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I'm beginning to think that lure color doesn't matter. 

Pkfish49
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29 minutes ago, michaelb said:

I focus on 4 colors: black, white, shiny, and not black (which is some variation on green or brown). 

 

In an effort to save myself from myself, I've made a conscious effort to keep things simple with regard to color selection for lures. If I don't get bit with one the colors below for whatever presentation I'm using, I bet I ain't gonna get bit with any other color, either.

 

Worms/craws/creatures

Black

Black/blue

Junebug

Green pumpkin (maybe with some chartreuse)

Pink

 

Paddletail swimbaits/soft jerkbaits

White (or some variation thereof)

Green pumpkin

 

Swim jigs

Black/blue

Junebug

Bluegill lookalike

White (with some variation if I feel fancy)

 

Casting/pitching jigs

Black/blue

Junebug

PB&J

 

Topwater

White

Black

 

Jerkbaits/traps/diving plugs

Shad patterns (sexy shad and the like)

Bluegill patterns

Chartreuse/black

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