Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques

Colours for Poppers / Stickbaits

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Mark Harris:
Totally agree with that Konishi rationale Rory.. 100%.

And Sacco Gerard.. you are so right. Orions are very effective proven lures with very minimal finishing.

Joel Leong:

Thank you all for contributing :)

And abt konishi n carpenter lures... seems like most of the gammas are dark in colour most commonly ie blue, brown, dark green, except white, nemo bright orange
But with lots of flash .... maybe its the flash that helps too ?

Chris Rowbottom:
Great thread!
Do you guys take poppers or stick in the same size, but different colors?
For away games, I mean....

Ryan Keith:
Steve Starling just wrote an article on this matter - definitely worth a read if you're not familiar with the science behind lure colour selection:
http://www.fix.com/blog/view-from-below-lures-underwater/
Basically, he comes to the same conclusions as Konishi-san (& Gerard & Mark). I've been following similar principles since I read Ron Calcutt & Tim Simpson's Book of Lures 10 years ago.

Dan Hanon:
Color isn't that important with topwater lures, whether poppers or subsurface stickbaits.  It seems reasonable that size, shape, action, speed, cadence and sound are greater triggering factors for predatory fish that are surface feeding.  I believe color becomes more important in deeper water with slower lure presentations.   

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