A color or pattern on a bait that you CANNOT stand 2024
airborne_angler reply :
Im sure we all have outr favorite color schemes on baits. How about the ones you cant stand?
I have trouble accepting the color "Firetiger" For some reason it reminds me of Northern United States Fishing where all that can be caught on that color are Walleye,Northerns,and Perch.
We dont have any of those species of fish here, so I dont EVER see myself using that color pattern.Its very unattractive to me,like they took the loudest mix of colors and just threw them together.They all seem to clash Is this a bad idea,am I potentially overlooking an awesome color?
So whats your least liked color on a bait?
thrawn67 reply :
I agree Ive never really had much luck with fire tiger so stopped throwing it.
RyneB reply :
I know its a top producer for a lot of anglers, but i can honestly say i have never caught a fish on a black/blue color scheme. I throw it a lot, and have yet to have any luck. I have been in the boat with people hammering fish on that color, but its bad luck for me I think.
Stringjam reply :
Firetiger is one of my favorite colors in life - in ANY water condition.
bigfruits reply :
QuoteIs this a bad idea,am I potentially overlooking an awesome color?
yes.
-nick- reply :
I hate firetiger as well. Just looks weird, which is probably why I've never thrown/bought one.
Triton21 reply :
QuoteIm sure we all have our favorite color schemes on baits. How about the ones you cant stand?I have trouble accepting the color "Fire Tiger" For some reason it reminds me of Northern United States Fishing where all that can be caught on that color are Walleye,Northerns,and Perch.
We dont have any of those species of fish here, so I dont EVER see myself using that color pattern.Its very unattractive to me,like they took the loudest mix of colors and just threw them together.They all seem to clash Is this a bad idea,am I potentially overlooking an awesome color?
So whats your least liked color on a bait?
Xs 100
I have thrown this color pattern 100s of hrs in my fishing life. I have caught a few fish on it but does not produce for me like natural colors.
Kelley
Hammer 4 reply :
You guys are so..negitive.. ;D
OIFBasser reply :
Firetiger sucks, another color I don't like is clown by Rapala. I try to use these bright colors when conditions call for it, but have more luck with white/chartreuse.
Kowen117 reply :
Anything chartreuse >
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airborne_angler reply :
QuoteQuoteIm sure we all have our favorite color schemes on baits. How about the ones you cant stand?I have trouble accepting the color "Fire Tiger" For some reason it reminds me of Northern United States Fishing where all that can be caught on that color are Walleye,Northerns,and Perch.
We dont have any of those species of fish here, so I dont EVER see myself using that color pattern.Its very unattractive to me,like they took the loudest mix of colors and just threw them together.They all seem to clash Is this a bad idea,am I potentially overlooking an awesome color?
So whats your least liked color on a bait?
Xs 100
I have thrown this color pattern 100s of hrs in my fishing life. I have caught a few fish on it but does not produce for me like natural colors.
Kelley
Please forgive my ignorance...But what color is XS100,and who produces this color?
Raul reply :
QuoteWe dont have any of those species of fish here, so I dont EVER see myself using that color pattern
I 've said it before and I 'll say it again: the bait doesn 't have to imitate the pattern of the forage base in any given body of water, it only has to move like if it 's alive and an easy prey
We don 't have perch, we don 't have shad, we don 't have white bass, we don 't have walleye, we don 't have northern, we don 't have pickerel,we don 't have brown trout, we don 't have brook trout, 95 % of the lakes I fish don 't have rainbow trout ( and I seldomly fish the ones that have bass/rainbow trout population ) and all those patterns work, hot colors like charteuse, firetiger & fluorescent orange work too.
Yes, you are overlooking potentially very productive colors. Color is not as important but sometimes it 's all that matters.
lightsout reply :
QuoteQuoteQuoteIm sure we all have our favorite color schemes on baits. How about the ones you cant stand?I have trouble accepting the color "Fire Tiger" For some reason it reminds me of Northern United States Fishing where all that can be caught on that color are Walleye,Northerns,and Perch.
