Does Plug Type & Color Really Matter ?

[Crazy Alberto]

Under normal circumstances, it shouldn’t matter because bass are opportunist feeders! However, there are some common rules like dark night equals dark lures and vice a versa. At night I wouldn’t worry too much on a color pattern. If anything, try to work on the presentation and finding the proper feeding depth.

In fact, last year I took a young gentleman under my wings and on one late evening, we were fishing a structure and we fished about 25 feet apart. We did quite well and we managed to cull some very impressive fish up to 42 lbs. After the bite was over, I asked him what he was using… and he said to me… “ Ah, that’s a tricky question Al. You told me to concentrate on the presentation and fish it with confidence…and that’s what I did” So I insisted to ask only to find out that he was using the same lure but the complete opposite color.

“Crazy” Alberto
NonStopFisher@Optonline.net

[jkswimmer]

If all this is true why do bass favor pink needles over black on some nights.

[Skitterpop]

Water clarity mixed with light available affecting how they see that needle?

I`ve hit on white and black A-Salts same night and time frame

[Joe]

Sometimes it matters sometimes it does not.

But if you're going to make a trip to a place under just the right conditions and time of year, you've already set the stage and done the hardest part. But not always - when the hardware store on Block runs out of chartreuse Rustolium, maybe something's up.

The most important thing is finding the fish. For the guy who can find the fish consistently, filling in the rest of the blanks is a small matter - usually, the answers are right there in his night bag and have been for several seasons.