I got my mtb pro box today and received a swimbait,popper,frog,topwater, and a couple other things.

My question is when do I choose what to throw. It's fall in Texas and I'll be fishing In the morning and evening and can't decide when to throw what lures. I need help making a choice on what to use while I'm out there. For the most part the water is clear/ murky and I throw dark for dark water and bright for clear. I can't ever decide what to use. I haven't caught a bass in a while and kinda getting upset about it. Thanks for the help 

Unfortunately, there is no "Right lure" or "Right Color" to throw when bass fishing without experimenting and figuring out what works best for you. 

 

You can read articles about using black at night, and then read an article about a guide who only fishes With White lures at night. 

 

As a general rule, Green Pumpkin and natural colored baits will work anywhere most of the time, if you are in stained water, black and blue, Junebug, Purple, chartruese tinted baits often work well.

 

When Bass want a topwater, you will know it. It can be any time of the season for most part, and usually color is a personal preference. If you stick with the basic categories of lures that have been around forever, or simply look at the Tackle Warehouse Best Selling section, you can get a good idea of what everyone is using cause the baits work. 

 

If a lake has shad, then you can never go wrong fishing shad colors, sexy shad, and in spring and fall, Crawfish colors often work best, but in reality, I only fish with a small percentage of all the stuff I bring with me. You will gain confidence in certain baits and tend to throw them all the time. 

 

Plastic worms, Jigs, Spinnerbaits, Popper, Minnow baits like a floating rapala will usually get the job done anywhere anytime. I would say soft baits like worms, Flukes, Swimbaits, toads are often good enough. One dark color, one lighter shade, 2 sizes, and you will start to find that you prefer certain styles over others.

 

Some people love to throw a Senko, some like a Finesse worm, I prefer a Ribbon tail worm most of the time, but I would suggest reading some articles on this site, and if you read enough posts, you start to notice everyone pretty much uses the same lures, just different brands.

 

Trying new lures is the fun part of bass fishing, especially when you find a lure that other people do not use and when that happens you will start to develop a "Style" or "Method" you find is best for you.

 

If you do research and figure out what the forage base is in a lake or pond, that should tell you alot about how to get started. If a pond or lake has shiners, you may want to try to catch a few shiners to see their coloring and size, then try and match your presentation.

 

Hope that helps. Good Luck. You will catch fish if you put in the time, Many people fish with one bait 90% of the time. I have a buddy who will only fish with a Zoom Trick Worm, if he needs weight he puts on a split shot. He carries his tackle in his pocket. He catches plenty of fish because he is really good at fishing that worm in ways I would never do.