Are You Making This Mistake "When Picking Colors"

[@andrewallgood1283]

The best thing I’ve learned is to fish with someone that knows very little about fishing, and allow their ignorance to shine when choosing color. They have absolutely no preconceived notions of what to use. 9 times out of 10 they catch more than I do. Their ignorance is their greatest strength 😂. Like using your wife or girlfriend to pick your March madness bracket. We way overthink stuff with fishing. Sometimes fishing with someone that doesn’t care reminds me of that.

[@gripalipfishin4706]

Very true I put a kvd green gizzard on a friends rod last year I took out an he was getting em lol all he knew is I told him I’ve got em on this one before n he went to town

[@jessecooper9795]

This is why Todd is so great at what he does. He'll tell you right because he's in it! Ain't some poser "influencer" that just shoots out content. Keep up the great work TC!

[@kevinbeaudean704]

Thanx Todd. All these years of fishing you have a go to color or two. Ithrow the same soft plastics as you and ended up with the same favorite color, it can't be a coincidence. I actually have 3 colors I throw depending on water clarity. Clear, stained and muddy, it seems pretty simple to me.

[@garymueller6488]

Todd is the most comprehensive and cerebral fisherman on the internet. He is the real deal and he is a good guy. He knows what he's talking about. Listen to him.

[@agdave112]

Blue craw is my favorite too. I’m thinking like you have said mostly for my confidence. They bite all of them

[@cjr4497]

I completely agree Todd. These days I basically throw four different colored plastics. Like you said, there are exceptions. I can remember times on Toledo where not having the exact right color made the difference between catching zero or 100. Those times were unbelievably rare though. I can count on one hand the number of times in the last 30 years that happened.

[@DanielBoone337]

Man you aint lying... I've always found that where you throw the bait, the speed/how you fish a bait, and fall rates matter way more then color anyway. You can always dial in a color later but the basic colors will never let you down... Great video as always keepem coming brother!!!

[@barryeslick1967]

It's nice having a hammer confirm my thoughts. The video was great! (and I like blue craw too :))

[@scottclark1168]

Great video Todd,they way you broke it down with everyone on the lake throwing 1 color was spot on,ive always told people that ask me what color,i just ask them what color do they like throwing the most and usually they end up catching fish on their confidence color,everybody has one

[@dansteiner5644]

#truth Great video Todd! Spot on.

[@Fishingwithfaithoutdoors23]

Bait fish are shiny, and somewhat see through depending on size. Bream and red breast are colorful. In the dark waters fish are more black in color. For me I look what’s in the water. If I can’t see over two foot in the water. Dark colors or bright colors. If I can see 4 feet or more. Natural colors. And it doesn’t have to be special blends of color. Bama bug is my go too in my area in mid to south ga. No clear waters here but one lake in Juliette ga. But you nailed it, people want to know how to fish a technique then ask what color……. lol fish are all kinds of colors. I just say get something dark because out lines are more important than green pumpkin red, blue flake. Good video.

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

Plus if you ever have had a bass for a pet they will eat anything, they don't care

[@Fishingwithfaithoutdoors23]

@@toddcastledinefishing5924 lol I need to get me a fish tank lol 😂

[@themajik1]

Great stuff Todd. I usually just keep it a simple as possible on colors as well. Depending on conditions, either light or dark colors, maybe some natural colors, but try and be minimal on color and more about presentation. Way too many options for someone to say "Oh it has to be the red flake pumpkin with chartreuse dyed tips. If you use orange, you woun't catch a single fish." Really? doubtful. Keep up the good content man, makes a lot of sense.

[@brandoncarter9047]

The bucca nacho and burito are awesome.

[@maxcole3930]

Makes good sense to me. I agree color does & can matter at times. But being in right areas with fish & correct time you could throw almost anything & get bit. I keep my colors super simple.

[@Woefman911]

Wow i totally agree and more importantly understand now. I guess i got caught up in color because one of lakes i fish has green dye in it, and loud colors prevail. Ive always been a more natural color preference guy. I had some baits sent out of state to be painted. The guy did an amazing job. When i threw them it was like majic everytime i went. Then i lost them all but one. Now i dont throw the last one. I started throwing factory colors and as long as close to my magic color i had painted. It still works. That got me thinking differently.

[@gripalipfishin4706]

I agree wit ya Todd.. for me I just pic color mostly depending on water clarity and even then how many times I seen a bluegill turn white or chartreuse bright because of the water color? I believe there a lot mor to it like u was saying I ain’t a pro but I been catching them even in this 39-40 degree water here n Delaware now …

[@theorthattorney]

Great video. I always think color is the least important of the main variables-location, then presentation, then color. To me it’s more about ruling out colors that have higher odds of being the wrong choice, like chartreuse for largemouths on a bright sunny day in clear water-but even then I’ve been shocked at fish hitting a color they’re not “supposed” to hit in those conditions.

