Can someone explain lure color and why certain colors work better?

[Jonathan J. O'Neill]

Based on IG variables, not real life?

Like, what causes pike and muskie to hit a White and Blue crank pretty decently on sunny days in Michigan, yet they refuse to touch Perch, Rainbow or Lemon cranks? Edit: Shouldn't something like Perch work better because it is the actual color of one of their prey?

Same goes for soft baits and such? There are so many colors, from purple worms to black shads that I just don't understand the actual importance of colors. Or is there no importance and all that really matters is the size and type of lure mixed in with the RNG of fishing?

[Tommyangelo]

I can't say why they wouldn't hit shad on a clear day when in rl they would go after it more, i normally use dark colors on muddy water in rl they like more natural look in clear. not say you can't catch in rl if you reel fast and they can't get a good look at them they will also sometime just attack on instinct alone.

[Deconstructed]

RNG, lure of the day. Colour doesn't matter.

[Jonathan J. O'Neill]

Originally posted by Deconstructed:

RNG, lure of the day. Colour doesn't matter.

So, basically, just weight and hooksize are all that's important? Not counting preferred lure choice listed on the species page.

[Deconstructed]

Originally posted by Jonathan J. O'Neill:

Originally posted by Deconstructed:

RNG, lure of the day. Colour doesn't matter.

So, basically, just weight and hooksize are all that's important? Not counting preferred lure choice listed on the species page.

Pretty much. That is what I have found.

[Jonathan J. O'Neill]

Originally posted by Deconstructed:

Originally posted by Jonathan J. O'Neill:

So, basically, just weight and hooksize are all that's important? Not counting preferred lure choice listed on the species page.

Pretty much. That is what I have found.

Interesting. I guess when I get back home, I can remove all my duplicate sized cranks, spoons and jigs of varying colors so that I can have an even wider array of lures sizes.

[Djuice]

Originally posted by Jonathan J. O'Neill:

Originally posted by Deconstructed:

Pretty much. That is what I have found.

Interesting. I guess when I get back home, I can remove all my duplicate sized cranks, spoons and jigs of varying colors so that I can have an even wider array of lures sizes.

Good Choice :)

[fishfish]

In my own experience I found that colours matter on soft ones, not a huge expert on cranks but for those right depth seems the be the primary factor. On soft ones ( shads, worms, grubs ) i think colour is the dominant factor and if your got the good one anything will bite pretty much regardless of your animation. Dark shads, grubs or worms generally works verry well in shadow environment/water and white/yellow/etc on sunny days.

[Streaky]

I can tell you the theory but not why the game does what it does - in theory brighter colours attract fish because they're easier to see and because they look a bit like the rainbow sheen you see on scales; it's not that easy to see under water and the places you find pike etc aren't exactly conducive to light penetrating. The game does tend to take a colour of the day approach though, I can kinda understand why.

FWIW "pike eat perch" is a bit of a stretch, they're not exactly defenceless.

[Deconstructed]

Originally posted by streaky:

I can tell you the theory but not why the game does what it does - in theory brighter colours attract fish because they're easier to see and because they look a bit like the rainbow sheen you see on scales; it's not that easy to see under water and the places you find pike etc aren't exactly conducive to light penetrating. The game does tend to take a colour of the day approach though, I can kinda understand why.

FWIW "pike eat perch" is a bit of a stretch, they're not exactly defenceless.

RL. Bright colours bright days, dark colours dark days.

[Morgue]

From my own experiences i have found that softer/darker colors work better on cloudy days and brighter colors on sunny days. Also i have tested depth and retrieval based on the pressure, if its high pressure then slow retrieve and a bit deeper and low pressure is faster retrieve and not as deep. Most my testing was done pre update tho it may have changed but i still use these same rules IG today and seem to still be catching fish.

I dont know for sure if this was how it was intended but it seems legit enough to throw it out there.

[Killerwhale]

Originally posted by Deconstructed:

RNG, lure of the day. Colour doesn't matter.

Not exactly. I am working on infographics for Lone Star with all fish, charts, weather and lure colors covered a bit.
Lure color has a different visibility due to different weather, and cause the faster or slower fish attacks. However not affect attraction.

[Gaffi]

My English sucks, but I can try to explain you.



Lure Color has nothing to do with weather, every single fish in the game has 1 or 2 "best lures"

Let's say you have green, blue and red spoon lure.

Spoon chance to catch pike 40%
Spoon chance to catch bass 30%
Etc ....

Red = 30% to catch normal and 40% to catch trophy fish.
Blue= 40% to catch normal and 60% trophy
Green= 50% to catch normal and 70% trophy

To find the best lure ( 70% ) for Pike you have to match the size and the color. There is no much RNG in this game, Everything is defined by parameter.

[Jonathan J. O'Neill]

Originally posted by Killerwhale:

Originally posted by Deconstructed:

RNG, lure of the day. Colour doesn't matter.

Not exactly. I am working on infographics for Lone Star with all fish, charts, weather and lure colors covered a bit.
Lure color has a different visibility due to different weather, and cause the faster or slower fish attacks. However not affect attraction.

Is this something that will become part of the game, to help players decide what is best to use?

Maybe not super detailed, but just something to get people started?

[TamiyaCowboy]

what killerwhale is say :

take muddy river, on a cloudy day a silver lure would be the better choice or a bight yellow due to it reflecting more better, its visability is not to low as something like a gold lure or a red/ smokey lure.

on a sunny day a gold lure or red /blue lure may work better again becaus eits visability is more improved, a silver could be way to visible and spook fish

[Deconstructed]

Originally posted by TamiyaCowboy:

what killerwhale is say :

take muddy river, on a cloudy day a silver lure would be the better choice or a bight yellow due to it reflecting more better, its visability is not to low as something like a gold lure or a red/ smokey lure.

on a sunny day a gold lure or red /blue lure may work better again becaus eits visability is more improved, a silver could be way to visible and spook fish

Exact opposite. Light lures in bright weather, dark lures in darker weather.