We dont have any of those species of fish here, so I dont EVER see myself using that color pattern.Its very unattractive to me,like they took the loudest mix of colors and just threw them together.They all seem to clash Is this a bad idea,am I potentially overlooking an awesome color?
So whats your least liked color on a bait?
Xs 100
I have thrown this color pattern 100s of hrs in my fishing life. I have caught a few fish on it but does not produce for me like natural colors.
Kelley
Please forgive my ignorance...But what color is XS100,and who produces this color?
"times or multiplied by 100"
iceintheveins reply :
I do very well on fire tiger, but I think cotton candy is a dumb color and I've also never done that well on glow plastics.
airborne_angler reply :
QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteIm sure we all have our favorite color schemes on baits. How about the ones you cant stand?I have trouble accepting the color "Fire Tiger" For some reason it reminds me of Northern United States Fishing where all that can be caught on that color are Walleye,Northerns,and Perch.
We dont have any of those species of fish here, so I dont EVER see myself using that color pattern.Its very unattractive to me,like they took the loudest mix of colors and just threw them together.They all seem to clash Is this a bad idea,am I potentially overlooking an awesome color?
So whats your least liked color on a bait?
Xs 100
I have thrown this color pattern 100s of hrs in my fishing life. I have caught a few fish on it but does not produce for me like natural colors.
Kelley
Please forgive my ignorance...But what color is XS100,and who produces this color?
"times or multiplied by 100"
D'OH... :-[
tholmes reply :
QuoteI do very well on fire tiger, but I think cotton candy is a dumb color
If you're "cotton candy" is that God-awful bubblegum pink, I agree. I've never caucht anything on it.
Oh yeah, firetiger just kills in the small lakes around here, especially when the water's a little muddy.
Tom
bassman31783 reply :
I personally love Fire Tiger. Always done quite well with it in stained to muddy water.
I've never done that well with the baby bass color. I've caught fish with it but it's just not my confident color.
Tin reply :
So firetiger looks nothing like a yellow perch? ;D
Bubblegum and cotton candy colors work awesome up here in the super clear lakes during the spring.
As for colors I can't catch fish on....Sexy Shad and red lipless cranks.
mrbassky reply :
Color is so overatted. Natural in clear water except bright colors sometimes for smallies and spots. Bright colors for dirty water. Long as your in those ballparks you will be fine.
I dont like certain colors at certain times but most have a place they work.
Bassin_Fin@tic reply :
Red lipless cranks
another vote for firetiger-it blows
in plastics its redbug or anything yellow or orange
J Francho reply :
QuoteSo firetiger looks nothing like a yellow perch? ;DBubblegum and cotton candy colors work awesome up here in the super clear lakes during the spring.
As for colors I can't catch fish on....Sexy Shad and red lipless cranks.
Don't forget construction cone orange, LOL.
koulaid reply :
For me firetiger produces alot of bass in the spring on a deeper crank.
Bassin_Fin@tic reply :
Whats strange is parrot(yellow-chart/blue back) kicks some serious tail around here especially in dirty water and cloudy days.How much different could firetiger be?It's still bright and obnoxious looking. :-/
IwillChooseFreeWill reply :
QuoteQuoteWe dont have any of those species of fish here, so I dont EVER see myself using that color pattern
I 've said it before and I 'll say it again: the bait doesn 't have to imitate the pattern of the forage base in any given body of water, it only has to move like if it 's alive and an easy prey
We don 't have perch, we don 't have shad, we don 't have white bass, we don 't have walleye, we don 't have northern, we don 't have pickerel,we don 't have brown trout, we don 't have brook trout, 95 % of the lakes I fish don 't have rainbow trout ( and I seldomly fish the ones that have bass/rainbow trout population ) and all those patterns work, hot colors like charteuse, firetiger & fluorescent orange work too.
