I took an art class in college where the anology of light hues (colors) was taught exensively - the study of colors fucused on how light is refracted, relected and absorbed. This was studied to create several effects with a piece of art. The professor was an avid bass fisherman - when I found that out, we talked in great detail about the correlation between colors, contracting colors using the color spectrum chart and the importance of how to oberve light energy in our enviroment. Key to Professor Robert's teaching was matching contracting colors from opposite sides of the color spectrum chart - reason: one contrasting color serves to make the other more visible than if the color existed alone or with another non-contrasting color. Additionally, Professor taught contrasting colors are even more visisble in areas where light refraction is exaggerated such as a sandy bottom or concrete structure. After the five page essay we had to write about the analogy of colors and assigment to create an art piece to support our thesis - you are spot on. David Frits mention something on this topic as well. Thanks for having classy discussions, Matt.
I think that's a secret to Aaron Martens colors. It's beyond "flash". There's always a bright streak in his colors. Like a line of chartreuse or hot pink/purple.
I most definitely believe that contrast helps trigger fish into biting. The biggest fish I've ever caught came from contrasting lures like a Mepps Black Fury (Blade blade w/ yellow dots). If you look back at the old Daredevil spoons, you'll see mostly red with a white stripe or black with a white stripe. When I get a new crankbait, I actually paint the top with dark fingernail polish (usually dark purple with sparkles). I believe fish hone in on the top of the bait more than any place. That may be why the contrast at the top seems important. I also use lots of dyes on soft baits to add contrast.
The contrast makes sense to me because of most fish species have a light & dark to them. Plus regardless of water clarity or lighting conditions, one of the 2 either light or dark will stand out more for the fish to see.
Natural camouflage. A dark back protects from predators from above (blends with the bottom), while a light bottom protects from below (blends with the sky).
Everything in nature has counter shading and is always a great selling point. Mann's bait tested their bait's way back when. Don't know about now days.
🍺I have strong opinions and theories on this topic but it would take too long to explain with any specific detail. 🤠Short version and generally speaking. With FFS always lead (suspended) fish so they don’t see the bait land/splash or fall vertically to their depth. Crankbaits get the bait to the fishes depth or on the bottom BEFORE the primary location of your suspected fish. This drastically increases the fishes ability to see any contrasting colors that your bait may have, looks much more natural, and stealth/surprise is what causes the so called “ reactionary” bites.🤠
@@romaloboda2280 🍺I personally prefer contrasting colors. I believe that the bass top sense is its eyes/vision when feeding. If you bring your bait to the fish at the same level as the fish they have a better likelihood of seeing it.
What is old is new again. 40 years ago Dick Kotis, president of Fred Arbogast Lures back then, talked about this very subject. It was on a local Akron Ohio TV broadcast.
Hmm I look at wonderbread coloured spoons , Headlock and Mattlock cranks and see how the spoons are good for lake trout and how the Supernatural cranks with their orange belly colour and their UNIQUE wobbling action attracts pike and musky. Think your theory makes sense.
Without trying or meaning to pick on other companies, i feel this is why on square bills i do better with lucky craft 1.5, than say strike king. Both have great colors both have similiar action, but the artwork on lucky craft is unreal. Now kvd the Goat fishes fast, so maybe he burns it by the fish and they dont have time to think. But i fish square bills all diff speeds, and for me, a life like color in lucky craft i can slow it down and blast em. Yes fish metabolism goes up in warmer water, but in Arizona hot water, they often get lethargic 80% of the day
What is old is new again. Forty years ago Fred Arbogast Lures president, Dick Kotis, talked about this very subject. It was on a local Akron Ohio tv broadcast.
One of my favorite baits to throw is a roostertail I always get strikes from bass on them and I think it has a lot to do with the color contrast that the spinning spoon creates
Makes sense. I have couple hundred baits im gonna paint once i finally get the rest of equipment to do so. You know some fisherman say keep your colors simple. That is true to a fault. I however have experienced, i had guy in Tenn paint some baits for me and it was like a light switch, im talking big time change in catch ratio. 2023 allowed me to fish a crankbait all year it was un real.