[@farrzmd3038]

Trying to learn a technique I fish baits from the clearance bins which are usually the colors that don’t sell. I figure I’m gonna lose a bunch of baits trying to learn so why not grab from clearance. And as a result, my opinion, colors don’t matter a whole lot. Water displacement is more what I look for. The other day I caught 10 in an hour in 38 deg muddy water using a transparent silent clearance bin bait that i picked up because it was a brand I wanted to try out.

[@glennboone7832]

I agree. Teach me how to find them and get the timing right.

[@bigmikefishingchonicles9950]

Great advice thanks 🙏

[@vancegordon9140]

I really enjoyed your input on this-And I personally am more apt to watch a 15 minute video that a 1hour plus video.

[@the.real.ozarkangler]

Fished yesterday where I live on Lake of the Ozarks. Clear ass water skipping a black and blue jig 20lb flourocarbon. Finally found fish I'd say they probably would've hit any color 😅

[@adamcrane7807]

🔥 great info.

[@Joshw920elite]

Best color is confidence!

[@johnhumphreys9732]

You bring up coanglers, could you do more videos on what they should bring with them, rods, reels and tackle and do a deep dive into it.

[@myriammorrison9840]

😂 when you roll your eyes 😂 however, I must agree 👍

[@yankeebass1]

Color to me is what I am confident in using and as a co-angler it is what I can use and not have 100 lbs of plastics. If I am throwing jigs my rage craw or Rage bug will be 1 of 3 colors. Okeechobee Craw, Sapphire Blue, or Summer Craw. Worms whether cutter, curly tail or stick bait I stick to Green Pumkin, moon juice and Red Bug. Then dropshot I just stick to Morning Dawn. Hard Baits I look more toward do I need to throw a Clearer bait, Matte Finnish or bolder flashy colors.

[@davidrobrobbins7816]

This was a really helpful, I always feel like I've got to many options and I overthink it.

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

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[@chadheck8841]

This is why I have absolutely cut down on the amount of colors I have. I was the world's worst about buying the newest, coolest new color. For me, keeping it very basic (as far as colors go) has made me more productive.

[@arthurdirindinjr1792]

The reason far more is said about fishing luers tackle equipment etc is Because Absolutely NO ONE can SELL ANYONE a fishing TECHNIQUE I once heard Tyler Berger say one of if not THE MOST profoundly important statements about catching fish when he said "He'd much much rather be throwing them wrong luer in the right spot then the right luer in the Wong spot 90-95% of fishing is finding the fish

[@yankeebass1]

Also one more comment about colors. Just got 3 of the new colors of the HH jr. and they look good. The Gold craw looks like a custom job, the Sexy Shad 2.0 with splatter back and Tannic Gill look awesome. Just waiting on the Ghost Gill and Ghost Herring to come in.

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

You got them before I did

[@yankeebass1]

@@toddcastledinefishing5924 Bass Pro. Helps to know when the trucks come in. LOL

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

You think I would know someone

[@arthurdirindinjr1792]

I will say this based 100% of my personal experience of both what I did and what I witnessed 1st hand my friends did while fishing In my experience of over 50 years of fishing I am absolutely positively and utterly convinced there is a significant amount of times both color and size of a luer matters I have seen this fishing in streams, rivers, lakes and ponds for small mouth bass salmon trout and steelhead largemouth bass Pike and walleye I have on more than just 2 or 3 occasions been fishing side by side in the same creek or river or in the same boat with my life long friend since 2nd grade as well as other friends and now my sons even whan we were using literally identical fishing reels rods and lines even same type of fishing luer only one of us was using a luer that was a different size or color or both and one of us was slaying them catching 5-6 fish to the others 1 When this would happen most time we actually traded fishing each others setup and luer sure enough the other promptly began out fishing the other trade back setups sure enough that setup continued to outfish the other One instance was when we were fishing a warm water discharge during a salmon run at night I was throwing a 1.7" long blue/silver sinking rattle bait my buddy was throwing a 2.75" silver and black rattle bait I got 7 fish on and 5 in he caught 2 Few days later it literally flipped flopped and the salmon were only hitting rattle baits bigger than 2" Saw this happen with smallmouth bass and absolutely couldn't stay off a #9 blk/svr countdown Rapala but wouldn't touch a #7 or #11 Saw it with LMB in a lake were a short arm Colorado blade blue/chart/wht spinner bait was killing it but a willow leaf or different skirt color Colorado blade SB couldn't buy a bass Lastly stream fishing for salmon trout and steelhead absolutely unquestionably luer color and size matter BUT how you retrieve and present your luer to them matters more Yes IMO/IME luer size and color absolutely matter but I finally accepted there is just no possible way for me to have all the possible colors and sizes a luer is sold in 6 of us were fishing in the BWCA and any size chartreuse colored jig absolutely murdered the walleye and SMB but friends tried white black and other colors but none came close to equaling the fish catching capacity of chartreuse on that trip But as I said I simply can not afford to buy 10 or more luers in multiple different size and color combinations can't afford to have 10 or more fishing setups prepped with 10 or more different luers so I have little choice to limit my luer size and color choices otherwise you end up waisting way to much time re-tying and switching between setups instead of just fishing I also learned 90% of fishing is tossing your luer into were the fish actually are and is 10x more important to catching fish then the actual luer

[@kennethfieldsjr.968]

Need a blue craw with a little gold mixed in on a hybrid hunter 👀

[@bassnerd4918]

In soft plastic. It’s green pumpkin, black and blue, and a shad color. That’s all I buy. I

[@Usefullinformationphilippines]

There is always one best color on every lake all of the time, but as soon as conditions change that great color changes. I have seen it last for weeks and I have seen it last for 10 minutes. History doesn’t repeat itself so the longer you fish in years the easier it is to figure out.

