Whether it be lipless cranks , square bill cranks , swim jigs , chatter baits , etc. - what are the prime months you are apt to throw red / orange lures for bass ?  I suppose you may also choose water temps , water clarity , or pre-spawn as a primary guide as to use red / orange color lures as well ... What works best for you when deciding to throw red / orange lures before moving on to other colors ?

I think they are generally a “spring” color but I have red lures that I’ll use the entire season here from May - October with effective results.

I don’t really throw red, I do use some orange soft plastics and orangey-chartreuse moving baits. For me, they’re an all year round kind of thing, especially the soft plastics. A green pumpkin orange TRD is awesome for me. A lot of my skirted jigs also always have two or three strands of orange in them. It’s just something that works for me

I've been a die-hard fan of a splash of red on the underside of shad colored hard baits for years. The same goes for an orange belly in the spring.  I have more red lipless cranks than chrome, or gold.  With me, it's a confidence decision to throw something red when the water isn't clear, even though I know that it's the first color to wash out the more stained, or the deeper it's fished.

It’s also a location thing…I fish the CA Delta and have a red squarebill tied on year around

The cold water months seem to be best but they work year round for me. 

Year round for me too.

I fish dark colored plastics on a red jig head from ice out to the mid-60 degree water temp., then return to throwing black or unpainted heads.

 

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17 hours ago, Revival said:

Year round for me too.

 

We shouldn't admit we use them all year long. We're liable to ruin our reputations or get banned from the site. ?

 

Seriously I fish red and orange all year. I find orange to be a great color for pike in some northern waters. 

mostly springtime for me. i like shades of orange/red squarebills, wiggle warts, jigs, tubes, lipless cranks

29 minutes ago, Dogface said:

I find orange to be a great color for pike in some northern waters. 

Haha.  Any color works for pike here, seemingly.