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Lure Colors and Football Team 2025


fishing user avatarBurntorangefan reply : 

So I was describing to another guy the color of the jerkbait we had some success on last weekend (Rapala Shadow Rap - Silver) as being black on top and silver on bottom - like Oakland Raider colors - and it made me wonder what other football teams colors work in bass fishing.  Anyone have other ideas of lure colors that you might describe to someone using a football team color analogy?


fishing user avatarNYWayfarer reply : 

Baby bass is NY Jets colors, green and white

 

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fishing user avatarYeajray231 reply : 

I don't own any colors that haven't caught bass... Purple , orange, yellow, lime green, pink , white and everything in between. Profile, action and timing outweigh color by about 9 yards (; 

 

In other words whatever your team is I guarantee you can make a laminate senko with those colors and catch bass with it..  from blue and silver to purple and yellow... 


fishing user avatarChoporoz reply : 

probably.....what school's colors are junebug red flake?

 

AND...if you could only take the colors from one college football conference, which one would you pick?!?


fishing user avatarBassNJake reply : 

I have a Cleveland Browns colored rod and a few Brown and Orange jigs to match.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This way I can be disappointed on the water too


fishing user avatarSam reply : 

LSU is Mardi Gras color.


fishing user avatarHog Basser reply : 

I've seen this one on ebay for sale, someone hand makes them and I might just have to buy one to hang on the wall if nothing else!

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fishing user avatarSpankey reply : 

I have a lot of crankbaits and am pretty sure I've gotten at least a dink or runt on all of them. 

 

Some of the colors are more of a novelty or just to see if I could get a Smallie on them which I have. 

 

Bandit has some wild patterns out there that work and I would not hesitate to tie on. I tie them on as a change up and most often if I fish it hard enough it comes through. 

 

But anyway orange and black is the Cincinatti Bengals, Delta red and black Arizona Cards, Red and black is Atlanta Falcons. They claims color does not mean much. 


fishing user avatarBurntorangefan reply : 
  On 5/10/2017 at 10:47 PM, Finesse Wayfarer said:

Baby bass is NY Jets colors, green and white

 

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Or the Michigan State Spartans.  This is kind of what I was thinking of, where even the shade matters.  The green here, for example, wouldn't match a lot of Greens on teams, but it's perfect for Sparty/JETS


fishing user avatarJ Francho reply : 

If you think it matters, then go for it.  I'm sure the bass don't care about what team you are matching.


fishing user avatarBurntorangefan reply : 
  On 5/10/2017 at 11:32 PM, J Francho said:

If you think it matters, then go for it.  I'm sure the bass don't care about what team you are matching.

I don't think it matters, necessarily.  Or at least it's way down the list of things that do.  

 

That being said, this was more of a fun exercise in whether there are other colors that you'd use a football team's colors to describe it to someone.


fishing user avatarYeajray231 reply : 
  On 5/10/2017 at 11:32 PM, J Francho said:

If you think it matters, then go for it.  I'm sure the bass don't care about what team you are matching.

 

Sounds like a disgruntled Giants fan to me :D


fishing user avatarBurntorangefan reply : 
  On 5/10/2017 at 11:35 PM, Yeajray231 said:

 

Sounds like a disgruntled Giants fan to me :D

Or a closet Iggles fan which would be worse!


fishing user avatarJ Francho reply : 

I hate the Giants.  Cowboys. 


fishing user avatarSpankey reply : 
  On 5/10/2017 at 11:38 PM, J Francho said:

I hate the Giants.  Cowboys. 

You're leaving the Cowboys hanging. You like or dislike the Cowboys. 

 

I'll go on the record I'm a Cowboy fan in the middle of Eagles Country. 


fishing user avatarBurntorangefan reply : 

Cowboys all day long.  Need a plastic worm in Dallas colors!

 

There's an idea for sponsors: if everyone is convinced they can catch bass in any color, someone should put out a line of NFL/College Football team colors.  Tell me the Crimson Tide fans wouldn't jump on those like crazy.


fishing user avatarJ Francho reply : 

Sorry I wasn't clear.  Cowboys fan, since I was a little kid.


fishing user avatareyedabassman reply : 

Green and Gold =  Packers


fishing user avatarCatt reply : 

Bill Lewis makes Rat-L-Traps in the colors of every college/pro football team, military branch & they will make any custom color ya want.


fishing user avatarwebertime reply : 

Cowboys fans fish for Trout...


fishing user avatareyedabassman reply : 
  On 5/12/2017 at 9:33 PM, webertime said:

Cowboys fans fish for Trout...

No CARP!


fishing user avatarRoLo reply : 

 

Always match the colors of the losing team,

it creates the illusion of an easy meal.

 

If nothing else, this may help to downgrade preoccupation with lure color      :)

 

Roger


fishing user avatarking fisher reply : 

I am captain of a private sport fishing yacht based on the west coast of Mexico.  In the past I picked colors for bill fish lures randomly.  This year the owner of the boat noticed most of the time I had at least one lure in a spread of seven that was purple and black.  He wanted to know why I always fished a Min. Viking lure, He is a big Cowboy fan and thought I should have more  Dallas lures out.  Trolling at 9 knots, on the surface, I don't think color makes a big difference, I thought it would be fun to run an NFL spread, and keep track of which one had the most bill fish between  Nov. first, and May first. One Silver and blue for Cowboys, one Black and purple because my first mate is a Minnesota fan, one Blue and green because I'm a Seahawk, and one Orange for Denver.  All the football lures were the same make and size.  The other three lures in the spread would depend on the local baitfish.

       Results for numbers of bill fish were, from first to last.  Vikings, Cowboys, Denver, Seahawk.  Largest blue marlin was a Cowboy,  Sure hope my Seahawks do better next year.  My favorite bass color would have to be Vikings, with Cleveland browns running a close second.


fishing user avatarRaul reply : 
  On 5/10/2017 at 10:38 PM, Burntorangefan said:

So I was describing to another guy the color of the jerkbait we had some success on last weekend (Rapala Shadow Rap - Silver) as being black on top and silver on bottom - like Oakland Raider colors - and it made me wonder what other football teams colors work in bass fishing.  Anyone have other ideas of lure colors that you might describe to someone using a football team color analogy?

 

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look closely at that worm.


fishing user avatarLargemouth21 reply : 
  On 5/10/2017 at 10:47 PM, Finesse Wayfarer said:

Baby bass is NY Jets colors, green and white

 

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or MSU Spartans:rolleyes:(if we're talking about college teams)

  On 5/14/2017 at 12:09 AM, RoLo said:

 

Always match the colors of the losing team,

it creates the illusion of an easy meal.

 

If nothing else, this may help to downgrade preoccupation with lure color      :)

 

Roger

:lol:


fishing user avatarbuzzed bait reply : 
  On 5/10/2017 at 11:05 PM, Sam said:

LSU is Mardi Gras color.

 

i was fishing a lot of mardi gras colors while i was there!!

 

i for one like a little hint of carolina blue in the skirts i tie on my spinnerbaits and my black and blue jig i tie uses the same carolina blue.  the jig accounted for my PB, in NC so i'm gonna say it works!  might have to suck it up and start slinging some black/red for the GA Dawgs Hawgs around here....




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