I agree, but I have found that a more subtle contrast is better, especially in clear water, like a silver over white, or dark grey over silver, or black over dark grey. Could just be me because guys swear by the "cop car" pattern, which is black and white.
It would be interesting to see if this increase strike for color contrast held true for other types of sport fish such as trout, pike, muskie, etc. Was their research primarily for bass?
Agree 100% Matt. That new book you bought also confirms what you mentioned about contrasting colors getting bit twice as much. I sold my copy for $400 5 years ago, but the information in “Knowing Bass” is worth its weight in gold! Really enjoy your channel and thanks for all the great content.
Makes sense to me when trying to trigger a feeding response. During the spawn solid pink, fl. orange, and chartreuse work well to trigger strikes also.
So one of the most effective crank baits I've ever used and seen used is the bumble bee. It has the black stripes albeit vertical down the sides but they wobble hard, rattle inside, spinner blade for tail flash and the faster you crank the more they move to the side. Perhaps that was the early without intent. The Rapala raps have brought home lots of fish for us all. This contrast idea does it apply to all forage like craw n other baits that don't wiggle about like shad perch blue gil sunfish minnows. I learned as a fly fishermen to match the hatch as it were. Certainly matching the forage what ever the time of year and color of each body of water is a proven need so how does the hatch effect the bait choice with a crank bait like the one you're showing. I've never seen say an orange one with brown top with a fade like that. Then again I don't spend ours in the tackle sites so you've probably seen such. Maybe Berkley should share some of this research with us simple folk. Seems the same old stuff is in the isles were I'm forced to shop.
Arkie 350 Crankbait colors have epic contrast and I’ve caught some beasts with them! Even the Crappie size the 220 I’ve caught monster bass on them. Their colors are fantastic!🏆🎣
Sounds like I need to try a two tone swim bait on your Tush rig to catch twice as bass. Thanks for the new rigs you came out with I have all of them and more on the way. Thanks again .
Sounds like I need to try a two tone swim bait on your Tush rig to catch twice as bass. Thanks for the new rigs you came out with I have all of them and more on the way. Thanks again
I think you may be right that it is a more visually appealing display. I can say for sure that lures with rattles, verses no rattles definitely gets more strikes.
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Great Video Matt. I have a question for you. Have you ever fished a Chatter Bait that was tied with a Bucktail for Bass, Northern or Pickerel? I'm thinking of tying a few from anglers that fish in the Northeast part of the country. Please give me your feedback.
I am a retired Chef, and fish 4 days a week for a local show that reaches how to fish the local parks and catch fish using certain techniques that pros use . I watched a fishing video on colors, Fish can see white from a farther distance that any other color. I live next to a park with a large pond, l would spend hours watching fish eat and react . All of the bait had black on there backs , l bought some black fingernail paint and put a black line on a few lures back, and now l am catching fish when others guys can't. 🎉 😂😂
I can believe it. I know for sure contrast is a well known thing among Crappie fishermen. Thats why you see all those wild 2 tone colors when you look at crappie jigs and plastics. Obviously there aint to many Electric Chicken or Hot Pink and Chartruse shad swimming around in our lakes, but its the contrast of those baits that Crappie go wild over. It makes perfect sense that Bass would be the same way.
Matt, so many girls in the comment section like your videos, I have not seen that many on other TH-cam channels, seems like you have a special charm or a huge charisma. Lol. Anyway, what do you think about contrast on the side of the lure, not on the top? Same deal? Thanks.
Very interesting stuff. Lures without hooks run different than a lure with hooks, even changing hook sizes can affect lure action. But the color stuff is still relevant and I'm sure Berkley knows what hooks do to lures. I agree with using contrasting lures because the bait fish I want to mimic have light sides and dark backs. I never thought about it much other than that. I have used Gulp soft plastic Swimming Mullet with a glow in the dark body and bright orange tails at night. They seemed better than solid glow in the dark and they have a contrast. So multiple colors seem to help in the saltwater too.
You just gave me an idea. What if there was an umbrella rig that not only had multiple baits but the rig spun around like a propellor? Five baits but the upper and lower position of each bait was spinning around. Hmmmm.
