Bright or Dark

[matt_mad_fisho]

G'day everyone

i have heard lots of things about what coloured lures to use in certain coloured water....is it true to use bright lures in clear water and dark lures in dark water, or is it the other way around?????

cheers matt

[pete s]

matt, you got it right the first time. mind you rules are meant to be broken. im sure you can do it the other way and still catch fish.

[shawn mcghee]

gday matt

having only caught a few bream in the murray, i have thrown a sorts of soft plastics at them and the only one to get fish was afluro pink squidgy

[Matt]

The majority of the time darker plastics are the go in darker water. The silhouette of colours like Pumpkin Seed and other darker colours stands out better than light colours in murky water. The brighter colours just fade to black anyway as they require the light to penetrate the water for the colour to show, that is why they work better in clearer water.
This theory also applies at night, darker colours are more visible. You can do a test yourself at night, hold up a Black plastic and a bright coloured one, the black one's silhouette should show up clearer.
Hope this helps a bit.

Cheers
Matt

[johno13]

That is interesting info i thought it was the other way around.

Is it any use using lures or jigs at night ?

Thanks
John

[Craig_S]

Hey John, theres a few diehards who have hardbodied at night. From all accounts "bright" nights are better ie full moon.

[mike_mad_fisho]

gday matt
that question always confuses me i dont no which way around it is sumtimes lol
thanks mike

[Ravin]

I have found dull day / dull colour & visa versa seems the way to go but there are always exceptions to any rule except this one " when in doubt dig the weird lures out" that always works.

[Matt Fraser]

The Lure colour rules I usually follow are:

Dark lures on dark days
Bright lures on Bright days
Bright/Rattely lures in dirty water
Natural coloured lures(and golds/chromes) in clear water

Works for me most of the time, but there are always exceptions to the rule

Matt

[Grant]

Might have to think more about my SP selection in future. I have my three or four favourites and try them regardless of conditions then go from there to the more 'exotic' colours. Get into a habit of feeling comfortable with certain colour staying with it sometimes.

Grant

The areas i fish most are bridges and shaded areas. Here i find that the natural and darker colours fire the most. Funnily enough, i fished one bridge at night with a pink squidgy and got no hits in the dark water, but the moment i cast around the lighted areas, i immediately hooked up on a very large flathead. So that tells me that bright colours only work in brigh conditions.!!!

[Rayman]

From a mag i've got on bass
it says:

use natural colours in clear water and high sunlight
use chromes and golds in dirty water and low sunlight or cloudy conditiosn
use whites and chartreuse in improving weather

I guess bass is similar to bream!?
Weird cocepts. Yet 2 be tested!?

[Dave W]

I tend to fish with what I've got confidence in, rather than following a set rule as to what goes on the hook at a given time, light level, weather condition etc.

I've had Bream take Pumpkinseed Sliders in all conditions, that's not to say something else would have been better, but I usually stick with what's working

Cheers,

[johno13]

I must remember that bright cols on bright days etc
maybe that will help me break my duck

John

[cody]

Gday

I just use pumpkinseed in any coloured water and seem to have a fairly high success rate.