Murky/Muddy Water

[carp crazee]

Good Day all!
I would like some information on what colors work in Murky/Muddy water conditions.
Any Information will be much Appreciated.

C.C

 

[kaptein delarey]

Soft lure wise (fluke, senko, deadringer, etc.) I would go with junebug or black, but I've also had success with white/silver baitfish colour lures.

If the overhead conditions are sunny any of the above with a bit of glitter for flash also gets attention.

Crank baits with a wide action and rattle in bright, dark and firetiger.

And don't forget to try the trusty white & chartreuse spinnerbait.

In my limited experience these are your best bets.

Cheers

 

[kaptein delarey]

Oh, forgot to mention that the darker colours like black and junebug work, because they have a stronger/clearer profile in the murky/muddy water conditions.

Natural colours like watermelon and green pumpkin will blend into the water more, and work better for clearer water conditions.

But that said, I have caught bass in murky water on natural colours and bass on dark colours in clear water - you'll have to see what works on the day.

Cheers

 

[HennieS]

Hi Carp
Stick too your darker colours black, junebug ext. More importantly the fish will be very tight to the cover, fish slowly and do multiple cast to the same structure and as I mentioned get the lure as close as possible to the structure!

 

[Kassie]

kaptein delarey wrote:

Soft lure wise (fluke, senko, deadringer, etc.) I would go with junebug or black, but I've also had success with white/silver baitfish colour lures.

If the overhead conditions are sunny any of the above with a bit of glitter for flash also gets attention.

Crank baits with a wide action and rattle in bright, dark and firetiger.

And don't forget to try the trusty white & chartreuse spinnerbait.

In my limited experience these are your best bets.

Cheers

Agreed 100% on the money

 

[carp crazee]

Thanx guys
The area where I fish has lots of weeds/cover, so crankbaits and 'exposed hooks' will be out of the question.

Thanks for all the input.

C.C

 

[OvaR8ed]

Put a lot of vibration and/or sound into the water using crackbaits, spinner baits, paddle tails, etc. The bass can't see the lure well, but they'll find it using their lateral line.

Use a slow to medium constant speed retrieve since fancy jerks will only make it harder for the bass to home in on the vibration.

Sight will also play a small role just before the strike so make sure that the bait's silhouette is easy to distinguish. Darker colors usually does this best in murky water, but close to the surface solid light colors like white and chartreuse also works.

Regarding the heavy cover you're talking about, you can rig paddletails weedless if there is a slit in the belly. You can also pull spinner baits though heavy cover no problem. If all else fails, try fishing scented Powerbait plastics on a weedless rig...