Does Color Matter When Fishing Big Swimbaits?

[@ontothenextfish1792]

I feel like there is a fish for every profile and color, just gotta get the right one in the right place at the right time. Great breakdown, great channel ✌️🐠

[@user-gu4yl9pi2s]

Bro swfishing shouted you out now I've gone down the big swimbait rabbit hole lol, I gotta come check the store out and have you help me get some fire, love the vids!

[@crazybassfisher]

Right on man! Thanks for coming by and checking out the channel! 🙏🔥

[@user-gu4yl9pi2s]

@@crazybassfisher you working this next weekend? I wanna come buy some new swimbaits and pick your brain

[@maxcole3930]

Good advice & makes sense to me, presentation & timing more important than anything else next to profile definitely like the channel & u have some awesome catches. I've only been fishing glide baits about yr n half nothing bigger the 7 inches till this year. Have had good luck with medium/ smaller ones, haven't spent enough time with my big glider yet. Working on it though...

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks for watching man! Keep at it with the bigger glides, once you get bit on them, you’ll never want to go back to the smaller ones 🤣

[@tomcruise11]

Completely agree with you. I mostly fish a muddy water reservoir in Texas. I used to get caught up on throwing white baits or something that stood out, but I’ve had a lot more success learning the lake and knowing where the fish are and the color of the bait isn’t a big factor as long as you know where they are and what they are doing.

[@crazybassfisher]

Nice dude! Learning the body of water is super important in solving the puzzle of figuring out how to catch fish!

[@raytubach8988]

Geoff I’m just getting started so I’m using what I see other people use but I feel like my limitations now are both where and when I fish it. More importantly though is how I work it. I would love to see a split-screen full view/chesty of how you work individual baits - reel speed, pops/twitches etc…

[@AM-we6en]

Loving the channel bro! Amazing content. Dope information. Like I appreciate it so much that it’s free! Looking forward to more of these kind of videos and some on the water videos.

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks for watching my guy! More videos to come hopefully haha

[@ballzybaits4414]

Here in CA, same concept you said applies. Timing is the most important.

[@drewmanfishing6887]

Interesting vid. I 100% agree. I picked my favorite color deps 250 and I throw it every time I go fishing sun up to sun down. Never change baits. I think I can learn my body of water and that bait the best if I keep that variable the same. If I’m changing colors/ baits every time I go I won’t know if it was the bait or the color or the fish that caused them to bite.

[@valentinoconti3894]

Color matters, because if you dont have confidence in a color you won't fish it properly, i think its just that, the bass would hit a full red deps 250 too. I think it's all about profile and action of the bait, and obviously timing (time of the year, of the day)

[@crazybassfisher]

Confidence is huge in fishing! Profile and action is super important in catching fish!

[@secretbassrigs]

Even when trying to match the color and pattern as accurately as possible, I always consider two basic parameters regarding color values. In relation to light conditions and water clarity, the first is light vs.dark. In relation to contrast, the second is reflectivity vs. , over any tonal variants. Light, for bright skies. Dark, for cloudy or low light conditions. Reflective, to add flash vs. non-reflective, for silhouetting.

[@wolfsbloodny]

Generally I agree, however, here in New York I feel like the perch color does have a bit more drawing power. There’s just perch everywhere around me. That comes mostly from fishing the magdraft. The perch just seems to be more of a fish finder than the white back, or Pearl. Most of the time I feel like the fish that bit probably would have bit any color. I’ve just had the perch magdraft draw fish out from cover more often than the other colors. Then I can throw back in with a Texas rig or senko. Might just be that I have more confidence in the color though. Feel like confidence in a bait can matter as much as color at times too.

[@eliothiam6446]

Thanks for your informational vids. I agree with you. Color is for catching fishermen! Followed your advice for throwing the K-9 last weekend and hooked up with a couple nice ones. Respect!