[@RickyCarter-ro8fr]

I agree, but I think colors should be kept to basic ones

[@ryanvarner6520]

Throw any color when flipping as long as it's green pumpkin blue.

[@areddfishing7473]

Profile first then color is secondary. Sure can color get some extra bites but you got to get the bites first and if profile isn’t correct you won’t get it

[@romaloboda2280]

Thanks.

[@shawnhammack5302]

I been making this same exact arrangement about color with my buddy for years. I am like if the fish were that picky over color there wouldn't hardly be any fish at weigh in. Also that question of what are the fish doing is so hard to answer. Maybe you can have a good day if you figure out what .0001% of the fish were doing but does that really tell you what the fish are doing not really.

[@areddfishing7473]

That would be some cool data for MLF to pull. Record what baits and colors these guys catch ‘em on that would get the viewers interested since we all chase the special color and bait. Feed the addiction

[@justintimeforbass]

fishing overall is EASY.. but we complicate everything about it.

[@tonygreen4356]

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[@williamknight5142]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@dustinwalker8152]

This is a video that every bass fisherman should be required to watch and let sink in.

[@gripalipfishin4706]

I promise they ain’t gonna turn from it cuz u only have 25 blue flakes and not 32 blue flakes lol yaw have fun let’s catch em Todd has good content and keeps it honest

[@jeffpruitt3998]

Is there a lake that you cannot catch fish on either green pumpkin , Black and Blue or a slight version of those colors. Keep it simple 😎

[@jacobanderson4101]

In my opinion, there are two colors. Light & dark.

[@hectorbaca823]

Anything gets a bit. Every color gets bite. I started using old techniques no one uses and been getting way more bites.

[@dustinwalker8152]

Q: What color do I need throw? A: The one you have.

[@desertdog1125]

The Fish are in a Prespawn humps in 5 to 8 fow with a Red Eye Shad. .. Next Question

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

That’s one pattern what about the other 15 patterns. That’s also not the winning pattern.

[@greenpighunter6930]

The reason why I target the color blind bass.

[@MostlyHumanPowered]

Great video. My only request is that you add an apostrophe to the title screen so my wife won't scream when see sees what I'm watching.

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

Now I I never will😂

[@donpreller484]

Todd how many times have e you been at weigh in and 3 different guys all swear that the fish would only atone color ...andits3 different colors.

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

Rarely do I talk to anyone about how they caught them but if we do talk color is never brought up.

[@kenneth9874]

Could be different areas and conditions

[@claytonpass7992]

At the end of the day bass are predators. If it pisses them off the will bite.

[@bigc8018]

A good video on obvious logic, which is all too uncommon.

[@johndynneson662]

I’ve gotten my Ass!!! On a color combination I didn’t have before. So. It can matter. At times. Drives you mad. 🤨🤨🤨

[@1stJohn215]

Todd, you’re at your best when you show us how to locate bass and fish. Please don’t try to get us to think like you! You fish great on the lakes YOU KNOW. Good for you on that. But this video provides NO HELP to the rest of us. If I ever go fish the few lakes you fish now I will listen to your videos.

[@robinsheltrafishing2634]

I have to disagree, what he is saying is no matter where in the country or what body of water we’re fishing color is the least important part of the equation. I’ve said this for years, if we are on the right pattern and on “active “ fish an assortment of colors will work. Fishing a dead zone with no active fish will produce poor results no matter what color you choose. This was my take anyway, maybe I missed something.

[@willwailes9298]

My experience is that contrast matters more than color in most cases. I like to fly fish for anything that bites with simple ice dub jigs. Chartreuse is my go to, but I've seen fish lose sight of the fly when the water or rocks have a green hue. The fly I switch it out for could be black, pink, purple, or white. Doesn't matter. As long as they can see it, they'll strike it. There are times when specifics make a difference though. The most notable is trout fishing in fall. Any color ice dub jig will work, but pink and orange ones do better because they look like eggs. Another instance that's probably a combination of the factors is times I fished chatterbait flures. I tied them with rabbit strips of various colors. One day, burnt orange was hot, lost all of those jigs, and didn't find the same success with black or white. Another time at a different spot, black was slaying fish left and right, and when I lost those jigs, the others weren't as good. I think it had to do with both contrast and what was natural. A white blob vibrating erratically isn't natural, and the second trip, I don't think they could see the orange as clearly, because the rocks are a similar color. I know this was a book and a half. If you're reading this, thank you. If you have something to add, or if you disagree, I'm always down to learn more.