Thread: Lure Colors

Originally Posted by Smoltz

I know what ya mean. Sometimes I see a color and it calls to me. I know it will work good. Idk what it is but most times it does. I like that pumpkin chartreuse.
I seen a mint color trout magnet on there website. Idk why but for some reason I like that color! Does it catch? Idk maybe, Maybe ill get some and put them to the test.
I have noticed, say fish are bitting and your on some. It slows down, put on a new color bam.. fish. Then it dies and you go to another color.. bam! Like they have a personality and will grab something different when presented.

Trout or Crappie Magnet - it makes no difference. Even the Split tail is not the key reason they work but the body/ tail action when imparted cause the lure to waddle back & forth. I make my own but the tail is a solid cone rather than split :

The design catches everything.

Design aside, no matter what color you chose, it will catch fish using a Magnet and light jig (unpainted of course).
As far as changing grub colors and starting to catch fish again, been there. It could be a renewed hope/confidence in the new color which translates to a slight but significant difference in how we work the lure. It is good to change colors and designs if only to keep things interesting.

Thanks for sharing the pics guys. This new app sure is great.
There just something special about panfish and ultralight gear used. I been getting into it more and more as I have a little one and there is nothing better to put him on. And he can catch and I can try new things and try to find bigger gills. It’s just fun.
Vacrappie I see the new sowbug color in there. We have lots of sowbugs here in our trout streams. That should be a dandy color for trout also.

You use round heads with those and do fine as compared to using the shad dart head?

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You use round heads with those and do fine as compared to using the shad dart head?

Won't use anything else - even under a float.



Best thing is being able to find hook sizes that fit the lures I'm casting, from the smallest #8 to 1/0 the largest in jig weights from 1/64 - 1/16 oz. The dart heads shown in the box rarely get used.

Yeah I use the basic ball head as well as the shad dart head... I am about to order some of those daiwa jigheads that Alphahawk uses... With this high water I have been doing a lot of buying... lol... I have some little ones they just aren’t quite old enough to fish yet

I have some little ones they just aren’t quite old enough to fish yet

How young?

2 year old and 5 month old... I am sure I could probably take the 2 year old but I’d like to wait a little longer... she is a little wild at times...

Black or chartreuse

My grandson when he was 5 watched the float and even though uncoordinated turning the reel handle, walked backwards when a fish was hooked dragging it on shore.
He laughed like crazy every time he held up his fish.
What a lark!