[@crazybassfisher]

Hell yeah dude! Nice work on the K9! 🤟

[@brianpierson7708]

Been watching you on your work channel and found your channel and sub’ed on it and watching all your videos playing catch up awesome videos keep them up brother

[@BassWhoopin]

I agree....but, At my local lake, it matters... The water is Crystal clear and they'll only hit something that looks like a trout. They stock trout in there so that's the main forage. Loving the videos man, keep it up.

[@dalezindler2509]

Or is it only want tou have confidence in????

[@crazybassfisher]

Have you experimented with different colors and profiles before? I’m curious on if those fish really only eat swimbaits that are trout colored, must be super smart and picky fish!

[@BassWhoopin]

@@crazybassfisher they are ridiculously smart and picky. It's a place called fishpond lake. Crystal clear water. There are a ton of double digits. You can see them swimming around everywhere, but can almost never get bit. They have eaten other things but for the most part, it's trout swimbaits.

[@BassWhoopin]

@@crazybassfisher I didn't answer your question lol. I'm actually just getting in to using big swimbaits, but everyone I know that throws them only has luck on trout patterns.

[@reality2748]

Profile to me is #1. Flash #2 To make a point my buddy was like use this surface popper color and this translucency and this big eyed one he's all techno about it. So to make a point I picked up a stick, broke it to about 4", shaved a flat face, gouged a hole in the nose and cut a narrower tail end in like 3 mins with my knife, stabbed my 4/0 worm hook into it's body about 2/3 toward the tail to give it a tail heavy end and started using it as like a PopR. LOL. It was hit as much as any other popper we had. I don't take credit for the idea of just a broken stick popper. I saw this fishing line hanging from a tree one year and near the end a piece of the debarked tree branch about 2 inches long 3/8 in in dia. was hanging from the end and when the tide would get to around 2-2.5ft high it put that little piece of branch touching the water or a few inches above and the wind would move it around and little bass would try and snatch it in and even out of the water even. Now instead of my popper box with 25 different poppers I only take a small plastic box with 2 of each size in case I lose one. Small, med, large- solid and flashy. And that's it will all my lures. I don't care if they're big spitters, gurglers ect. Pretty much every popper if worked to do those things will do them.

[@jvkobt1540]

Nice grind lately !!! Keep them coming

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks for watching my guy 🙏

[@greenpighunter6930]

Excellent. For myself it's #1 LOCATION #2 TIMING #3 PRESENTATION #4 COLOR

[@crazybassfisher]

Yup! You’re spot on my dude 🤟

[@patrickbarker6833]

What do you think about fishing with the nude black deps 250? I fish in clear water and really green water.

[@crazybassfisher]

I’ve seen guys catch them really well on that color actually. Looks like a catfish to me as well 🤔

[@the_mad_swimbaiter455]

G, thank you thank you thank you! Brother, you keep it up! You are low key one of the people I look up to, lol.

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks for watching homie! 🔥🤟

[@inkedupfishing7064]

Bro I totally agree with you some days I feel like I can throw any color even if it was bright pink it would absolutely work by then some days I truly honestly feel like they can be a little finicky but 90% of me agrees with you but man keep up the work the count it when it comes to swim bait or Glide bait videos I'm always going to your vids first you're like a guru LOL

[@crazybassfisher]

It’s all about confidence too, having confidence in a certain color can make all the difference too!

[@inkedupfishing7064]

@@crazybassfisher 100% I have always noticed if I'm not confident and what I'm throwing then more than likely I'm wasting my time

[@davidolha2110]

Hey man I had a question I had recently bought a 8 inch Huddleston and when I went fishing with it is was suspending or like a very slow sink not sure why but any think I could do to it

[@crazybassfisher]

That’s a rare Huddleston that a lot of guys would love to have haha. If you want it to sink faster, try adding nail weights in the belly and it’ll sink faster. If you want it to be a floater, it’ll be a lot more trickier, but you can open the bait up and cut out some of the harness to make it lighter. Put some mend it on the cut and leave to set for a day and you’ll be good

[@crazybassfisher]

@Joseph Roberts the only place you can get them from is from wcz, he only sells direct with those

[@davidolha2110]

Ok thank so much!

