Some guy at the tackle shop said its a clear colour while books say its a stained colour.

i actually have a pretty good example of an experience of mine   a few years ago i went on a float with some buddies of mine down the south branch of the potomac  it was a two day trip   the first day was a day after rain and the water was alittle murky and stained  i was using a chartreuse grub and was wacking them with a pretty aggresive retrieve   the next day the stained water ran off and it was alot clearer  i used them same bait caught them but i had to work it slower with more finness   so...

stained!!!!!!!!!!!!  

Some guy at the tackle shop doesn't know what he's talking about.

stained!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some guy at the tackle shop doesn't know what he's talking about.

i agree

You have to watch out for "some guy". He likes to hang around tackle shops and gun shops spouting misinformation.  

It depends on the species. Chartreuse is a good color for dirty water largemouths and for clear water smallmouths. Even better for smallmouths is tandem willow chart. blades and a chart. skirt. Second best is tandem willows with one blade chart and the other white with a chart skirt.

Underwater, chartreuse turns into a really intense white only a few feet down.  I think it's a little overbearing for largemouth in clear water.  

i do ok on them in stained water and ok in clear water   hmm  i really dont know   thinking about it  i really dont use chartreuse very much  i like darker colors for stained then whit or natural colors for clear  hmm  good question

I usually follow the rule of white or neutral colors for clear water. For stained water I go with Chartreuse.

I've caught several fish on baits with a chart tail in dirty water, i threw the same bait for a few weeks in the same place following and once the water got clear, they stopped hitting it, haven't caught one sense. Changed the same color without the tail and started catching again.

no dought stained....i fish a stained-muddy lake and i use chartruse alot and do good

So let me get this right; I'm fishing clear water so I should never throw chartreuse spinner baits?

So let me get this right; I'm fishing clear water so I should never throw chartreuse spinner baits?

YOU'RE A BIG BOY , THROW WHAT YOU WANT.

Chartreuse will work in clear water and natural colors will work in stained water but playing the percentages....

Stained - Go with dark body / chartreuse tail and something that will vibrate a bit (curly tail or ripple tail) I also dip the tails in "spike it". I fish a lot of stained water which is my favorite.

Clear - Go with watermelon, pumpkin, green and any other natural color. I still like ripple tails but I like trick worms, lizards and senko baits as well

You can fool a fish in any water with any color and with any worm if you master the art of presentation.

According to tests performed by Mepps many moons ago,

"chartreuse" was the only color that remained reasonably visible in both clear and turbid water.

(Chartreuse is the predominant color of many of the plugs in my tackle box)

Roger

Chartruese is a great color anywhere. Especially in our clear water lakes. Smallies and largies love it. A chartruese spinnerbait with chartruese blades is a must have in every New England anglers box. It is known up here as the Winnipausake Special. 8-)