The Top Myth Around Soft Plastic Colors…(Don’t Fall For It)

[@reubensolly2237]

I’ve been using the same basic principles of selecting colors for hard baits AND soft plastics. such as Clear/pressured = transparent/natural, sunny/windy = metallic/flake, cloudy/muddy = solid/bright, etc

[@clay7514]

Culprit red shad 7.5 inch ribbontail is a dynamite worm too

[@vernervanschalkwyk2280]

I live in South Africa and the dams in my home province is VERY grassy. This forced me and my son to fish soft plastics. This video is AGAIN spot on!! Thanks Randy.

[@MrHabitat009]

Your other account is still super important for me to watch because sometimes it’s the small Stuff I tend to overlook and it’s good for refreshing my skills. I’ve been fishing for 25 years and still try to learn everything I can

[@olebiker]

I have a lot of confidence in a Junebug worm here in the Tallahassee area. I hear a lot of pros talking about Green Pumpkin, but the local bass just haven't seemed to pick up on the buzz. I fish one once in a while, but just don't seem to get as many bites on it as Junebug.

[@dietmilkk]

Hell yeah man I fish junebug 60% of the time ‘cause the natural colors just dont attract the bass in pressured water in my area

[@retireduaw]

This video prompted me to become an entry level member. Thankyou Randy. Your tips are going to save me a whole lot more than this fee that I will be sending you each month. I will also save time because I won't have to walk in circles in a daze looking at colors in the bait stores.

[@codyclark4837]

I personally like baits with two laminate colors like green pumpkin and black blue together. Especially baits that I impart a lot of action to it. No to mention it simplifies my choices quickly. I think most of the time on tough days the reason we don't catch many fish is because we are digging through our tackle way too much

[@swamp_rat_fla1126]

Easy for Florida: black, junebug, green pumpkin( all variations) and black/blue. About the only colors I buy anymore. I don’t fish any clear water where I’m at in Florida. Great video and review of colors Randy. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻👍🏻

[@MrLipperRipperBassman]

The ability to simplify the complex is a marker of real mastery of subject. Randy always does a good job of making the complex very simple and relatable.

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

Thx man

[@oldfishermanandhisdog]

I'm 63 and when I started fishing the only plastic worms I can remember were the old creme scoundrel and Manns jelly worm, shortly after the Mister Twister came along.

[@Boethius411]

Those 8 inch scoundrels are still one of the fish catchingest worms ever made. I still use the natural red and the black ones a lot.

[@kenneth9874]

For some reason the creme purple/red tail w white dots along the top on a quarter oz blk dollfly was deadly..

[@JerryMona]

Excellent tips Randy and your suggestions seem spot on. The watermelon or green pumpkin Zoom Finesse worms with a chartreuse tail have really worked well for me when my water clarity is decent (around 2'). Junebug if it is a bit dingy. I've found that red or gold flake can make a sizable difference if fishing in fairly clear water under bright/sunny conditions. Thanks again.

[@Showmethefish]

My favorite is strike king black with blue tip sinko...caught 2 .. 5 lbs + multiple 4 and 3's before the rain here on Rayburn the last two weeks also my biggest on it is 11.02 lbs...got over 200 pictures in my album over 4 lbr's + and I guarantee 1/3 of them are on that worm... I know they all work but this is my go to on any lake here in the south

[@mikerhodes3563]

Water color and hues at various depths are also affected by overhead cover - fishing with overhead deep shade mimics late afternoon conditions- so darker colors work better - ie Louisiana Tupelo Cypress swamps

[@jasonzimmerman288]

My go to is a Purple and white tail, on a Charlie Brewer wide gap slider hook. Seems to never let me down.

[@denniswilhoite6715]

A violet 7&1/4" Fliptail worm caught my first big bass at 13 years old - but of course it was me who really got hooked

[@douglasspickler4925]

Good video, loaded with excellent tips. At a fishing seminar many years ago Jerry McKinnis had a purple card with a spinner on it. He called it his color selector. He would spin it and say purple, oh look purple again. Purple worm his favorite.