[@Huntn_fish365]

Just what I needed. Thanks 🙏🏽

[@victorxavier9977]

Great info as always thx my dude!! 😎🤘

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks for watching my dude!

[@gewglesux]

Great Video Man... I have to learn my lake better..it would seem.... Respect Every time..

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks for watching dude! Time on the water is the best teacher in this game

[@gewglesux]

@@crazybassfisher Agreed! Cheers!!

[@FreedomFishing]

I like white, gold, and silver colors.

[@mcdrmtt]

Great video. Probably threw a turd in a lot of people's punchbowl, but that's the way it is. Profile all day every day!!!

[@stoneysdead689]

I don't think color makes the difference between getting bit or not getting bit- thank god, we would never find bass. Think about it- you would not only have to have the right bait and be doing the right retrieve at the right depth- it would also have to be the right color- how often would you get lucky enough to line all those variables up correctly and get bit? Very rarely- so I'm glad they're not quiet that picky. That said- I do think once you've found the bass it's worth experimenting with the color to see if you can turn a few bites into a few more. If they're short striking or swiping at it, it's worth adjusting the color- and sometimes it does make a difference in that respect. That's why when I'm fishing cranks or jerk baits I'll use a clip generally speaking- at least until I figure out what color and size they really want. Then I'll usually cut it off and tie to the bait. But yeah if I'm throwing a worm or something and don't get bit, I'm not going to try a different color- it just doesn't make that kind of difference usually.

[@crazybassfisher]

Good points man! 🔥

[@dalezindler2509]

I believe color does play in one category and that is the fish has to see your bait. White is a great color do to the fish can hone in on your bait.

[@crazybassfisher]

Good point, having the fish see the bait is definitely crucial!

[@owenfritz867]

Useful video as always. Keep it up 👍

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks for watching my dude 🙏

[@paynekaufmann403]

Definitely, the fish in my body of water don’t eat shad presentations nearly as much as bluegills or trout

[@sacpig6839]

I disagree to an extent on topwater. Things like a spook do sit above the water, but some baits do sit subsurface. I've fished my rats in all colors for more time than I care to admit and I am not a fan of natural colors, they just don't get bit as much as blue/chartreuse. Bass also don't come straight up all the time. Fishing around cover, they usually dart under the bait from the side, then make their strike to the top. Not a straight line for the bait. Color's have really affected my night time topwater strikes substantially and i've tried a lot of different patterns.

[@crazybassfisher]

That’s very interesting, I have fished my rats at night and in lowlight conditions and have always had great success on natural colors. What colors work better for you than?

[@sacpig6839]

@@crazybassfisher Is there another medium I could contact you on? I'd be willing to get something in your hands.

[@sacpig6839]

Left you a message on IG!

[@igotnothing2657]

I think people go crazy on color purely if your dropping up wards of a days pay on bait. They want the bait in the color their going to have the most confidence in. Once you get some confidence your going to start experimenting with colors. I swimbait a ton of ponds especially at night. I found I can get bit on ganterel in black picaruca when it seems like nothing else works. I can't even explain it in the Northeast. But I don't argue if the fish are choking it I run with it

[@igotnothing2657]

Nonetheless good video man. I think that's part of the fun is experimenting. I know if I got a bait they're eating well I want to try it all the colors and see if there is any standouts

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks for watching dude! You made some good points for sure! Confidence is crazy important when it comes down to fishing swimbaits!

[@igotnothing2657]

@@crazybassfisher thanks man. Appreciate you sharing the knowledge. I used to go crazy down rabbit holes trying to out think the fish and then after a long dry spell during the crazy covid period with tons of added pressure I just stopped with the frustration of trying to over think things and just let the fish dictate and went back to experiment just for fun

[@Zach-tx1ej]

Best fall swimbaits?

