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May 01 2017

Joe V. Smith

Keeper

Member Since :
2008
Number of Posts :
264

Water was seeping over the spillway and dingy. I could still see the end of my paddle three feet below the surface.This is the first time I have ever seen this lake dingy.

Fished from 6:30 to 12. Cold to start but very little wind.It is wonderful to fish on a calm morning.Caught 35 bass of which nine were removed. The largest was 3.5 lbs and the others were from 3.25 to 2 lbs.All very nice fish.I started with a weightless 5" wat/seed yum dinger and a 4" wat/red yum dinger. The  5" wat/seed did the best. Tried a frog early but nothing. Two dozen of the bass were on the west side along the grass line and the rest were on the east side. Most of the fish were related to the grass line. Switch around with colors and they all caught fish. Did NOT try anything but plastics

Posted By: Joe V. Smith

May 02 2017

Jason Grant

Fingerling

Member Since :
2012
Number of Posts :
85

I'm beginning to think color doesn't matter. I went to Ben Wheeler Sunday. i caught a bunch on a blue and black senko. Then for an experiment I switched to an orange and brown senko. I also caught a bunch on that color. Now I'm contemplating all the $ I've spent/wasted on the same lures in different colors.

May 08 2017

Murray Camp

Fry

Member Since :
2016
Number of Posts :
43

Jason:   I hear you.   I have really tried to simplify my approach to baits this year.  I am now taking the approach that there are (basically) three colors when it comes to plastics:  whitish, blackish, and greenish.     Whitish for clear days/clear water (sometimes), or  any sky/dingy water.  Blackish for overcast/dingy.  Greenish for clear/clear water or overcast/clear water.   My go to greenish bait is usually watermelon with some type of flake (usually red but I don't think its makes a difference).

I sometimes notice a difference in production via color based on whether the water is stained (tannic) or clouded with sediment, but only differences between the three color groups.  I have not observed much (if any) difference in color between colors in the same group (like watermelon vs green pumpkin, or white vs silver).    I like watermelon because on most soft plastics (Yamamoto, RI, Zoom) that color is translucent enough to be a good clearer water color but opaque enough to create a silhouette on overcast days.

Of course, all this could be wrong.  There are a lot better bass anglers in this club than me.  It's just what works for me.

May 08 2017

James Stewart

Slot Fish

Member Since :
2016
Number of Posts :
118

like you guys, i thought that the "method" was more important that the "color" for these lakes; in other words, if they wanted a spinnerbait, then any color would get bit.  But, on Saturday at Timber Lake, i got a lesson that i will not soon forget.  I was fishing with my wife, and basically giving her the best shot because i wanted her to catch fish.  We were both fishing a Texas rig under bright. blue skies and no wind.  I had a green pumpkin on, so i used that.  I put a bright blue worm for her because of the bright skies.  Well, i started getting bites, but she got none.  so, i changed her to a watermelon trick worm (to pull through the weeds easier), but she still got no bites.  so, i finally put on a green pumpkin just like i was using, and she got bit on her 2nd and 4th cast.  worked the same way on spinnerbaits; i was using a chartreuse/orange, and she was using a white.  she did not get one bite until i switched her over to the same color i was using, and then she started catching them.

i'll remember that for future trips.