My answer to "does color matter"

[NIMROD]

Strange cause I seldom ever change colors . Even tried using trash on jig heads and always catch fish . I drop right on them with livescope . Years ago I remember my son and I used different colors . He caught more fish on one top then me the next . I still believe presentation is biggest factor. Used to use mostly purple/ chartreuse tubes no matter water color. Certain times used a orange/chartreuse in bigger size cause they did not make the purple/chartreuse in bigger baits . This year except for experimenting with trash jigs I been using hand ties. Not changing color from winter to post spawn catching limits like clock work .



The trash caught fish just as good and proved it before. Took Fancy Seats with me a few weeks back . He used tube jigs and I used the trash . Changed baits every couple fish just to prove presentation means more than bait .



Posted on facebook about catching Crappie of a sliver of Banna Peel. One guy said he did not believe it. I asked if that was a challenge or did he want to make a wager. He would not bite but the Crappie do . Walmart sack tied on a jighead with red thread worked just fine too .

[Ketchn]

Up here in New England color definitely matters as the seasons change. Just my 2c.

some of the best locals here change colors with the season as well , it has some play for sure , not sure if it's the different spectrums of light from the sun's angles or what , but to be sure there is a method to this madness ....

[Doninva]

We went out yesterday to a different arm of the lake. It rained from the time we launched the boat at 10:00 am till 7:00 when we quit. We started with the previous lure color as the last trips. When we found fish and caught 2 or 3 the bite slowed down so we started changing colors. The bite would pick back up. As we moved to some stained water, the original color shut down. We changed to a brighter color and the bite got good. We only saw one other dummy like us, fishing in the pouring down rain. We caught 70 crappie, 2 large mouth bass. Don

[Doninva]

NIMROD, l noticed, your pictures show a white crappie. Do you catch mostly white crappie where you fish. We only catch black crappie here. Have heard they are a bit more aggressive than black crappie but never caught any. Don

[hayman]

At times they seem to bite everything. Other times it seems color, size, shape, action ,scent, fall rate, speed, and line size matter.