The craws in the south spend the winter buried in the mud and are red when the come out in the spring. However in this area (south eastern Ohio) they bury themselves in rocks and are not so red.

  That made me wonder if those red craw colored baits work as well in this area of the country. I don't catch a lot of bass on red colored baits around here. I am sure someone has a good opinion about this.

I fish the Mississippi River primarly, and as much as we want to believe that the cray fish are only in the rocks but they are not, as they are all over. No don't get me wrong, in certain area's the red cranks may work and in others they may not. Again, the lure is just a tool and in my opinion confidence is the #1 thing.

Take care,

Steve

I don't think color of natural forage is that great of an issue...I have caught a few bass on a BPS royal shad bait, which is purple...I have never seen a purple fish anywhere here in Kentucky...