[@pa4u2001]

Another great video! And something else we have in common, we're both color blind (chromatically challenged) 15 percent of males are color blind to some extent. I often wished bait companies had durable waterproof labeling on their packaging.

[@peterRobinson10101]

those long thin curly tail worms look mighty tasty. i have not seen those on the racks here in Australia. like em. whats the brand?

[@jayflorida]

How do you rough up your plastics? I can’t seem to do it with the oil coating. Do you wash your baits to remove the scent?

[@ricksalling6198]

Morning sir. Question for you. I am trying to simplify some of my tackle, specifically hooks. What is your POV on the best all around worm hook for a Texas rig. I have tried so many hooks, and would really like to settle on something I can use most of the time. I fish Guntersville 100% of the time. I don't punch, pitch, dock fish, etc. Any help would be great.

[@astrophysicistguy]

The reason reds and greens work so well is that bass color vision is dichromatic with .only red and green receptors

[@joestrummer9507]

Did a bass tell you this?

[@shayparis2213]

@@joestrummer9507 It has been scientifically proven.

[@astrophysicistguy]

@@shayparis2213 by quite a few studies in fact. I did a 40 min video for the Bass fishing YT channel Hooked on Headwaters called Bass Color Vision if you want more details … 👽

[@joestrummer9507]

@@shayparis2213 By what Scientists, where, and when? Was the report published and if so where? Can you provide the link? Thanks in advance...

[@mikecollett8513]

Yep this is old hat. Berkley labs & multiple universities over the years have confirmed the light spectrum bass (and other species) see well. You still have to figure out what the fish want, high contrast, barely contrasting, perhaps almost blending into the background.

[@gregchilders7643]

I agree the only variation I use is a blue and purple and as far as flake I like a watermelon with a gold flake

[@joshjohnson3352]

Out here fishing on Clark's hill my favorite color is watermelon with red flake. I wear an out with that color

[@silvereagle1960]

I just bought the Yum green pumpkin whitish belly worm, hope it works!

[@Redial2416]

Hey Randy, in yesterday's video you said bright colors work well in stained or muddy water with crank baits. Today you said use dark colors with worms. Could you please clarify why there's a difference?

[@joestrummer9507]

Good point and what about white, pink, and chartreuse? Also, what's the myth?? This all seems arbitrary.

[@gamingdreams2142]

I stick with natural colors no matter what. The living baits they eat does not change colors just cause the water is muddy or its overcast. People overthink color way too much.

[@clay7514]

Natural colors clear, super bright or extremely dark in dirty water

[@ansonyt3966]

I think crankbaits have movement and noise and water displacement so merely having a bright color is enough. Whereas a dead sticked worm needs total contrast with the water around to be noticed

[@remcovanvliet3018]

Bright colors are, well, bright, and provide color contrast. Dark colors silhouet better. Both work well in stained or turbid water. The dark ones are especially good around sunrise, sunset, and heavily overcast conditions. I've definitely had good results on black crankbaits as well. In clear water, natural baitfish colors are my go-to, preferably without a rattle. I fish mostly for zander (European walleye), perch and pike, though, as we don't get bass in my country.

[@raynagel7462]

I remember my first plastic worm my dad got it was black, smelled like licorice, with three hooks on the bottom and a propeller on the front 1960s

[@peggysmith5853]

Ok I am guilty of the xxx worms colors But I am just waiting have you ever experimented with the old Doug Hannon color selector? And did it work to any extent? Robert

[@stillwater62]

For me, there is only one plastic worm, the Mann`s Jelly Worm, in purple, black, or red. Rebel came out with a worm called the " Ring Worm" which was a very good offering in my neck of the woods. I only used a black Ring Worm with a reddish pink tail. But Rebel stopped making it and I could never find any more of them. Most of my bass have been caught on a Jelly Worm, or an Arbogast Jitter Bug late in the evening or night fishing.

[@kenneth9874]

All three of those worked, the ringworm in the early '70's was killer

[@davidheiser1566]

Very helpful!