I think there’s something to it for sure. I fish mostly muddy water so I’ve started seeking out contrast like that after spending last year learning crankbaits. The best producing bait colors were silver black back, blue back - chrome side- orange belly, and dark grey top - opaque belly. So I started applying it to all my baits using a color wheel. So Blue - orange, purple - yellowish brown, red - green for example are the jig skirts I make, and the colors I seek out in soft plastics. Swim jigs are now half tab black, two tabs pearl or ghost. Contrast works for me.
In my experience I think this information holds true sometimes but not always. On my crankbaits I believe contrast works but with jerkbaits and soft plastics I would disagree. Swimbaits for example, seems like all white works better than any other color whether on an A-rig or not.
It makes sense, but I used to catch more bass on a solid pearly white Bomber model A than anything else back in the day. Maybe I would have caught more fish if it had a dark back. Would vertical stripes be as good as a back stripe?
I wonder if the shoulders moving side to side is the aquatic equivalent to a land animal with a leg limp. It’s moving in a way that looks vulnerable. (I also in the side-to-side movement is more of a trigger than a tail kick - as evidenced by the damiki rig success that we’ve seen. May be a good idea use 2-tone baits there too. Like pro-blue.). Just my thoughts.
Hey Matt, this is really interesting and informative. I think we all need to experiment with this idea with some of our baits, maybe adding some color. If the bite does increase we will all be running to bass pro shop. LOL
Dude, I got a coachin buddy that I would love to match his shoe collection w/your hoodie collection! Keep up the great work. Pullin for you on the tour.
very interesting info. I'm believing the science on this one. Thinking of ways to incorporate some contrast in the solid color swimbaits that I run the TUSH with now.. Great Vid Matt👍
Makes sense to me....i definitely feel like i have caught more fish on two toned hard baits than other colors.....blue back chartreuse in deeper water and black back chartreuse in shallower water. Also laminate colors in soft plastics have been good for me.
When fishing little big game in the oceans we used waterproof markers to add black side stripes to our rapalla magnums and yes that did work so you can do that with any artificial lure to increase the striking zone for the predators
After watching a bass in our tank hit a electric plug to prove that curiosity can make a difference but couldn’t get that bass to hit it again the same would be true with testing plastics on bass memory an non memory baits must be considered great video berkley is the best example of this
I agree and also think that the main reason two-toned lures work better is that most baitfish or even baby bass have a light belly abdomen and a dark back. I do find I get more strikes with two-toned soft baits or even jerkbaits or crank baits.
@@MattStefanFishing yeah ikr I had a twenty lb carp steal it from me one time, it's a good multispecies bait I've also caught flathead and largemouth on it.
For solid color soft plastics, do you like adding a contrast color on top/sides? Like with a dye pen or something similar. I’ve mostly just used those on the tails or end of the bait. Thanks for all the great videos Matt.
I’d definitely agree . 1 of my most productive baits is a white Chatterbait with a dark blue trailer ( same with a spinnerbait ) and I think it’s that contrast that’s the key
@@S2pidMedia I’ve got a lot of crappie and white perch in the waters I fish and I think the white with blue (or black ) imitates them really well . Perch or bluegill patterns are also crazy effective everywhere I fish ( just depends on conditions for what I throw )
@@Oldbasshole same. Got everything up here. But no shad locally. Kinda odd, but the patterns still work. I'm gonna try that white and dark blue as soon as the ice melts away lol.
I took an art class in college where the anology of light hues (colors) was taught exensively - the study of colors fucused on how light is refracted, relected and absorbed. This was studied to create several effects with a piece of art. The professor was an avid bass fisherman - when I found that out, we talked in great detail about the correlation between colors, contracting colors using the color spectrum chart and the importance of how to oberve light energy in our enviroment. Key to Professor Robert's teaching was matching contracting colors from opposite sides of the color spectrum chart - reason: one contrasting color serves to make the other more visible than if the color existed alone or with another non-contrasting color. Additionally, Professor taught contrasting colors are even more visisble in areas where light refraction is exaggerated such as a sandy bottom or concrete structure. After the five page essay we had to write about the analogy of colors and assigment to create an art piece to support our thesis - you are spot on. David Frits mention something on this topic as well. Thanks for having classy discussions, Matt.
