Does lure color matter?

Bass After Dark, the most important - and funniest - show in fishing, is back for another lively, and LIVE, episode. Don't miss Ken Duke, Brian the Carpenter, and our three mystery guests (spoiler alert: it's David Fritts, Epic Eric, and Steve Quinn) as we discuss the question: Does lure color really matter?
/ @bassafterdark⁠
⁠ / bassafterdarkshow⁠
podcasts.apple...
open.spotify.c...
⁠ / bassafterdark⁠
Thumbnail photo: Major League Fishing

[@epiceric1202]

The team at Bass After Dark has created something special. It was a great topic to discuss. I learned a ton from two Hall o' Famers last night. Fritts discussing some of his super effective sleeper colors that he can't get the big brands to make!!?? Steve Quinn talking about how slight changes in color can make the day. All great insights. Honored to be a guest. Thank you Ken, Brian and Nathan. Keep the great topics coming.

[@blahblahmilbury]

Great show Eric 💪🏻

[@epiceric1202]

@@blahblahmilbury Thank you. What an amazing opportunity to talk with the Crankbait King, David and legendary editor Steve Quinn from In Fisherman. Learned a ton. Ken, Brian and Nathan have something special here.

[@kenduke6631]

Our "secret" is amazing guests, like Epic Eric! -- Ken

[@epiceric1202]

That is high praise coming from the Great and Powerful Ken Duke! Thank you

[@manonamissionstudios9440]

Don't sell yourself short, you added a lot to the show. Very informative!

[@questhallman3817]

This was the second Bass After Dark show I have watched. Excellent.

[@kenduke6631]

Much appreciated! We're still figuring some things out and believe we'll get better each week. -- Ken

[@Mjones8383]

Epic Eric with David Fritts is probably the greatest duo ever to have on a show about crankbaits. Fantastic show

[@epiceric1202]

David is the Crankbait King! Loved hearing his theory on color and how slight color variations can make a difference in your results. Also his tip about the belly color of a crankbait too...and what about his favorite sleeper colors that he can't get any manufacturers to make?? I think the custom painters are about to get busy.

[@Mjones8383]

@epiceric1202 yep, I personally have been painting black and white little john blanks and old deep little Ns

[@epiceric1202]

@@Mjones8383 Very cool. You know that I'm a big fan of the old Deep Little N's!

[@williamfaragher3671]

Does the intro music on a KZbin video matter... Hell yes ! As does lure color. Great guests ! Great show !

[@kenduke6631]

Thank you, William. We're trying hard to give you a great show. -- Ken

[@JH-ev7wn]

great seeing Epic E getting some mainstream attention in the fishing world.

[@epiceric1202]

What an awesome experience getting to talk crankbait colors with David Fritts! How about his thoughts on the color SKUNK?? Tons of respect for Steve Quinn too of In Fisherman. I still get that magazine and have learned a ton over the years from their articles.

[@kenduke6631]

"Bass After Dark" is mainstream ... already? LOL I like it, but fear we are just a plucky upstart after only four episodes. Epic Eric is already well known in the fishing world. At BAD, we know we're just swimming in his wake. -- Ken

[@epiceric1202]

👉 Ken! You were a mainstream BASS (or should I say BAD***) before there was a mainstream! Just saying!

[@JH-ev7wn]

@@kenduke6631 ken, anything is mainstream compared to travis and the smallmouth crush live shows

[@kenduke6631]

Hilarious,@@JH-ev7wn! -- Ken

[@maureenw2151]

Haven't watched a bad show here in Ontario Canada! Keep them coming.

[@kenduke6631]

All we do are BAD shows, Maureen! -- Ken

[@timbarthel7232]

Another great show, the top ten lists are always hysterical. Ken, your monologues are outstanding.

[@KenDukeBass]

Thank you, Tim! The monologues are more fun than I imagined they would be. Nathan and BTC wanted me to do them. I wasn't so sure, but now I have fun with it. And the Top 10 is a contentious labor of love -- we battle to pare those down to just 10! We usually start with at least 40. -- Ken

[@Mjones8383]

So crankbaits and spinnerbaits are my top 2 lures, youve checked off 1 of the best shows, now get jimmy Houston on for spinnerbaits with EE there too

[@epiceric1202]

Right there with ya! Jimmy on blades would be incredible.

