i ve been wondering what certain colors are supose to look like or imitate like blues;purples,reds,ect. if anybody knows it help me out thanks

blue and purple are baitfish, red is crawdads

thanks for the info can you explain why they do  if not still thanks

can you rephrase that last comment?

why does the color blue or purple imitate bait fish just wondering

have you ever seen a baitfish?  alot of times they have a lot of blue or some shades of purple on them.  Also they usually have a shiney silver on some.

oh i get it like bream what do u think to imitate a small catfish cause two weeks ago i caught a 8 pound with one about 7'' long in his belly

i ve been wondering what certain colors are supose to look like or imitate like blues;purples,reds,ect. if anybody knows it help me out thanks

Colors don't need to look like anything and it's been shown that lures don't have to be imitative in order to succeed.

It's been pounded into our heads that a precise color is needed to match various conditions. That's how they get anglers to buy 15 of a lure that they need only one or two of. 

match the hatch, colours do help not only for what we see them as but what the fish see them as in the water at different depths and conditions

oh i get it like bream what do u think to imitate a small catfish cause two weeks ago i caught a 8 pound with one about 7'' long in his belly

certain swimbaits make a catfish colored swimbait but if you want say a crankbait then try a grey colored crank with a black back

i got a black and grey rapala jerk bait ill try that

thats a great color, i have a few of that same color for my repala cranks.

i fish a big lime rock pit and the water is very clear so the bass are really hard to catch its seems like it takes a act of god to get one to bite the one i caught the two weeks ago was on a black and blue lizard but than other bass turn there nose to it I'm always trying new things.but my Pb is 9 pounds on a live bream but trying to stay away from live bait.its not the same if not off a lure you know

downsize your line and baits for clear water, try a drop shot rig or a weightless worm.

i usaully fish with 8 pound test ive used 4 pound before but what kind of line do you use i use stren and vanish

first off vanish sucks, but i use invisx on spinning gear and i use 8lb test.

no I'll tell you a line take sucks that's Berkley fused line but I'll look in to your line how much is it

I agree with Marty. Colors don't necessarily have to imitate a certain bait fish.

I mean, there are pink plastics. You ever seen a pink shad?

Vanish will make your fish vanish. Donj't use it.

I'll fish a bubblegum worm any day of the week.

Do you understand that prey reflect a light wave that is invisible to the human eye ?

Do you also understand that bass can see this light wave ?

If you do then that is the color of bait you need to be fishing.

This is how you can more truly "match the hatch".

can you explain that to me a little more

ya, i dont know what he is trying to say either lol.

Vanish will make your fish vanish. Donj't use it.

I'll fish a bubblegum worm any day of the week.

Do you understand that prey reflect a light wave that is invisible to the human eye ?

Do you also understand that bass can see this light wave ?

If you do then that is the color of bait you need to be fishing.

This is how you can more truly "match the hatch".

HAHA.  This is a little comical because, in essence, your telling Lone Fisherman here that he needs to choose the color that will reflect the light wave that only a bass can see. 

Marty said it best.  Just don't over think it.  Place more of your attention towards the way you are presenting the lure to the bass rather then worrying about what color your using.

some one told me about book earlier its''what fish see''  I'm not big on reading but the first couple of pages seem to be good you should check it all on amazon

What I am saying is not really comical, no offense, nor non taken. It boils down to this principle that has been in use for years in a saltwater application.

You only need to accept 2 things:

1) Prey reflects Ultraviolet light

2) Bass can see Ultraviolet light

If you're good to go on that then why would you want to fish a bait that absorbs UV light when you can fish one that reflects it ?

Just because you can't see it is no reason not to believe in it.

Hasn't it been proven that visual proof is often the weakest kind of proof. For instance imagine a large steel girder holding up some sort of structure. You believe that the girder is motionless, solid, and inactive. Nothing could be further from the truth. Science (physics) has shown that it is actually a large mass of whirling electrons held together by natural laws. You trust the steady strength of the girder when actually it is very full of motion, you just can't see.

The same is true of the UV lightwave. If you can accept those 2 concepts presented above for reality then you are back to deciding whether you want to fish a bait that reflects UV or one that absorbs it.

I know which choice I'm gonna make.

What I am saying is not really comical, no offense, nor non taken. It boils down to this principle that has been in use for years in a saltwater application.

You only need to accept 2 things:

1) Prey reflects Ultraviolet light

2) Bass can see Ultraviolet light

If you're good to go on that then why would you want to fish a bait that absorbs UV light when you can fish one that reflects it ?

Just because you can't see it is no reason not to believe in it.

Hasn't it been proven that visual proof is often the weakest kind of proof. For instance imagine a large steel girder holding up some sort of structure. You believe that the girder is motionless, solid, and inactive. Nothing could be further from the truth. Science (physics) has shown that it is actually a large mass of whirling electrons held together by natural laws. You trust the steady strength of the girder when actually it is very full of motion, you just can't see.

The same is true of the UV lightwave. If you can accept those 2 concepts presented above for reality then you are back to deciding whether you want to fish a bait that reflects UV or one that absorbs it.

I know which choice I'm gonna make.

What I found funny, on your first post, wasn't the concept but rather the wording. Quite confusing.

Unless your fishing gin clear water, sight is not usually the dominant sense a bass relies on before hitting your lure. A bass will feel & hear the lure long before it sees it many times. Once the lure gets within sight then yes, color can sometimes be the difference in a bass striking or not striking but most of the time it's not.