Thanks for sharing with us!
And people poo poo art degrees, this was amazing to read! Well thought out and presented
Definitely correct Matt, that's why Ghost Minnow works well translucent colors flicker real well and look more life like
I'm a firm believer in CONTRAST.
I think that's a secret to Aaron Martens colors. It's beyond "flash". There's always a bright streak in his colors. Like a line of chartreuse or hot pink/purple.
I thought the contrast subject was super interesting too!
Lots of cool stuff from the seminar!
Has anyone fished the Bandit crankbait in “mistake” color? Red on one side chartreuse on the other My go to when they wont hit anything else
One of my favorite colors!
I most definitely believe that contrast helps trigger fish into biting. The biggest fish I've ever caught came from contrasting lures like a Mepps Black Fury (Blade blade w/ yellow dots). If you look back at the old Daredevil spoons, you'll see mostly red with a white stripe or black with a white stripe.
When I get a new crankbait, I actually paint the top with dark fingernail polish (usually dark purple with sparkles). I believe fish hone in on the top of the bait more than any place. That may be why the contrast at the top seems important. I also use lots of dyes on soft baits to add contrast.
Thanks for sharing!
The contrast makes sense to me because of most fish species have a light & dark to them. Plus regardless of water clarity or lighting conditions, one of the 2 either light or dark will stand out more for the fish to see.
Agreed
Natural camouflage. A dark back protects from predators from above (blends with the bottom), while a light bottom protects from below (blends with the sky).
Very cool
As a brand new bait maker taking this on a professional business level i find all of this extremely helpful. And it all makes sense.
Awesome
Everything in nature has counter shading and is always a great selling point. Mann's bait tested their bait's way back when. Don't know about now days.
Thanks for sharing!
Do you think it would work to marker the top of a Fluke for that contrast? I'll be trying come spring for sure.
Worth trying
Don’t forget that you can die those flukes to your own preference,
🍺I have strong opinions and theories on this topic but it would take too long to explain with any specific detail. 🤠Short version and generally speaking. With FFS always lead (suspended) fish so they don’t see the bait land/splash or fall vertically to their depth. Crankbaits get the bait to the fishes depth or on the bottom BEFORE the primary location of your suspected fish. This drastically increases the fishes ability to see any contrasting colors that your bait may have, looks much more natural, and stealth/surprise is what causes the so called “ reactionary” bites.🤠
Sorry, I haven't understood your point. So are you for contrast colors on the back or side of the lure or not? Thanks.
@@romaloboda2280 🍺I personally prefer contrasting colors. I believe that the bass top sense is its eyes/vision when feeding. If you bring your bait to the fish at the same level as the fish they have a better likelihood of seeing it.
All good observations
What is old is new again. 40 years ago Dick Kotis, president of Fred Arbogast Lures back then, talked about this very subject. It was on a local Akron Ohio TV broadcast.
It’s more of a reminder
Hmm I look at wonderbread coloured spoons , Headlock and Mattlock cranks and see how the spoons are good for lake trout and how the Supernatural cranks with their orange belly colour and their UNIQUE wobbling action attracts pike and musky. Think your theory makes sense.
Thanks
Without trying or meaning to pick on other companies, i feel this is why on square bills i do better with lucky craft 1.5, than say strike king. Both have great colors both have similiar action, but the artwork on lucky craft is unreal. Now kvd the Goat fishes fast, so maybe he burns it by the fish and they dont have time to think. But i fish square bills all diff speeds, and for me, a life like color in lucky craft i can slow it down and blast em. Yes fish metabolism goes up in warmer water, but in Arizona hot water, they often get lethargic 80% of the day
could be why!
What is old is new again. Forty years ago Fred Arbogast Lures president, Dick Kotis, talked about this very subject. It was on a local Akron Ohio tv broadcast.
It’s more of a reminder
One of my favorite baits to throw is a roostertail I always get strikes from bass on them and I think it has a lot to do with the color contrast that the spinning spoon creates
Good bait!