[@mikecollett8513]

Some bodies of water have colors that just work well. A little research could prove valuable. Remember when you look at your water the colors you see are the color wave lengths being reflected and not defused or absorbed based on the conditions at the time. Acknowledging that' not helpful for those afflicted with a color deficiency. I've always done well with the purple scoundrel worms, not so much with June bug (even though everyone seems to love it). Solid list. Perhaps a TR long form video's in the future? Be well

[@garycartwright5880]

i really miss the black flip tail lizard

[@keiththompson2289]

I grew up fishing on purple worms. They rarely let me down. And yes, we only had about 2 or 3 choices.

[@seizedcarcass8440]

I think the ability to have different color plastics is just as important to the angler fishing it as it is the way the fish react to the color. Let’s say you are a die hard junebug fan. Just by you fishing a junebug plastic it increases your confidence in the bait and your ability to catch fish with it. That’s why different color baits can be especially important in my opinion.

[@ZZ430T56]

Basically he is saying what I always say. Color doesn't really matter. Just use the color that matches the water parameters.

[@danham3344]

Randy! I’ve been subscribed for over 2 years and have never heard you say you are color blind!! I am severely color blind affecting my ability in two different ranges. Green/brown/red & Blue/Purple. So obviously it can be quite frustrating. How do you navigate this in the fishing realm when so much of the industry’s color scheming is based on fancy marketing names instead of actual accurate color identification? I can’t count how many times I’ve been talking to other anglers who say things like, “Any dark worm will work in this lake as long as it has Purple in it.” Well, that doesn’t help when all the bait colors are named things like Aaron’s Magic, Tequila Sunrise & Margarita Mutilater! 😳😳. I just don’t think others understand how much of a disability this is in the fishing world. Jonny said he has some color blindness too. He said he just asks his wife what colors a bait has in it, which is what I’ve been doing for decades. That’s a huge time consumer writing my own colors on the outside of every pack of plastics. OK, I’m off my soapbox now. Just had to vent a little. 😂 Seriously though Randy, what’s your method of dealing with it?

[@tasmoua]

Great tip!

[@ScottWorthington]

Randy, you have said you like dark crankbaits in high visibility water, and bright colors in low visibility water. Here you have turned that color scheme upside down. Dark worms in low visibility and bright worms in bright conditions. What is the difference?

[@joestrummer9507]

Good point, contradictory, arbitrary, or both?

[@gamingdreams2142]

Just stick with natural colors. Do you think shad or bluegill change colors when the water get muddy? No. Bass see alot better in muddy water than people think.

[@williamconstable8987]

Plum on LOZ is a killer in summer, fall.

[@CoryFalde175]

Z-Man's color scheme "The Deal" is quickly becoming my #1

[@itllkeal]

Just found this one.thanks

[@glennboone7832]

Really all you need 👍

[@peterRobinson10101]

you use dye? amazing. it doesnt wash off?

[@mpybals8002]

Bass fishing experts are gonna hate me for giving away this plastic worm secret. See what I did there? If I’m trying to figure out what color I use I try to figure out what the bass are eating at that time. For instance I will use a plastic worm that looks like a rainbow trout in lakes where the lake has been planted with trout. For lakes with bluegills I use something with a similar color to bluegills. Of course water clarity and light conditions will change that a little but for the most part my confidence in what I’m using helps me catch more than anything else.

[@rickburke5185]

Jeez Randy. It's time to upgrade your recording devise and lighting. Kind of hard to tell what color worms you're holding up. A little lighting would help. Great content. Keep it up.

[@CritterTheBassGetter]

One of my favorite colors for all soft plastics is watermelon/pearl laminate

[@mrstackracks1189]

I crushed them on red bug this past summer

[@phoenixw2w]

Plum, Black, Green Pumpkin, Old Purple!

[@academicmailbox7798]

The colors identified for trout in lakes a century ago, weren't too far removed.

