I caught a 3lb LMB this Saturday and when he got close to the boat he spit out a baby bass colored senko.  About a second later he tossed a white senko, and I caught him on a black senko.  Either he wasn't very fussy about colors, or he just loves senkos.

I think I should have kept him - maybe he was a Senko Dispensor!

lol,...when it comes to trick sticks, I don't put much faith in color.  During our vacation, I caught 1 fish on each color I had with me just to prove a point.  I caught 16 fish that day, using 11 different colors from white to watermelon/pumpkin swirl.

Sometimes, the wiggle gets em before they realize it's the "wrong" color

Most of the time it is the way you present the bait or the reaction of the fish seeing the bait close to them that gets hits.

I tell people the only color difference that matters is a light or dark color. That is mainly due to the color of the water I'm fishing. In dark or stained water the fish will see a bait that is darker than the water much better than a light colored bait.

In clear water during a sunny day fish see lighter colors a little better because the light makes them kind of glow. At night or on overcast days in clear water the darker colors can be seen better.

That seems to work for me anyway.

Guys, I think it matters where you are fishing. Non-pressured lakes, I don't think the fish care much most of the time. I experiment quite a bit when the bite is slow. I carry 3 different sizes of stick baits and at least 3 or 4 different colors each time I go. There will be days they hit one better than another. I say that because it can be significantly different. Catching 2 or 3 every hour to 2 or 3 every 15 minutes in the same areas. Try switching up every once in awhile, if the fish don't care, it doesn't matter, but you may find out that you have been throwing the wrong color on that lake without knowing it.

I remember one trip to El Salto when everyone was throwing 7 inch Senkos, watermelon with red flake. I did too until I ran out. I had about 5 bags of 7 inch Dingers in Watermelon/Pearl. The guide kinda turned his nose up. Well, we caught about 10 fish in one hour between 7-10.8 lbs fishing the same area as we were earlier. Those fish absolutely loved the different color and possibly the fall rate difference. We ran out of those and the guide was trying to melt the torn Dingers with a match! Another guide pulled up close and asked our guide what color we were using. My guide says verde/blanco and the other guide acted as though he had swallowed a lemon.  

Point, don't be afraid to try something different.

IMHO color probibly plays the least in the realm of bass fishing. I think it does have a small part but I think bait silhouete and size as well as presentation play more importaint parts than color IMHO.

lol,...when it comes to trick sticks, I don't put much faith in color. During our vacation, I caught 1 fish on each color I had with me just to prove a point. I caught 16 fish that day, using 11 different colors from white to watermelon/pumpkin swirl.

Sometimes, the wiggle gets em before they realize it's the "wrong" color

Hmm...

Seems to me that one of two colors works all the time:  "dark" or white.

The way I try to choose colors is to make the bait look like something they eat..   a bluegill, shad, crappie, crawfish, ect...   Sometimes I think I do this just as a confidence booster because I see my friend catch fish all the time on bright yellow, green, orange, ect.  trick worms...  Sometimes I think a bass will eat just about anything

How to not survive in the watery realm of Bass: Take the time to decide if you like the color.

Hmm...

Seems to me that one of two colors works all the time: "dark" or white.

Almost absolutely true... Just make it dark, white, or chartrause...

Or, even better, in two words, "dark" or "bright"!

One pond I fish quite often,if you have a bit of chartruse on the fish will bite.I use the 913 Senkos with the chartruse tip they never fail.I've run out of that color and tried others and not had nearly the amount of fish unless I dipped the tip of the tail in chartruse Spike-it.  (Now thats a run on sentence)

If you want information on color issues, then I believe I would follow the advice of Bill Murphy in his book "In pursuit of Giant Bass". Bill basically says that small bass will hit about anything, but a bass that is 4lbs and up is not quite as easy to catch and color selection is a staple ingredient in how to catch them. Bill took a number of different colors when fishing a new lake and used them all until he found the most productive. We are talking plastics here, but he also spoke in detail of colors of crankbaits, etc.. So the advice of "color doesn't matter" is really a matter of opinion. I choose to follow the opinion of a guy who has caught his share of large bass.

A post concerning his technique of stitching was on here not long ago and Bill Murphy relates that when fishing a worm very slow, and bass have a long time to view your offering, it better be the right one!

So, if you're after the little fellas, who cares. If you're after Big Momma, you better be right on.