[@secretbassrigs]

Lure colors only matter if they're your lures and you have to loan a friend one. Just one!

[@epiceric1202]

Haahaaa. True, true!

[@scottezzell441]

Show topic Podcast wars....Guest panel Luke Dunkin, Dave Mercer, and yall can pick the third one LOL

[@epiceric1202]

I'm definitely tuning in for that!

[@scottezzell441]

@epiceric1202 this the real EE

[@scottezzell441]

Legend EE hitting the comments grid stuff bro.. definitely be a good show and probably the only format to get the two together because if they knew ahead of time the wouldn't do it

[@markmarini6934]

Might as well throw Trait in the mix 😆

[@scottezzell441]

@markmarini6934 that is a great third guest ....BTC get to work bro

[@blahblahmilbury]

Great show guys! Looking forward to more!

[@kenduke6631]

Thank you! We're having fun with it! -- Ken

[@HawgWyldFishing]

An interesting nugget of food for thought. It doesn’t actually matter if your bait is the color red, if you’re fishing with your bait in deeper than 15 feet of water. The color red in the light spectrum is fully absorbed by the water within the first 12-15 feet of water. Which is why when you see spear fishermen diving in the ocean, blood often times looks completely green in color, until they are closer to the surface. When a color is absorbed by water, anything that is that color, at a deeper depth, becomes a color much more similar to the surrounding water, or black in appearance. So any red baits, in water deeper than about 15 feet, will have a dark green to greenish blue to black appearance, depending on the depth.

[@chuckfish1855]

The greatest color I ever invented - Brown Pumpkin Copper Candy!

[@epiceric1202]

Sounds tasty

[@Adefrenne]

Fantastic show, Kudōs to Ken Duke as always. And I agree with them all - colors little matter as said Patrick Sebile ;-) ;-)

[@johndoran7331]

Great listen.....No one talked about Gear speed ratio? That's a really big factor with choice of lure and color.

[@epiceric1202]

Agreed! Depth, Speed and Cadence too. Great point.

[@academicmailbox7798]

Looking at historical use of gear tackle and small wooden minnow lures, with quite early baitcasting reel tackle.

[@academicmailbox7798]

It's the forerunner to what Ike would do nowadays in Michigan in rivers, or Pennsylvania for the lake-run rainbow trout. The British had a series on game and course angling tradition, which had the footage of anglers from a bygone age. Entitled 'Anglers Corner', with a pipe smoking older gentleman seated in his study. There was both the series 'Anglers Corner Game Fishing' and 'Coarse Fishing'. In which an angler fishes on the Lunn river using a Devon minnow bait. The jerk bait lure came along after, which was a more sophisticated lure by comparison. However, even when throwing Devon minnow lures, they still carried a number of colours.

[@rickrobinson7032]

You guys are knocking it out of the park. Great show

[@kenduke6631]

Much appreciated, Rick! -- Ken

[@WarEagleTheBest]

Is there any color which can actually spook the bass and they would never bite it ( conditions are clear water and partly cloudy)?

[@epiceric1202]

That's a great question...not sure I've thrown one that I didn't have the confidence in to get a bite.

[@texoma_outdoors]

Mr Duke what a masterful and thoughtful introduction on this episode. Getting to meet and shake the hand of Mr Fritts was the highlight of the ft worth classic, truly the crankbait master. EE is always on his A game with the intricacies of baits. BTC really had some great questions tonight. If Trait doesn't run to someone with the color "Bait Zaldain" it will be a tragedy

[@epiceric1202]

Appreciate the props! It was an honor to join the HOF Guests! Dream come true to talk with Fritts---the CRANKBAIT KING and Steve Quinn because I must have a million words in InFisherman by now.