[@academicmailbox7798]

Just looked at Kingsmill Moore's Bumble flies that were based upon surveys of what boatmen had standardized upon in Ireland, a really long time ago. Golden Olive was his favorite for non-migratory trout, a bit like a green pumpkin or water melon deal, but dipped into yellow dye. Kingsmill used to dye his own materials etc. Clearer water conditions. The Claret was his favorite for migratory trout (more stained water, acidic where fish migrate to saltwater and back). The Bruiser it was called, was a blue and black. Hence the name I guess. The Grey Ghost was a simple black and white contrast. Could be more white, could be more black. Fiery Brown had a kind of an orange theme (maybe like Green Pumpkin dipped in yellow and orange dye). Magenta was a very obvious bright color, kind of like the Red one shown for bass too. The Claret fly deserves a lot of further elaboration and explanation (I can't remember all of how he described the flies and their use). I know the Grey Ghost related to the overcast sky conditions. The Fiery Brown to colored water too. The Bruiser was probably for darker sky conditions.

[@academicmailbox7798]

According to the creator many years ago. The color color of golden olive is difficult to describe. Shop flies are often too harsh a yellow. There should be a hint of green in the yellow, and a touch of 'greying'. If you can imagine a mimosa dipped in green Chartreuse, it will give you an idea. It is half way between R.H.S. Mimosa 602/2 and Chartreuse 663 (Royal Horticultural Society, RHS). There is a variant known as the Green Olive. Seal's fur and one of the rooster hackles are green-olive (much the color of the natural fruit). The second rooster hackle wound with the green olive or golden olive is hot orange. Shoulder or collar, skirt material 'Blue Jay' (a mixture of sharp white, black and blue in bands on each fiber).

[@academicmailbox7798]

The Claret fly has medium claret fur, R.H.S. Indian Lake 826/3. The rooster hackles wound on it are medium Claret dyed rooster, and natural black wound together. With gold rib wire. There is a variant called the Magenta, where the medium claret is replaced by magenta, R.H.S. Magenta 27. Silver rib wire. The author explained that saltwater fish, fish closer to the saltwater side of their migration prevent the Magenta. And later on prefer the Claret. Shoulder or collar, skirt material 'Blue Jay' (a mixture of sharp white, black and blue in bands on each fiber).

[@academicmailbox7798]

Bruiser colored lure had rich gentian blue wool, R.H.S. Gentian Blue 42 or Prince's Blue 745/1. Ribbed in silver wire. Rooster hackles wound a combination of a Gentian Blue and natrual black. No shoulder or collar skirt, just black and blue rooster wound tighter than usual. Fly that appears against dark sky and overhanging clouds.

[@academicmailbox7798]

For tanic colored water and spate colored, Fiery Brown. Fiery brown rooster combined with blood red, R.H.S. Blood red 820. Dark grouser shoulder or skirt material. The author noted in the text, he was not happy yet with this combination, but had not been able to improve it. So there.

[@jeffwilder8282]

My all time favorite colored worm has been discontinued for years. GRAPE.

[@jeremypatrick5213]

About rubbing the worms to get the new off of them my day was laughing at me why you doing that I said good Randy said so hour later he said now you catching all those fish😂 now my dad rubs his soft Plastics before we put them on

[@dennisederer3594]

I’m color blind also.

[@jspur01]

So .. let's talk talk about Red shad...are you keeping it secret or do you not have confidence in it ...if so why not?

[@scottjackson1332]

I have no confidence in plastic worms. I have never caught anything other than weeds with them. I don't get it. I've caught off many other artificials. Worms, in my 40 years of fishing have given me net zero.

[@gamingdreams2142]

It's my number 1 soft plastic. When they won't bite anything I go to the worm. Sometimes it's the lake or area that worms work better in.

[@andybales7318]

I can never decide what colors to buy. So, I just buy them all 😆 such a lure junkie

[@OleBadDog]

I know it's an uncontrollable mental disorder that I normally don't talk about unless I'm amongst fellow addicts.Maybe that would be a good KZbin channel Lures Anonymous 😂

[@andybales7318]

@@OleBadDog it's a serious addiction! I start shaking, if I don't order some lures..😆 I'll probably go to Bass Pro Shops tomorrow & get my fix....I'm sure there's a color I don't have...on a drop shot soft plastic mood at the moment

[@RealTanker23]

still trying to believe in dye tip tails

[@af4od02]

Those are the five colors.