As the title states - when do you find the "red bug" color to work best when fishing soft plastic worms , creature baits , paddle tail baits etc. ?

Is there a sky / water condition / time of year when you find the red bug color works best ? ... Thanks in advance - not sure what the color is supposed to represent (i.e. red with green flakes) ?

If the water is wet, it will probably work. I don't put a lot of faith in color. Its more about location and action. Find the fish, catch the fish, release the fish, repeat. 

I'm with CroakHunter, I try to not overthink color or to a degree the certain plastic/bait I'm using. I like to think that if I find the fish, they will find my bait.

I use red bug colors in stained to murky water when junebug or junebug red aren't working.

21 hours ago, CroakHunter said:

If the water is wet, it will probably work. I don't put a lot of faith in color. Its more about location and action. Find the fish, catch the fish, release the fish, repeat. 

 

I agree with when ever the water is wet!

 

Red Bug, Crabapple, Plum, Plum Apple, Cran Apple & even Red Shad do not fall into most color charts. 

 

Which is why bass ignore color charts ?

My buddy uses dies, colors plastics and has ton of colors.

 

I use black/blue and green pumpkin  and seldom get out fished.

 

Since nothing live resembles black/ blue, I don't  give great credence to color.

I think in our case it is technique........I am slow, he is fast

2 minutes ago, NHBull said:

My buddy uses dies, colors plastics and has ton of colors.

 

I use black/blue and green pumpkin  and seldom get out fished.

 

Since nothing live resembles black/ blue, I don't  give great credence to color.

I think in our case it is technique........I am slow, he is fast

Couldn't have said it better myself. Same here with my best friend/fishing buddy. He's a Chuck and winder! I try to be as methodical and boring as possible. But in being that way I am very productive. 

Redbug is a great color in stained water for me. A redbug Zoom Mag Finesse worm on a shakyhead is one of my baits I always have tied on during the winter time.

I use a Amber/red senko, a reddish senko, a reddish creaturebait, on occasion. On a 1/8oz c rig from shore at a drop off. Early mornings around 9am. I use a 6" blackworm splitshot rigged. (Anytime) And a 7" green shad worm c rigged. I use a 10" & 12" culprit worm in blackshad and redshad too.(evenings before dark)

Thanks for the replies - I'll put redbug in the junebug category then for stained ~ murky water conditions .

36 minutes ago, ChrisD46 said:

Thanks for the replies - I'll put redbug in the junebug category then for stained ~ murky water conditions .

 

Big mistake!  ?