Makes sense. I have couple hundred baits im gonna paint once i finally get the rest of equipment to do so. You know some fisherman say keep your colors simple. That is true to a fault. I however have experienced, i had guy in Tenn paint some baits for me and it was like a light switch, im talking big time change in catch ratio. 2023 allowed me to fish a crankbait all year it was un real.
thanks for sharing!
I agree, but I have found that a more subtle contrast is better, especially in clear water, like a silver over white, or dark grey over silver, or black over dark grey. Could just be me because guys swear by the "cop car" pattern, which is black and white.
Thanks for sharing
I won't argue with science, I leave that to the Bible.
Cool info! I'm definitely coloring the backs of my soft plastics from now on too.
Give it a try
Makes complete sense now that I think about it. Great advice here, thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
It would be interesting to see if this increase strike for color contrast held true for other types of sport fish such as trout, pike, muskie, etc. Was their research primarily for bass?
It held true on other species as well
This is very true (30 years of fishing experience) ...and also applies to soft baits.
Yep
Is it possible that this is only true for those specific water conditions and water clarity? Would this hold true in all conditions???
I believe it does
🍺Friendly reminder that tomorrow is Valentine’s Day.🤠
Yep!
I'm pretty sure Matt's married.
Now I will paint a Black Stripe on all of my Crank baits for contrast. Great Info.
I do to a bunch of mine
Seems like the only bait they never seem to figure out is the senko. It’s like a drug to them
Yep
Agree 100% Matt. That new book you bought also confirms what you mentioned about contrasting colors getting bit twice as much. I sold my copy for $400 5 years ago, but the information in “Knowing Bass” is worth its weight in gold! Really enjoy your channel and thanks for all the great content.
$400 holy smokes!
Personal experience would say there's something to it.
awesome!
Makes sense to me when trying to trigger a feeding response. During the spawn solid pink, fl. orange, and chartreuse work well to trigger strikes also.
Thanks for sharing
The old humpback rebel looked a lot like that with similar movements
Yep
I agree 💯. That's why black back chartreuse is such a great color
Yep
So one of the most effective crank baits I've ever used and seen used is the bumble bee. It has the black stripes albeit vertical down the sides but they wobble hard, rattle inside, spinner blade for tail flash and the faster you crank the more they move to the side. Perhaps that was the early without intent. The Rapala raps have brought home lots of fish for us all. This contrast idea does it apply to all forage like craw n other baits that don't wiggle about like shad perch blue gil sunfish minnows. I learned as a fly fishermen to match the hatch as it were. Certainly matching the forage what ever the time of year and color of each body of water is a proven need so how does the hatch effect the bait choice with a crank bait like the one you're showing. I've never seen say an orange one with brown top with a fade like that. Then again I don't spend ours in the tackle sites so you've probably seen such. Maybe Berkley should share some of this research with us simple folk. Seems the same old stuff is in the isles were I'm forced to shop.
Very cool
@@MattStefanFishing okay, not an answer.
as a kid/ teen- used to throw that black back-silver side rapala floater alot- still got a few in the box& they still get good fish.
even more basic: that old red&white daredevle- rolling hunk of metal w contrasting colors that catches fish.-
I think we all did honestly!
Gee-Zus man. How many lures do you have?!?!
Not enough
Arkie 350 Crankbait colors have epic contrast and I’ve caught some beasts with them! Even the Crappie size the 220 I’ve caught monster bass on them. Their colors are fantastic!🏆🎣
Very cool
Sounds like I need to try a two tone swim bait on your Tush rig to catch twice as bass. Thanks for the new rigs you came out with I have all of them and more on the way. Thanks again .
Sounds like I need to try a two tone swim bait on your Tush rig to catch twice as bass. Thanks for the new rigs you came out with I have all of them and more on the way. Thanks again
I think you may be right that it is a more visually appealing display. I can say for sure that lures with rattles, verses no rattles definitely gets more strikes.
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Haha! Thanks!
Great Video Matt.
I have a question for you.
Have you ever fished a Chatter Bait that was tied with a Bucktail for Bass, Northern or Pickerel?
