Plastics advice - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

PapaDave · 02-03-2012, 03:06 PM

Okay, I am getting ready for this years fishing and am looking to not repeat the same error I did last year, which was to buy every type of jig head and plastic color there was on the shelf in mass quantities. I am aiming at reduceing the inventory to maybe 5 or 6 colors. I prinarily use the War Bait heads as I am usually in kelp and structure and those are great in that environment.

So my question to everyone is this... What are the five top patterns/colors that you use for catching bass and or halibut?

min-va · 02-03-2012, 03:34 PM

Black widow & Midnight Phantom - night
Sexy smelt & Pearl - day

Halloween and Red Calico Hunter also pretty good

And now i just use war bait head, no point to use regular BH head..that's me

These are my personal fav

FYI...i don't fish kelp often, mostly in harbor for sand/spotted bass...

mtnbykr2 · 02-03-2012, 03:52 PM

Me personally, I am a "tackle whore" I too pick up a 1/2 dozen of the color du jour, but as of late I like christmas tree, and all the browns, I use the blk and gold in dirty water, but I agree on the condensing down or shaving the inventory, too many boxes on the deck, but you have a PA, you can keep all the colors on that thing...lol, good luck at DP wish I was there

echo1er · 02-03-2012, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mtnbykr2

Me personally, I am a "tackle whore" I too pick up a 1/2 dozen of the color du jour, but as of late I like christmas tree, and all the browns, I use the blk and gold in dirty water, but I agree on the condensing down or shaving the inventory, too many boxes on the deck, but you have a PA, you can keep all the colors on that thing...lol, good luck at DP wish I was there

+1

also I use everything that has green and red in it.

Amish Ed · 02-03-2012, 11:04 PM

These are my favorites for swimbaits...
1) Flurry in red fish or Big Hammer in clear red flake
2) Flurry in bait ball
3) Flurry in fire avocado
4) Big Hammer or Flurry in Key Lime
5) Big Hammer in christmas tree
6) Big Hammer in tennessee shad

For heads I use 3/8-1.5oz Hammer Heads or Warbaits Slayer heads.

These are my favorites for jerk baits on a Owner Sled Head...
1) Zoom Super Fluke in baby bass
2) Zoom Super Fluke in watermelon red flake
3) MC slug in Lime

Willy · 02-04-2012, 10:16 PM

I can add .02.
I have a hobby of making my own plastic, and have taken the color thing to the extremes, as part of my 'product development'. Both in research and as an applied science.

My advice in the kelp...Black when the sky and or water are cloudy.

Yellow when it's clear.

Everything in between seems to be nuance.

Presentation and confidence are as important as color.

Tight lines,

Willy

02-03-2012, 03:06 PM	#1
PapaDave Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 1,473	Plastics advice Okay, I am getting ready for this years fishing and am looking to not repeat the same error I did last year, which was to buy every type of jig head and plastic color there was on the shelf in mass quantities. I am aiming at reduceing the inventory to maybe 5 or 6 colors. I prinarily use the War Bait heads as I am usually in kelp and structure and those are great in that environment. So my question to everyone is this... What are the five top patterns/colors that you use for catching bass and or halibut?

02-03-2012, 03:34 PM	#2
min-va Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Hacienda Heights Posts: 216	Black widow & Midnight Phantom - night Sexy smelt & Pearl - day Halloween and Red Calico Hunter also pretty good And now i just use war bait head, no point to use regular BH head..that's me These are my personal fav FYI...i don't fish kelp often, mostly in harbor for sand/spotted bass... __________________ www.vapercompany.com

02-03-2012, 03:52 PM	#3
mtnbykr2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: newbury park ca Posts: 2,323	Me personally, I am a "tackle whore" I too pick up a 1/2 dozen of the color du jour, but as of late I like christmas tree, and all the browns, I use the blk and gold in dirty water, but I agree on the condensing down or shaving the inventory, too many boxes on the deck, but you have a PA, you can keep all the colors on that thing...lol, good luck at DP wish I was there __________________

02-03-2012, 11:04 PM	#5
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	These are my favorites for swimbaits... 1) Flurry in red fish or Big Hammer in clear red flake 2) Flurry in bait ball 3) Flurry in fire avocado 4) Big Hammer or Flurry in Key Lime 5) Big Hammer in christmas tree 6) Big Hammer in tennessee shad For heads I use 3/8-1.5oz Hammer Heads or Warbaits Slayer heads. These are my favorites for jerk baits on a Owner Sled Head... 1) Zoom Super Fluke in baby bass 2) Zoom Super Fluke in watermelon red flake 3) MC slug in Lime __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

02-04-2012, 10:16 PM	#6
Willy Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: La Jolla Posts: 189	I can add .02. I have a hobby of making my own plastic, and have taken the color thing to the extremes, as part of my 'product development'. Both in research and as an applied science. My advice in the kelp...Black when the sky and or water are cloudy. Yellow when it's clear. Everything in between seems to be nuance. Presentation and confidence are as important as color. Tight lines, Willy