COLORS OF BASS FISHING BAITS

The best colors for the spring, especially if you have a lot of crawfish in the lake, are red, red/orange, and other variations of these colors. Some have spots on them and these are very effective. The standard chrome, and chrome with a blue back, and chrome and red, have worked especially well for the larger bass. If the water is extremely stained to muddy, we forund that the red, and the chartreuse/brown combinations work well in this kind of situation. If you have a lot of bluegill in the area, and less crawfish or shad, then the Bluegill/Suncracker patterns work very well. The primary forage in the lakes are the best patterns, unless you know that many anglers are aware of this, and are using these colors also. Then switching to unconventional patterns can fool some of the wary bigger bass. Again, we switch only the front hook to a “Bleeding Bait Hook” by TTI-Blakemore, (Daiichi), and then change the back hook to the same brand but in the traditional nickel color. Green can be an effective color if you are fishing plastic worms, bleeding tubes or other soft plastics. Post any pictures of the bass you catch fishing at FishingRecreation.com.