Plug Colors Part II

[vanstaal]

this year I bought a tsunami popper yellow with a orange strip down the middle of I tell u this they banged the hell of of this thing but my all time favorite color is white swimmer needle or popper .all r great

[jimmy z]

I've done very well this season on a black/silver scale pattern.

[NIB]

Of course i am a advocate of the BASICs.i have been saying white,Yellow or black are the three basic colors u needfor a long time...
When I make a bag for the evening.I try work a few different styles off of that basic color scheme.U can only have room for so many choice's.That being said I tired seeing of backhanded remarks about Fancy paints an top of the line components.One author made references to having no affiliation with any builders or lure makers.An kinda went out of his way to put down some of the fine products out there today.Well good components are good for us.Just Like Simms Waders an tops.If someone is willing to put the time into a nice paint an finish It also tells me he has probably spent the time on the R&D of the plug.This thread has a familiar ring..It's almost like u all read the same rehashed plug article that was in the latest rag..Well u would be doing yourself a great disservice not to try some different things.Like yr's ago on the cape with the pink plugs.What hardcore die in the wool surf caster would even own a pink lure if it did not work..Better than white or black.. In the spring like Peter an Dave said if Ur gonna plug U NEED TO HAVE THE HERRING PATTERN IN UR BAG..In the fall Yellow an Black, black an gold.Blue an silver,olive,something with a orange belly.Are all colors I try to incorporate into my plug bag.Lots of times color makes more of difference than style of plug.I wish it was purely as simple as black an white but sometimes color makes a huge difference..

I'm getting tired of the same old thing I read in the mags..BlaBla Bla.Anyone with a few yrs of knowledge can write how simple plugs selection is.I read the reviews here an I thought i was gonna see some great revelation in this months mag.Wrong, same old thing.BlaBla Bla.A good article would be to break down the different lure styles,metal
lips,bottles,darters,plastic finish swimmers,poppers an needles. An thats just Ur hardbody lures.What they do an when an how to use em.All the little details on how to get the most out of em.An some of the other Little"secret"tricks that sometimes make a difference.But then again u would have to know something about fishing em an not just be a #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&...

[NIB]

I read this over an it seems my post on plug colors turned into a Bashing of Bill Nolans article in OTW..
I don't know how this happens.i could have changed it But I wanted to appologize to Bill.It's not just U personally. I think Magazines in general feed us this warmed over stuff all the time.I Know u probably worked hard on ur piece an for me to critisize what I have never tried myself is unfair.There is only so much info u can put into a few hundred word article without spinning heads..There was a theme of the article that seemed to put down some of the newer great things that are available today.At least thats how i saw it.It was my take an my opinion.
U know what they say about opinions..
There are some very good writers in OTW.Along with some very good articles.Bill U really need to do one on ur eeling thing for us, a real breakdown on how u do..i struggle sometimes with hookups..i would love to see that article..
Sorry,, it was before i got my coffe in an i must not have been thinking right..

[Stewie]

If you are talking about plugs you will be selling, I know I'm a sucker for a nice dark mackeral pattern. I even pay the extra buck on big Gibbs plugs.

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by longshot

If you are talking about plugs you will be selling, ........:

Bingo! Half the fun of plug fishing is buying and trying different colors and types of plugs. Even if I know I'd do better sticking to white, yellow, or black,......so what? I also know I'd do better sticking to eels, chunks, or live bait.........but I don't. Granted, at night (in anything less than a full moon) it is hard to get too worked up over what color I'm throwing, but by day it is a major part of the enjoyment of plugging.

There is also the often ignored fact that most plugs are bought as luxury goods............because they make us happy.........not because we need them. In that context, color becomes crucial. So please DO NOT make a dark green back, silver side, white belly, red chinned color scheme.......lest my family goes hungry. Thanks.

[eelman]

Originally Posted by NIB

I read this over an it seems my post on plug colors turned into a Bashing of Bill Nolans article in OTW..
I don't know how this happens.i could have changed it But I wanted to appologize to Bill.It's not just U personally. I think Magazines in general feed us this warmed over stuff all the time.I Know u probably worked hard on ur piece an for me to critisize what I have never tried myself is unfair.There is only so much info u can put into a few hundred word article without spinning heads..There was a theme of the article that seemed to put down some of the newer great things that are available today.At least thats how i saw it.It was my take an my opinion.
U know what they say about opinions..
There are some very good writers in OTW.Along with some very good articles.Bill U really need to do one on ur eeling thing for us, a real breakdown on how u do..i struggle sometimes with hookups..i would love to see that article..
Sorry,, it was before i got my coffe in an i must not have been thinking right..

Hey whatever, this stuff seems to always happen. Everyones entitled to there opinion. As far as eel articles , I have done them several times...more so for the Fisherman mag...so, there out there.

[numbskull]

What we really need are some more of those swell articles where a guy and his wife take a trip, hire a charter, and then write thrilling things about how the captain/guide put them on fish and they saw a big one and maybe you should go too, even if you can't write it off your taxes like they did. That's how I learned most of what I know.