I'm thinking of tying a few from anglers that fish in the Northeast part of the country.
Please give me your feedback.
Not yet!
I am a retired Chef, and fish 4 days a week for a local show that reaches how to fish the local parks and catch fish using certain techniques that pros use . I watched a fishing video on colors, Fish can see white from a farther distance that any other color. I live next to a park with a large pond, l would spend hours watching fish eat and react . All of the bait had black on there backs , l bought some black fingernail paint and put a black line on a few lures back, and now l am catching fish when others guys can't. 🎉 😂😂
very cool!
I can believe it. I know for sure contrast is a well known thing among Crappie fishermen. Thats why you see all those wild 2 tone colors when you look at crappie jigs and plastics. Obviously there aint to many Electric Chicken or Hot Pink and Chartruse shad swimming around in our lakes, but its the contrast of those baits that Crappie go wild over. It makes perfect sense that Bass would be the same way.
Very cool
Matt, so many girls in the comment section like your videos, I have not seen that many on other TH-cam channels, seems like you have a special charm or a huge charisma. Lol.
Anyway, what do you think about contrast on the side of the lure, not on the top? Same deal? Thanks.
Haha
Very interesting stuff. Lures without hooks run different than a lure with hooks, even changing hook sizes can affect lure action. But the color stuff is still relevant and I'm sure Berkley knows what hooks do to lures.
I agree with using contrasting lures because the bait fish I want to mimic have light sides and dark backs. I never thought about it much other than that. I have used Gulp soft plastic Swimming Mullet with a glow in the dark body and bright orange tails at night. They seemed better than solid glow in the dark and they have a contrast. So multiple colors seem to help in the saltwater too.
Yep
You just gave me an idea. What if there was an umbrella rig that not only had multiple baits but the rig spun around like a propellor? Five baits but the upper and lower position of each bait was spinning around. Hmmmm.
Very vool
One of the oldest and arguably most productive baits, the original Rapala is a good example with it's white/silver sides and belly and dark top.
Agreed
I think there’s something to it for sure. I fish mostly muddy water so I’ve started seeking out contrast like that after spending last year learning crankbaits. The best producing bait colors were silver black back, blue back - chrome side- orange belly, and dark grey top - opaque belly. So I started applying it to all my baits using a color wheel. So Blue - orange, purple - yellowish brown, red - green for example are the jig skirts I make, and the colors I seek out in soft plastics. Swim jigs are now half tab black, two tabs pearl or ghost. Contrast works for me.
Thanks for sharing
In my experience I think this information holds true sometimes but not always. On my crankbaits I believe contrast works but with jerkbaits and soft plastics I would disagree. Swimbaits for example, seems like all white works better than any other color whether on an A-rig or not.
Thanks for sharing
It makes sense, but I used to catch more bass on a solid pearly white Bomber model A than anything else back in the day. Maybe I would have caught more fish if it had a dark back. Would vertical stripes be as good as a back stripe?
Thanks for sharing
I wonder if the shoulders moving side to side is the aquatic equivalent to a land animal with a leg limp. It’s moving in a way that looks vulnerable. (I also in the side-to-side movement is more of a trigger than a tail kick - as evidenced by the damiki rig success that we’ve seen. May be a good idea use 2-tone baits there too. Like pro-blue.). Just my thoughts.
Interesting
Hey Matt, this is really interesting and informative. I think we all need to experiment with this idea with some of our baits, maybe adding some color. If the bite does increase we will all be running to bass pro shop. LOL
Glad it was helpful!
Dude, I got a coachin buddy that I would love to match his shoe collection w/your hoodie collection! Keep up the great work. Pullin for you on the tour.
Hahaha
Matt, I’m always thankful for your videos. You drop so much useful, insiteful info. Thanks for sharing so much with us
Glad you like them!
Awesome! Kinda explains a laminated senko too maybe.
Definitely!
very interesting info. I'm believing the science on this one. Thinking of ways to incorporate some contrast in the solid color swimbaits that I run the TUSH with now.. Great Vid Matt👍
Go for it!
Sort of like adding decoy blades in front of a crank bait, big swimbait, or double fluke type rig on pressent more of a school of bait.
