Time to change

[Ravin]

When I am fishing plastics I generally fish with one colour for about 15 minutes & if I get no hits I change to something else. Its tempting to stick with "old faithfull" for ages but it works better for me changing about. How long do the rest of you stick with one colour before changing ?

[pw-bream]

I'm pretty slow to change, probably an hour or more.
I don't have heaps to choose from so that may have something to do with it too ;-)

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pw

[kevinnugent59]

Originally posted by Ravin
When I am fishing plastics I generally fish with one colour for about 15 minutes & if I get no hits I change to something else. Its tempting to stick with "old faithfull" for ages but it works better for me changing about. How long do the rest of you stick with one colour before changing ?

I sometimes stay out for about 5 hours, so it's not uncommon to have a few changes, but prolly closer to an hour each.

Kevin

[pete s]

bout the same as you ravin....every 15 to 20 minutes.

if i get lots of follows but no hits i'll change colour

no follows i'll change style

still no follows i'll try the hards

still nothing i go to the pub

[Daniel_Folley]

i usually change every half hour if iam not getting any action.i like to try different colours so i can find out if the fish are feeding on just the one colour which they are most of the time.

[Matt]

Really depends on what structure I am fishing. If I am flicking plastics at Pontoons, Piers, Pylons etc I might change after only 1/2 dozen casts. Its surprising how many times I have thrown a few casts into one spont for no result, then change to a new colour only to have it smashed first cast into the same spot!

If I am fishing locations like sand flats, channels, drop-offs etc I will keep the same colour on a lot longer to cover the whole area.

Cheers
Matt

[Pukka]

Funnily enough I change the style of plastic I'm using, more than I change from one colour to another.
It's amazing how a very slight difference in tail design can produce a different action in the water, from wide 'sweeps' to tight 'vibrations' so I think it pays to vary your choice of plastic when fish aren't actively feeding.
There are general colour rules to follow of course, for clear or dirty water, but I have the feeling it's the profile and action of a plastic that the fish are predominantly turned on by.
One experience I had recently was, when out spinning using a single tail grub I was surprisingly getting very little interest from anything in a spot I knew held good quantities of smallish bream and flathead. Rather than change to another '2 incher' in a diff' colour, I went for something totally different and tied on a tiny 'baitfish-like' shad (and no, it wasn't a squidgy!), next 10 casts resulted in 3 flatties to about 48cms and a bream of around 32cms - obviously not in the mood for single tails that day, huh.
Colour is an issue, but what I think is worth more consideration is choosing the right plastic.

Pukka

[Ravin]

I'll going along with changing the type of plastic as well. A couple weeks ago on a slow morning I changed from a slider grub to an atomic fat grub in the same colour & the different tail action got the fish happening.