Soft plastic colors for bay bass fishing?

[Ifishtoolittle]

It feels like I've asked this question before but ah well I'll ask again.

So I've heard that darker colors are best for low light conditions and lighter colors for brighter days. So does that mean on overcast days I should throw more natural looking lures? And, for sunny days something bright and unnatural looking like pink, neon green, and other similar colors? And lastly, what would you guys say is a solid stand by color for bays? Watermelon red flake? Gratz...

-Bryan

[smokehound]

It feels like I've asked this question before but ah well I'll ask again.

So I've heard that darker colors are best for low light conditions and lighter colors for brighter days. So does that mean on overcast days I should throw more natural looking lures? And, for sunny days something bright and unnatural looking like pink, neon green, and other similar colors? And lastly, what would you guys say is a solid stand by color for bays? Watermelon red flake? Gratz...

-Bryan One of the most common forage species in the harbor are Bay blennies:

http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/Fish/DSC_0453b.jpg

http://www.swimbait.com/bighammer/images/hps50049.jpg

http://www.swimbait.com/bighammer/images/hps50020.jpg

http://www.swimbait.com/bighammer/images/hps50067.jpg


The neon colors are generally for murky, or stained water. For an example, in green stained water, many colors become washed out, which is where chartreuse or bright yellow works well. In muddy water, bright orange is good, too.




In clear sunny conditions, go with natural colors!

[Ifishtoolittle]

No wonder those are always the popular colors for hammer tails, and I highly appreciate the info smokehound, thank you!

[smokehound]

No wonder those are always the popular colors for hammer tails, and I highly appreciate the info smokehound, thank you!Keep in mind though, there will be times that presentation and retrieve will matter, and color won't. I've had outings in the harbor where the spotties bit everything I tossed.

[vanillagurilla]

solid colors under cloud cover/ overcast conditions, transparent and sparkles in the sun.

[Ifishtoolittle]

Keep in mind though, there will be times that presentation and retrieve will matter, and color won't. I've had outings in the harbor where the spotties bit everything I tossed.

Yeah I've learned the hard way that experimenting with retrieves is a good idea.

[Ifishtoolittle]

solid colors under cloud cover/ overcast conditions, transparent and sparkles in the sun.

Gotcha....

[yankdez]

I've had plenty of luck with white/pearl colors on sunny days. Bay bass and halis go crazy over it. That's my experience at least.

[Ifishtoolittle]

I've had plenty of luck with white/pearl colors on sunny days. Bay bass and halis go crazy over it. That's my experience at least.

I've tried white with chartreuse and those have seem to be the best colors in my arsenal so far.

[Big B]

In all the years I have fished San Diego Bay I only really use two colors. Rainbow in the cleaner clearer water and Chartruese/gold when it is greener or dirty. I have other colors but these two out produce anything by far that I have fished.

[stepchild]

on any given day any colors work,,i have thrown red spinnerbaits,i have thrown the chigga claw and had awesome fishing,,and for me its all about retrieve,,slow steady roll for the spinners,and twitch here a twitch there for the chigga claws...

[smokehound]

I've had plenty of luck with white/pearl colors on sunny days. Bay bass and halis go crazy over it. That's my experience at least.White zombie/Wookiewhacker are awesome!

I remember your slayage on the bass with those green chiggas. Those bass were nice!