Yep
Black back/chartreuse Megabass S crank..the big size, tends to wobble/hunt..great bait
Thanks for sharing
Makes sense to me....i definitely feel like i have caught more fish on two toned hard baits than other colors.....blue back chartreuse in deeper water and black back chartreuse in shallower water. Also laminate colors in soft plastics have been good for me.
Me too
Would you keep the contrast even in clear water? That’s with I usually switch to transparent color ways.
Yep
Good video Matt the Daredevil spoons have color flash when it wobbled worked great when I used it I. The 70s. Make sense that would work😊
Good call
When fishing little big game in the oceans we used waterproof markers to add black side stripes to our rapalla magnums and yes that did work so you can do that with any artificial lure to increase the striking zone for the predators
very cool!
After watching a bass in our tank hit a electric plug to prove that curiosity can make a difference but couldn’t get that bass to hit it again the same would be true with testing plastics on bass memory an non memory baits must be considered great video berkley is the best example of this
Very cool
Why not use a Sharpie and draw a solid line on the top of that fluke.
Very much true for whatever reason!
Thanks
This was in the book “Knowing Bass” by Keith Jones as well- great book thanks for the video!
Yes it was!
I think that makes a ton of sense, that's why the tush hook is so good. Definitely makes better sense than the spammers here 🤣🤣
Yep!
Makes sense.Keep in mind a lot of predators bass included ,seek out the single prey also.I think they see it as a weak or easy meal.
Yep
Why does a solid pink worm do so good?
Not sure but it does
Looking forward to try this. Thanks Matt.
Have fun!
Color is not important for walleye night fishing.
Absolutely... my opinion .. contrast... is why dyes on soft plastics work so well...👍
Great point!
What about a wider dark back?😮
I like it
I agree and also think that the main reason two-toned lures work better is that most baitfish or even baby bass have a light belly abdomen and a dark back. I do find I get more strikes with two-toned soft baits or even jerkbaits or crank baits.
Thanks for watching
Grabbing my black magic marker and I have a lot of white baits to fix up. Lol (not joking)
Awesome
Warpig is my favorite Berkeley hardbait at the moment, underrated lure I always catch something nice on it.
Good choice!
@@MattStefanFishing yeah ikr I had a twenty lb carp steal it from me one time, it's a good multispecies bait I've also caught flathead and largemouth on it.
With that said makes baits easier to choose from when buying.
Yep
Great vidio as always
Going to paint a few up and give them a try. Thanks
Have fun!
I would love to have that job.
no kidding!
For solid color soft plastics, do you like adding a contrast color on top/sides? Like with a dye pen or something similar. I’ve mostly just used those on the tails or end of the bait. Thanks for all the great videos Matt.
Yes I do!
Thanks for the information you shared. Can’t wait to put it to use
Awesome
Excellent video.
Thank you very much!
Great stuff Matt!!! Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure!
Really interesting, thank you Matt 🎉
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great insights into how Berkley designs are working. You certainly see the contrasting colors pan and bait fish. Cool stuff Matt
Thanks for watching!
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Thanks!
I believe contrast can be good.
Me too
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Thanks Matt Color matters
Yep
Sounds reasonable to me.
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I’d definitely agree . 1 of my most productive baits is a white Chatterbait with a dark blue trailer ( same with a spinnerbait ) and I think it’s that contrast that’s the key
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Yea. I run black and blue chatterbaits with hot snakes colored paddle trails, and they seem to really perform well.
@@S2pidMedia I’ve got a lot of crappie and white perch in the waters I fish and I think the white with blue (or black ) imitates them really well . Perch or bluegill patterns are also crazy effective everywhere I fish ( just depends on conditions for what I throw )
@@Oldbasshole same. Got everything up here. But no shad locally. Kinda odd, but the patterns still work. I'm gonna try that white and dark blue as soon as the ice melts away lol.
@@S2pidMedia same , no shad in the ponds I fish . This ice can’t be gone fast enough! lol
Informative video. Those fish that take 7 or 8 times to learn are the ones I catch.👍👍👍👍👍
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