1 hour ago, detroit1 said:

I bought (still have) a color-c-lector 3/4 oz. zara spook. Blue (fluorescent?) with a black belly. Probably bought others, but i only have the zara left.     never bought the unit

I have two Double Deep Wee R's that are Color C Lector colors. A red one and a green one. I never used them and never had a Color C Lector.

One of my favorite senko / all around worm colors is red bug. In terms of when it seems to work best I'd put it somewhere in between watermelon red and junebug. That's actually a very interesting chart that @Team9nine posted but to answer your question from my perspective honestly no in murky water junebug or some sort of purple going into black is what I typically go with over any type of red...or if they are on shad then something similar to that pearl white fluke color. On the other hand green colors like green pumpkin (what on earth is a green pumpkin anyway is that like an unripe pumpkin...if so there would be orange in it) or watermelon red can do well, but if you are around a lot of grass and the water is not what I'd call murky but also not clear or there's cloud cover then that might not be the best choice either. That's where redbug (or tequila sunrise if I'm drop shotting a roboworm) do the best for me. Your mileage may vary.

 

...on another note that watermelon copper orange senko is to this day another one of my favorites so maybe there is something to the not quite ripe pumpkin thing.

6 hours ago, Brian11719 said:

 (what on earth is a green pumpkin anyway is that like an unripe pumpkin...if so there would be orange in it)

Per Zoom, they started GP, but totally by accident.  Switching between watermelon green and pumpkin orange batches, they kept and then fished the in-between mix output and were pleasantly surprised.  

On 12/1/2025 at 5:22 AM, Choporoz said:

Per Zoom, they started GP, but totally by accident.  Switching between watermelon green and pumpkin orange batches, they kept and then fished the in-between mix output and were pleasantly surprised.  

You learn something new everyday! Neat!

On 12/1/2025 at 5:22 AM, Choporoz said:

Per Zoom, they started GP, but totally by accident.  Switching between watermelon green and pumpkin orange batches, they kept and then fished the in-between mix output and were pleasantly surprised.  

I think XZone did this with their "309" color....an accidental color.

The last really good day I remember I having with a red bait was a homemade red bladed jig with a black and blue craw trailer in water I could see bottom in 5’ of water in. 
 

I normally prefer it in stained to dirty water, but if the water is cool to cold, I’ll always give it a shot.

5 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

The last really good day I remember I having with a red bait was a homemade red bladed jig with a black and blue craw trailer in water I could see bottom in 5’ of water in. 
 

I normally prefer it in stained to dirty water, but if the water is cool to cold, I’ll always give it a shot.

Neat. That’s an interesting combo for water that clear.

1 hour ago, woolleyfooley said:

Neat. That’s an interesting combo for water that clear.

I’m a firm believer in contrasting colors at times being a better option than matching colors.

I have luck with red crankbaits, but no luck with red lipless crankbaits. If I'm fishing a lipless crankbait then they will need to be orange, or have some orange mixed in. 

 

An orange or red vibrating jig with a red or orange trailer is a waste of time.  My trailer either needs to be brown or green pumpkin.