[@kenduke6631]

Thank you, Texoma! You're very kind. It was a fun show with three great guests. That makes it easy! David is the crankbait GOAT, Steve is a wealth of knowledge and understanding, and EE is a masterful conversationalist with an encyclopedic knowledge of tackle. I just sit back and let them roll! I'm proud to call them friends. -- Ken

[@johnslaven483]

I love the shows where there is a controversial topic to debate

[@kenduke6631]

So do we, but we don't want to manufacture controversy. As a result, expect to see more collegial conversation than anything else ... though from both sides of the aisle where we can get that. -- Ken

[@Woefman911]

Fritts is my Hero, love this man, he is the best human being,and bait maker and crankbait fisherman

[@kenduke6631]

The BAD crew are huge Fritts fans, too! -- Ken

[@BernPisarcikJr]

Great show, thank you. I get up early and missed it because its late for me. Appriciate listening to the replay during my morning. Wish you continued success with the program.

[@kenduke6631]

Thank you for the support, BernPisarcikJr. Much appreciated! -- Ken

[@areddfishing7473]

Well the light bulb just clicked with that early morning bites on my darker colors

[@epiceric1202]

💡 me too!

[@thomasmartin8202]

Great show. Your intro is awfully long (though entertaining) but your monologue was spot-on. I appreciated the seamless and timely historical perspective. As a kid in the '70s I remember well how Japanese toys and things were considered junk…because they were. That's sure changed...

[@KenDukeBass]

Yes it has! And thank you for the kind words. As for the intro being long, we really don't consider the countdown to be part of the "show" -- just an alarm to let you know we're coming! -- Ken

[@FishcastAngling]

Awesome show! Loved the monologue and a great group of guests! And those colors at the end 😂

[@epiceric1202]

👍 totally enjoyed it! Fritts is legend. How bout that Rainbow Trout and Wonder Bread story! 😂

[@kenduke6631]

We're thrilled to see our Top 10 list get such good feedback. Thank you, FishcastAngling. -- Ken

[@B-Head501]

Becoming new favorite to watch. Great guests tonight for sure. Fritts is a “True” legend in bass tournament fishing for sure.

[@kenduke6631]

Thank you, B-Head501! Glad you're enjoying the show. -- Ken

[@Bassafornia]

Awesome show!!!! love it keep up the good work guys. Ken love the intro.

[@kenduke6631]

Thank you very much, Bassafornia! That monologue is the toughest part of the show for me. I have a long way to go! -- Ken

[@manonamissionstudios9440]

Great show, I really enjoyed this one. Keep it up!

[@kenduke6631]

Thank you! We're trying! -- Ken

[@telegaster1946]

I know that color as Homer, not Clark gable. Got my PB (10.4#) on a Poe's 400 in that color! 😎

[@epiceric1202]

Two Great Colors!

[@epiceric1202]

And CONGRATS on a DD with that Plug. WOWZA. Bet that fight was great.

[@genoadams2463]

That was a really great show. I cant tell you how cool it would be to see all you guys show off your lure collections, rarest gems.

[@epiceric1202]

The GEM SHOW! I can dig it. I'd tune in for that one.

[@KenDukeBass]

Really glad you enjoyed it! I certainly did. -- Ken

[@JH-ev7wn]

"flesh torpedo" had to be BTC's idea

[@epiceric1202]

You know him well.

[@KenDukeBass]

Pretty sure that was Nathan! -- Ken

[@markmarini6934]

Great cast although I will say Frank scalish has some incredible thought processes about lure color.

[@epiceric1202]

Uncle Frank is amazing and his color game is strong

[@RichAikenfishing]

love the show! been watching since yall started! keep it up!

[@kenduke6631]

Thank you for the support, richaiken8216! -- Ken

[@brianwisniewski9315]

great show again!

[@kenduke6631]

Thank you, Brian! It was fun! -- Ken

[@JodyWhite]

This was a really good monologue.

[@epiceric1202]

Ken is the Master of Bass Fishing Ceremonies! Always thoughtful in his approach to a show. Love it.

[@kenduke6631]

Thank you, Jody! -- Ken

[@kenduke6631]

Eric, you are too kind! -- Ken

[@DanTurpin-b8q]

The monolog is dope

[@kenduke6631]

Thank you! It's a work in progress, but I'm starting to enjoy it. -- Ken

[@Woefman911]

Fritts is my Favorite. Liked Quinn and always Epic Eric, love his collection too . Wish David would mention his Carp color. Because there is time or place for it. Think he says fall. But problem is he has said it for years but no lure manufacturer labels it as Carp. So im unsure which bait it is.