Yes, you are overlooking potentially very productive colors. Color is not as important but sometimes it 's all that matters.
Hot dogs don't grow underwater nor smell or imitate any type of bait yet I have caught many many bluegill and bream on it... but when it comes to local bass, if it is not the color of the food then they don't touch it.
lightsout reply :
There's alot of BPS lure colors that just make me shake my head. There are literally entire model lines without a single color I like.
I agree it doesnt matter to the fish as much as it does to me, but honestly who designs a topwater rat and says "I know, we'll give it a zebra paint scheme".
dave reply :
The Budweiser can paint scheme.
Skeet22 reply :
Chartreuse /pepper plastics and those laminated swirl colors. Cant bring myself to even try them. I pretty much stick to natural colors even in clear water.
von reply :
Firetiger doesn't produce much for me either but the very first lure I ever wanted was a firetiger Rat-l-trap! I like firetiger! ;D
Color I don't like is the Rapala DT Bluegill....it looks nothing close to a bluegill! A buddy of mines kills them on that color but it's so ugly I won't throw it.
airborne_angler reply :
QuoteFiretiger doesn't produce much for me either but the very first lure I ever wanted was a firetiger Rat-l-trap! I like firetiger! ;DColor I don't like is the Rapala DT Bluegill....it looks nothing close to a bluegill! A buddy of mines kills them on that color but it's so ugly I won't throw it.
Thats strange,because when I was 17, I had a friend take me to the sporting goods store and he told me to pick 1 lure out for my birthday. I picked out a 1/4 oz FIRETIGER Rattlin Rapala...Its a color I have grown to hate,dont ask me why I picked it out...
Rebbasser reply :
Firetiger and clown. Never caught anything on either color.
airborne_angler reply :
Some soft plastics have a color called Electric Chicken...That color makes my stomach turn.
NOVA Angler reply :
I'm suprised about all the hate for firetiger. My favorite crankbait is a Baby -1 Minus in Firetiger.
Stringjam reply :
I must reiterate . . firetiger is probably my favorite color in life. There are so many variations of it as well......
This is kind of my version of a bluegillish tiger. Not a true firetiger, but definitely influenced by.
Raul reply :
Man, you painted those ?!?
AWSOM !!!!
Stringjam reply :
QuoteMan, you painted those ?!?AWSOM !!!!
I painted the deep diver on the bottom.....not the others!
grimlin reply :
QuoteQuoteMan, you painted those ?!?AWSOM !!!!
I painted the deep diver on the bottom.....not the others!
That bottom one ain't no firetiger...That resembles a lot more like a green sunfish.That has to be one of the nicest paint job I've seen in awhile...WOW!
Avalonjohn44 reply :
I do well with firetiger around NoVa and the muddy streams in the spring.
The color I can't buy a bite on is that doggone black/blue combo... One of the most popular color schemes nationwide and I can't get a nibble on it... I'm a glutton for punishment though, and bought three more black/blue jigs at Gander the other day...
Big Bait Fishing reply :
QuoteFiretiger doesn't produce much for me either but the very first lure I ever wanted was a firetiger Rat-l-trap! I like firetiger! ;DColor I don't like is the Rapala DT Bluegill....it looks nothing close to a bluegill! A buddy of mines kills them on that color but it's so ugly I won't throw it.
the rapala dt bluegill color is one of the best bluegill patterns on a crankbait !!!! i kill em' on the dt 10 . anyhow , i also will NEVER throw a firetiger colored lure
Big Bait Fishing reply :
QuoteQuoteMan, you painted those ?!?AWSOM !!!!
I painted the deep diver on the bottom.....not the others!
that deep diver paint sceme is sick !!! that ain't no firetiger !!!
florida strain reply :
firetiger works for me in stained water , i like more natural colors in clear water.. electric chicken color works for crappie.. i try not to trow firetiger if i dont have to it seems gar fish is atracted to the color.. but they do catch bass so does the perch color made by rapala..
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