How or when do you decide a certain Kure or color just doesn't work for you?  I have about every color made of the baby minus ones but some colors, particularly the translucent ones or actually translucent in any other crankbait, I just don't have much confidence in but I also wonder if it is because I don't give them enough of a chance under the right conditions for that color...and with regard to other lures it's the same thing..no confidence but don't give them enough of a chance to develop confidence either...

 

Anyone else run into this issue?

First off, you have to know the conditions you are fishing in. If the water is dirty, usually you should go with a dark color, such as black, black and blue, or a bright color such as a white of white and chartreuse. Clear water, you should go more with a translucent of lighter color or match the hatch of a life like bait. You also have to find out there main forage, such as shad or crayfish. If the main forage is crayfish, and your fishing dirty water, try a dark color crayfish such as black and blue. If that does not work, try a different dark color such as red and black. If the main forage is shad, and the water is dirty go to a black back and chartreuse. If it is clear water, go to something translucent or a shad pattern. To build your confidence up in a color, find the right conditions and just fish it all day. That is the only way you can get comfortable and good with a lure and a lure color. 

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Great advice. In clearer water I do throw natural patterns but I don't throw anything that's ghost like or anything translucent. Never lost confidence, never had the desire to use it. But I'm pretty anal and if I'm not feeling it I don't go with it. But that narrow mindedness does and will cost me fish I sure.  

 

Fish the 'Lure', not the Color

 

I think I wasn't clear in my question.  I am familiar with colors and differing water and sun situations.

 

my question was more about how much of a chance will you give a new bait or color before discard it as not being a producer for you?

I always approach any fishing situation with no preconceived notions as to what "works for me", or what doesn't. Based on previous knowledge gained on a body of water, I may start out with one bait and switch off periodically throughout the day based on what the fish tell me.

 

Lures are just tools to accomplish the two most important aspects of control you have - depth & speed. Beyond that, it's just fine tuning. A color may not work in the AM, yet knock their socks off in the PM. Let them tell you.

12 hours ago, mheichelbech said:

my question was more about how much of a chance will you give a new bait or color before discard it as not being a producer for you?

 

 

A season or two... then I often bring it back out after a couple of years being left at home

 

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Like a lot of people hear I've amass a descent number of spinnerbaits. Over time I've taken ones that weren't productive and swapped skirts, blades, swivels, added trailers. I don't really give up on a bait just see if I can make it slightly different than what everyone else is throwing. And have them organized form white to black, makes it easier to find that sweet spot the fish want.

If a bait I'm using has been a decent producer and I purchase a similar one from another company and it doesn't produce over a number of outings, regardless of color (I'd only buy it in a similar color), I toss it.  If I've never used that style bait, I'll use it when conditions say it's the best choice. Again, if it doesn't produce after a couple of chances, it goes in the 'I got caught, not any fish' pile.