Spike-It™ Color-C-Lector

[gooseman]

Does this expensive machine realy work?

[Killian]

I don't ever bother with color selectors, I just have a variety in the box. When one thing isn't working I toss another color out there, and so on, and so on. That's the fun (agony- LOL) of fishing.

[gooseman]

thanks killan u saved me some serious money. Spend it on some more soft plastics. My only question is why does it no work? have you ever used it before?

[bassboy1]

The key to being a good angler is to know what color works best without a stupid selector. The key to doing that is experience. Instead of spending time asking 500 bazillion questions on here, spend a little more on the water. Now, I am not saying don't ask questions on here, cause if you search for my posts, both on here, and on the matt driver forum, you will find I have asked a lot of questions, probably more than most members. But also don't rely completely on what they say, as everyone is a little different, and some can catch on one method, and others can throw the exact same lure in the exact same spot, and not catch anything. Come on here to get some guidance, then give it your own variation. If you have fished enough water, enough times, you will know what color to throw. Be patient. Learn from experience.

[Mike Bucca]

gooseman, I think bassboy is on to something. Me personally I try to find active fish. If you find active fish you really don't have to worry about color. Lets face it you can't have every color bait on the market so why worry about color. In clear water it's TOUGH to go wrong with naturaly colors. I seperate my colors into 3 categories. 1. Light which includes natural colors, Darks include darker colors ie blacks, Then Neon's. Thats your whites and your bubblegums etc. That is my system for color selection. I have my favorite confidence colors in every style bait. But thats all they are is confidence colors. If you have every color under the spectrum your not working off of confidence your working off of fear of not catching a fish. RARELY do I EVER change colors when I am fishing. I'll change baits or locations long before I change color.

Having said that you learn all of this from experience of being on the water. I spend upwards of 200 days a year on the pond. Things come more naturally to me than say someone who has 50 days on the water. By spending time on the water and doing trial and error thing you will learn really quick on what works and what doesn't.

I would suggest to you to get some books from the library and read up on some of the basics of fishing. YOu can learn a wealth of information from books and also reading articles on the Internet.

Hope this helps ya buddy!

Mike

[gooseman]

Are small farm ponds good places to get experince.

[Shadowfax]

As far as casting, sure. Cast placement can be practiced anywhere. As far as choosing baits and colors, only if that is where you will always be fishing. Think of all of the differences between a small pond and Allatoona. Water quality, food supply, temps, water supply, etc. What works in the pond may or may not work on bigger water. You may get bit on a mouse anywhere on the pond, but it would only work in certain places on the lake.

If the pond is close, practice with the different baits, ie carolina rig, texas rig, walking the dog, etc. As Mike said, there are a few basics. Darks, lights, and neons. Yes, there are a thousand variations, but they usually fall into on of those categories. With just a few packs of plastics, you can cover a lot of variation.

In short, the answer to your question is yes, no, and maybe.

[gooseman]

Bass fishing is like a new world to me. I am a trout fisherman but with the dry weather the streams in the mountains are down very bad. In trout fishing I never had to pick colors. Torut always like bright colors.(hot pink) I would walk 2 miles for some streams. Where I go there is very little fishing pressure. Live bait , roster tails, and power bait are the bits for trout. But with bass there are thousands. I got my first fishing lessons in the north georgia trout steams not in grandpa's little bluegill pond like. My uncle kinda of got my interested in bass fishing. (He does alot of tournements here in georgia) Thanks for answering my questons!

[chestnut]

Mike and gooseman are right about experience and time on the water. I personnally stick to the old basics like your strawberry, grapes, reds, blacks, and of course green pumpkin, shad, and watermelon. If I had to choose a few colors to carry with me it would be between the ones I just mentioned. Research what you can, buy a few books and videos but spend that money on gas for the boat!
Remember, everyone has a natural twitch in their hands, what I mean by this is that we can not hold a bait perfectly still. A worm that works for one person may not work for another due to several factors but this is one lots of folks do not take into consideration. The only way to figure this one out is experience.