i read in the most recent Bassmaster magazine an article about night fishing and the guy said the only colors he uses are "white or white/chartruese" spinnerbaits when he fishes at night.

i've always read and heard to use black. not that there are any hard and fast "rules"...

but...

anyone else use white or white/chartruese at night and had any luck?

thanks...

Yep, sure do. My last couple night tournaments were won with the following lures.

White Senko

Chrome rattle trap

Aurora Pointer Minnow

Black/blu fleck Senko.

i read in the most recent Bassmaster magazine an article about night fishing and the guy said the only colors he uses are "white or white/chartruese" spinnerbaits when he fishes at night.

i've always read and heard to use black. not that there are any hard and fast "rules"...

but...

anyone else use white or white/chartruese at night and had any luck?

thanks...

Shhhh, don't bring this up or the next night tournament might be won by someone new.

The reason why white works at night is because the "color" white actually reflects light. In art they tell you that white and black aren't really colors because black is all the colors absorbed and white is all the colors reflected. IMO they are colors, but whatever. So, if there's no artificial lights and it's so cloudy that you can't see the stars or moon, then black would be the optimal choice. If there are lights then white will work. Hope this helped.

I use the same baits and colors at night, as I use in the day. This includes white spinnerbaits and crankbaits.

X2, backwater. Same colors night and day.

I will let u know tonight after it stops rainIng. I am gonna use a white spunnerbait and see if I have any luck

I think spinnerbait color probably matters very little at night since the fish are going to be using their lateral lines to find food more than their eyes.

I agree with Bluebasser for the most part that vibration of a lure will be felt by a bass more so than anything. I also subscribe to the solid color skirt theory in low light conditions as well...solid black, solid blue, solid chartreuse, solid white... Well you get the picture.

Use the vibration to your advantage and let the bass home in on the sillouette of the solid colored lure.

sounds ridiculous, but I have good luck with a black buzzbait with a white twin tail trailer.

thanks..

i can "see" where the conditions/moonlight and water color would call for white to be effective. i never thought of that....and the article didn't mention that either. and i also agreee with the vibration and the fish using their lateral line to hone in...

thanks again...and it looks like i will keep an eye towards the sky for my 2 upcoming night tourneys...