[@CrankHouseFishing]

I'm really enjoying these shows

[@epiceric1202]

Right there with ya!

[@CrankHouseFishing]

@@epiceric1202 a lot of good takeaways from that show. The nail polish idea is something I've never considered. Do you clear coat the polish after? Also the gratuitous mention of bomber during that episode is great. Bomber definitely got all the credit they deserve

[@epiceric1202]

@@CrankHouseFishing I got some too! Yes, I use Sally Hansen Hard as Nails as a clear coat. Surprisingly tough. Need to let it dry longer than you might think. But I'll use a hair dryer on a cool or warm setting to speed up the process. Bombers are definitely a sleeper crankbait. Unique bills and action. Love the old one knockers made out of butyrate.

[@CrankHouseFishing]

@@epiceric1202 same as the old blue label warts. They're a treasure.

[@epiceric1202]

@@CrankHouseFishing that's a FACT!

[@briancrawford1841]

David is the Man!! Caught lots of bass on Poes 400s my pb northern strain 12.87 on a TN Shad 400 it was in September and 104 at noon.

[@epiceric1202]

💯 He’s the Crankbait KING 👑

[@briancrawford1841]

@@epiceric1202 absolutely

[@craigholland2274]

What state?

[@briancrawford1841]

Kentucky

[@94cdaniel]

I’ve got a 1993 ranger hat signed by Mr Fritts that says “ keep on crankin”. Arguably my most prized possession

[@Mjones8383]

I have a poes 300 that he used at Logan Martin during the classic, he gave it to me at the bjcc. It's chartreuse with a blue back.

[@epiceric1202]

That is a Bass Fishing Legend TREASURE!

[@danmulder260]

Best show ever... Learned a ton

[@epiceric1202]

Me too. Fritts and Quinn. That's some experience right there.

[@KenDukeBass]

High praise! Thank you, Dan. -- Ken

[@kenmccarthyfishing]

Great show gentleman 👏👏👏 and those Top 10 😂🤣

[@epiceric1202]

I was laughing out loud on the Top 10! Tough to pick a favorite on that one

[@kenmccarthyfishing]

@@epiceric1202 🤣😂🤣😂

[@kenduke6631]

Thank you, Ken! -- Ken

[@haroldrogers6566]

Great job all of you guys 😁👍💯

[@epiceric1202]

Thanks! It was a blast talking with everyone on the panel and in the chat!

[@KenDukeBass]

Thank you, Harold. -- Ken

[@klfishing444]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍👍

[@epiceric1202]

Enjoyed it too!

[@Mags120fish1]

What a show. Fantastic!

[@epiceric1202]

What a blast to be on with Ken, BTC, David and Steve! The conversation was fantastic. Their insights gave me more food for thought on color.

[@KenDukeBass]

Thank you, Mags! -- Ken

[@jeepernj99]

Great podcast!!

[@epiceric1202]

Thanks. When David and Steve talked, I was taking notes! :)

[@KenDukeBass]

Thank you, jeeper! -- Ken

[@CB4basser1]

Great Great show. Working on listening to them all.

[@Local.Hammer82]

Fantastic show❤

[@epiceric1202]

How can you go wrong with two Legends like Fritts and Quinn...hosted by the all knowing and powerful Ken Duke and the bass producer in BTC!

[@KenDukeBass]

Thank you, Bash! -- Ken

[@rollt1de015]

What’s wrong with men wearing nail polish?

[@alancarver8071]

You guy trying to over think this

[@tomatoisred6966]

Wow this is hot stuff!!! 🔥

[@debbieturczak870]

best show yet.

[@epiceric1202]

YES! But they are just getting started. Imagine what's to come

[@KenDukeBass]

Much appreciated, Debbie! -- Ken

[@softballbryan]

Please debate scent/attractants.

[@epiceric1202]

Fantastic topic for sure! I will suggest it to Ken and BTC.

[@KenDukeBass]

It's on the list, Bryan, and we have an amazing set if guests for that one. -- Ken

[@softballbryan]

@@KenDukeBass ok excellent! All the best partner.