I know there are many many colors and sizes but wondering which most have success with in the spring?

Rattle-traps are mainly deep water baits so I don't usually use em cause spring is when the spawn is. But in the summer they're good. Silver on clear days and gold on cloudy days.

Lipless crankbaits can be fished shallow, especially ripping through grass.

Chrome & Blue is always a good color. I like red in the spring.

 

 

 

 

First off, awesome profile pic!

 

Second, I hear guys throwing craw colored 1/2 to 3/4 oz or chrome/blue.

 

Me, I mostly throw 1/2 oz in chrome/bronze or chrome/blue. Ripping it through the weeds has worked for me.

 

$0.02

I don't think I've found a color or size that won't catch fish.  I've had quite a bit of luck with the Excalibur One Knockers in Tilapia in the 1/2 ounce size.  That might be because I bought a giant heaping pile of them for 1.88 each   The other day I had the best results tossing a 1 1/4 ounce Bomber saltwater rattle bait.  It's pretty much anything goes.  Rip and pause!

Rayburn Red and Crawfish patterns over flats in the spring for smallmouth. Can be very effective.

I fish lipless cranks year round. They are great in the spring. Lotsa great colors but depth, speed, and action are most important. I like painted fluorescents (charteuse or red-orange) or pearls in low vis conditions and reflective metallics (chrome, gold) in high vis conditons. All sizes work -heavier ones sink faster and are fished deeper or faster. Vary your retrieve: stop-n-go, accelerations, pump and drop, rip weed walls, high speed burn, etc .... .  They can be ripped clean through sparse weeds or at weed edges but are prone to snagging wood so have a plug knocker handy and some extras. I've tossed a few including: Heddon Sonic, Bayou Boogie, Cordell Spot, Rattle-Trap, Strike King Red-Eye Shad, BPS RattleShad, Yozuri Rattlin' Vibe, Matzuo Rattle-Eye, and Sebile FlattShad. They ALL work but have diff properties -amount of vibes, sink rate, posture on the fall.

I always liked a "Hot Mustard" color with that brownish yellow. Just ripping them through grass, or yo'yo ing

Paul Roberts color selection is spot on and is what I use. I'm a Bayou Boogie fan and an original Rattle Trap fisherman. I don't use these as much as I used to, but spring time is yo yo time in cold water and when it gets a littlle warmer I'll rip the weeds.

in spring I have had success using red ones in 8-10 ft of water with water temps above 58 degrees.  I get hung up a lot but catch fish boncing it off the bottom.  Risk/reward

Rayburn red, bluegill, ghost, and chrome/blue back are about the only colors I use in rattle traps, and I catch a lot of fish on traps throughout the year. I fish the 1/2oz size 90% of the time but will go down to a 1/4oz if the water is clear or the baitfish are averaging smaller sizes.

I have caught fish in every seasonal pattern with Traps or RES.

 

I primarily use Chrome/blue, Rayburn red, orange craw and Bleeding shad.

 

Chrome/ blue and Bleeding shad I throw primarily in the late spring- late fall.

 

I fish the Craw from late fall to winter, and the red from late winter to late spring.

 

 a 1/4 oz Rayburn red trap is killer in the spring fished shallow!

my favorite is chrome with blue back.  ive been using them for over 20 years and the fish still love em.  they catch fish in saltwater too.

Red/orange/black in the spring.

 

Chrome with blue back on sunny days.

 

Chrome with black back on cloudy days.

 

Change hooks to #4's.

 

If fishing in grass and weeds remove rear hook.

 

Smear some MegaStrike on them.

 

Throw anywhere and everywhere.

 

You may want to start with the smaller 1/4 ounce size and then work up to the 1/2 ounce size or visa versa.

 

Consider adding a splash of orange nail polish to their underside.

chrome/black chrome/blue, 3/8 1/2 oz.  killer white bass bait on light tackle. lot of fun.

Ive had some of my best days using a Chrome blue bleeding shad.  The blood spots really seem to set them off!  Good luck and good fishing friend!

The old Chrome/Blue used to be my go-to lure, but now thinking back i used it very minimal last year. Got into fishing majority of plastics most of the time.

 

I will have to visit my old friend more often this year.

 

@Sam: Interesting tip about taking the back hook off on the fishing grass.

With trap style baits I generally throw craw patterns in the spring and summer and shad in the fall and winter.