[@crazybassfisher]

There’s so many to count. This time of year you can really catch them on any baits. I’ve caught them on small and big glides, rat baits and soft baits. This time of year, you can fish a bait that you have a ton of confidence in and catch them!

[@Zach-tx1ej]

bet thanks daddy

[@nickels317]

Great info, luv the vid !!!!

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks for watching homie 🙏

[@valentinmalinin]

Color catch angler, profile catch fish. But I'm guilty of being super picky on color, simply 'cause I like one.

[@crazybassfisher]

Being confident in a color can definitely affect the way you fish a bait for sure!

[@jdean1851]

Great Vid" Thanks 4 posting!

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks for checking out the video man! 🙏

[@ibanez2010]

Profile and action beats anything. I do think contrast matters, too, but actual color not so much.

[@crazybassfisher]

Yup, good point on the contrast!

[@chadsweitzer325]

Anything over 10” I have seen color matter, under 10” I agree, translucent vs solid color and profile matters more than actual color.

[@crazybassfisher]

That’s interesting. I wonder if it’s because your NorCal fish feed on trout more frequently than my fish? I have caught fish on my all white mother in the middle of January when they were eating trout 😂

[@chadsweitzer325]

@@crazybassfisher You can definitely get bit on any colors that don't necessarily match the hatch, but maybe you would get more winter bites on a Trout Mother, more bites around wood and grass on a Baby Bass Mother, and more bites on shallow flats on a Carp one. No doubt any of those colors can get bit, but for the 10" inch baits I think it matters more so than say a TK or 168.

[@garym2293]

Have to agree with you again my brother!!! Cheers!! :))

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks for watching Gary! Hope you’ve been catching them lately!

[@garym2293]

@@crazybassfisher bwaaaaa haaaaaaa keep losing em lately and skunked last 5 trips on pond now skunk is alive and well. Then grind is real 😂

[@ironbound1984]

I’d say profile and presentation matter most...I think color could matter more in very cold clear water

[@crazybassfisher]

I haven’t experimented much in cold clear water but I have caught fish in the middle of January on an all white mother when the fish were eating trout so who knows 🤷🏿‍♂️ interesting point my dude 🤟🙏

[@nickkerr5714]

Let's go fish pleasant this weekend

[@crazybassfisher]

Plez has been biting pretty good lately! I just always work weekends 🤣

[@josephrivera4133]

Yo come to CA lets fish green bass and saltwater bass

[@crazybassfisher]

I need to run back out there again soon!

[@ILLUMINATHAN79]

Great video, but I think color does matter. I have been to lakes where they only eat white topwaters and to other lakes where they only get black. I have been to lakes where they only eat clear and ghost colored baits. Color baits matter.

[@crazybassfisher]

Interesting, I have never been on a lake that the fish act in such a particular way. Glad you’ve got them dialed though!

[@ILLUMINATHAN79]

@@crazybassfisher I have been to a lake in Colorado where they only ate purple colors and to a lake in Ohio where they only ate white or a ghost minnow patterns.

[@ILLUMINATHAN79]

@@crazybassfisher your crazy if you don’t think color matters. Fishing is a process of elimination.

[@Sabzilla]

Color don’t matter just the action of the baits for me

[@bloodshotwizard]

i have to agree with what you say geoffrey i have mostly jarrod arias glides , tomahawks and rats. a few other more arcane glides as well and they all work in situations they might be suited for more for the presence and action than the color however i do get blasted on that ayu magdraft and the ganterall gills

[@crazybassfisher]

Yup, action plays a bigger role for me than color without a doubt!

[@WarEagleTheBest]

Color does not matter , because fish wants to eat. Seen bass eating orange goldfish, I guarantee you would catch a bass on orange swimbait.

[@crazybassfisher]

Haha yup, it’s crazy, they are opportunistic feeders for the most part, just gotta get a bait in front of ones face!

[@tredtillman7987]

This is not about swim baits