When would you throw a black Whopper Plopper or Choppo?

Anytime I was on the water during the summer.

18 hours ago, Scott F said:

Anytime I was on the water during the summer.

Why summer? Is black a seasonal color?

It has nothing to do with being black. Topwaters don’t work well in the winter or in cold water. To me, color is not an important part of the decision when choosing a topwater bait. Whopper Ploppers are great no matter which color you choose 

30 minutes ago, Hewhospeaksmuchbull said:

Why summer? Is black a seasonal color?

No. Any color, any time in the summer.

 

If bass are ignoring a noisy topwater, it's probably not because of the color.

1 hour ago, Scott F said:

It has nothing to do with being black. Topwaters don’t work well in the winter or in cold water. To me, color is not an important part of the decision when choosing a topwater bait. Whopper Ploppers are great no matter which color you choose 

Thanks, I just bought the white. Was a tough decision trout, black, white. 

1 hour ago, Scott F said:

It has nothing to do with being black. Topwaters don’t work well in the winter or in cold water. To me, color is not an important part of the decision when choosing a topwater bait. Whopper Ploppers are great no matter which color you choose 

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I carry a white and black.  Not sure it matters.

In general, I like black most of the time. Especially when I'm fishing frogs over mats/emerged vegetation. The fish see a silhouette more than anything as they're looking up at a bait. And I think black just helps the cause in that regard. 

 

However, when fishing in clear water, and especially if you're using a slower bait like a popper, I think color/patterns can matter. I've seen bass rise up and inspect my topwater baits before they commit to it. 

Thank you everyone for your replies. I definitely will try a black one.So far the bluegill pattern has worked the best.Please take care and have a wonderful and safe evening. 

Black is at it's best at night time for top water .

Thank you ChrisD46.

Edited July 15, 20196 yr by Jim Sutter
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I have not had much luck on the black plopping baits. Low light conditions are about the only time they've done me much good. I'd much rather fish a bone or white colored one. 

I just caught my latest PB on a WP Saturday morning, so I'll throw it early and often for a while.

But my 110 is bone color and my 90 is monkey butt. I don't put a lot of stock in colors of topwaters because what bass see mostly is the silhouette. But conventional wisdom says black is generally best in the lowest light and lighter colors are generally better when the sun is up a bit. I rarely catch anything on any topwater in direct sunlight.