just my friends and I think a plug needs to be. For me durability is 1st and after a year and a half of trying to figure it out on our own... we've decided to seek professional help. I used these threads to help narrow down the color color field and streamline what we're going to offer. And yes we will be looking for testers I'll let you all know when the time comes.

Thanks Everyone,
and keep the input coming!
-Dave

[DZ]

Dave,
Exact color patterns on plugs as it relates to baitfish has never been that important to me. I generally go with a light shade or dark depending on conditions. That said I completely understand why plug builders try to painstakingly match forage - it may not make a difference but it SELLS PLUGS. Beautiful color patterns catch more fishermen than bass. A sign of good marketing.

I've always been impressed by the fact that Bob Glauda markets his plugs without hooks attached - as a builder he understands that there are many different ways that casters like to rig them.
As an avid caster I've always been looking for the major plug builders to offer their plugs unpainted and without hooks. This would cut down costs and LOTS of labor on the part of the builder. Many of my plugs catch mighty fine with a coat or two of hardware store spray paint. When they get ratty looking I just give them another coat of paint. In short - you don't need a pretty plug to catch bass.

DZ