Lure Colors

[Gouvea]

I never know what lure color to choose and to what extent does it affect catching fish in game, if it even affects at all. If it does, how does it work? does it depend on weather conditions (clear or cloudy sky) or water clarity (murky, clear etc) or both?

I coudn't find any concrete answers to this... If somebody knows, please tell me how it works (in game).

[Vykingz]

used to be dark colors for cloudy and brighter for clear days... ie, white, yellow, silver etc on sunny and black, purple, brown etc on cloudy.

i use that theory as i fish, but trial and error is always a good game plan. i switch colors and types quite often, especially if it kind of goes cold bite wise.

good luck

[Gouvea]

I see... So water clarity makes no difference in your experience? its just the weather? I hate how there isn't a definitive explanation for this, i know its tricky too in real life but in a sim game you need to know the rules before knowing how "real" the simulation is... Anyway, thanks man although I'd love to see a clarification from the devs

[sirkipalot]

Colour has no bearing on lures. Its a myth. Personal choice and what you feel better using. I think on a thread somewhere although take it with a pinch of salt. Someone did a mini test with same lure diffrent coulour and I think top of my head figures 17-18-19 and the poster said that that was proof that cetain lurecolour was better. To me that straw poll showed exactly what we already know . There isn't a coolour formula that the fish react too just to the lure itself

[Trulight911]

Originally posted by sirkipalot:

Colour has no bearing on lures. Its a myth. Personal choice and what you feel better using. I think on a thread somewhere although take it with a pinch of salt. Someone did a mini test with same lure diffrent coulour and I think top of my head figures 17-18-19 and the poster said that that was proof that cetain lurecolour was better. To me that straw poll showed exactly what we already know . There isn't a coolour formula that the fish react too just to the lure itself

This isn't true at all. Lure color has always had a factor to the rate, but it's not as noticeable now with the fish spawning rates. Right now you catch about 3 or 4 fish back to back and the spawns die, which slows you down.

Before, it used to matter.

If it ever does go back, it's:

Actually Dark Solid Colors For Sunny Days.
Intermediate Colors For Partially Cloudy Days.
Bright Colors For Cloudy Days.

Rainy Days are the exception it's bright colors.

This info has been confirmed with the devs. It actually spawned a huge discussion as it's opposite of what most bass fisherman in tournaments go by in the US. :)

[sirkipalot]

Originally posted by trulight:

Originally posted by sirkipalot:

Colour has no bearing on lures. Its a myth. Personal choice and what you feel better using. I think on a thread somewhere although take it with a pinch of salt. Someone did a mini test with same lure diffrent coulour and I think top of my head figures 17-18-19 and the poster said that that was proof that cetain lurecolour was better. To me that straw poll showed exactly what we already know . There isn't a coolour formula that the fish react too just to the lure itself

This isn't true at all. Lure color has always had a factor to the rate, but it's not as noticeable now with the fish spawning rates. Right now you catch about 3 or 4 fish back to back and the spawns die, which slows you down.

Before, it used to matter.

If it ever does go back, it's:

Actually Dark Solid Colors For Sunny Days.
Intermediate Colors For Partially Cloudy Days.
Bright Colors For Cloudy Days.

Rainy Days are the exception it's bright colors.

This info has been confirmed with the devs. It actually spawned a huge discussion as it's opposite of what most bass fisherman in tournaments go by in the US. :)

Absolute rubbish KW even stated lure colour at the present time has no influence on catch rates.

[shadrays]

Originally posted by sirkipalot:

Originally posted by trulight:

This isn't true at all. Lure color has always had a factor to the rate, but it's not as noticeable now with the fish spawning rates. Right now you catch about 3 or 4 fish back to back and the spawns die, which slows you down.

Before, it used to matter.

If it ever does go back, it's:

Actually Dark Solid Colors For Sunny Days.
Intermediate Colors For Partially Cloudy Days.
Bright Colors For Cloudy Days.

Rainy Days are the exception it's bright colors.

This info has been confirmed with the devs. It actually spawned a huge discussion as it's opposite of what most bass fisherman in tournaments go by in the US. :)

Absolute rubbish KW even stated lure colour at the present time has no influence on catch rates.

I have to agree...

A good example is I just spent 3 game days in Cali fishing for striper, I used a blue crank all 3 days all 3 weathers...same results all 3 days, a full keepnet, I'm sure I could have used any color...but I like blue. I did try other colors just for gits and shiggles...no difference.
Which reminds me...I really should lighten the load in my tackle box, its just hard to part with the color selection when my mind tells me I need a variety even though I know it don't matter.

[BonPadre]

Originally posted by shadrays:

I have to agree...

A good example is I just spent 3 game days in Cali fishing for striper, I used a blue crank all 3 days all 3 weathers...same results all 3 days, a full keepnet, I'm sure I could have used any color...but I like blue. I did try other colors just for gits and shiggles...no difference.
Which reminds me...I really should lighten the load in my tackle box, its just hard to part with the color selection when my mind tells me I need a variety even though I know it don't matter.

Total pun intended... because I'm like you... it seems I can't go out without a +100 lures and tackles variety...
But wait the VERY BAD DAY... as this game just love to troll me from time to time..
That very day WILL happen ofc THE day you decided to go light... and you find out it's one of those atrocioous days...
You'll regret your most prefferred colour left behind at home storage even if somewhere you still think it does not matter.

[shadrays]

Originally posted by BonPadre:

Originally posted by shadrays:

I have to agree...

A good example is I just spent 3 game days in Cali fishing for striper, I used a blue crank all 3 days all 3 weathers...same results all 3 days, a full keepnet, I'm sure I could have used any color...but I like blue. I did try other colors just for gits and shiggles...no difference.
Which reminds me...I really should lighten the load in my tackle box, its just hard to part with the color selection when my mind tells me I need a variety even though I know it don't matter.

Total pun intended... because I'm like you... it seems I can't go out without a +100 lures and tackles variety...
But wait the VERY BAD DAY... as this game just love to troll me from time to time..
That very day WILL happen ofc THE day you decided to go light... and you find out it's one of those atrocioous days...
You'll regret your most prefferred colour left behind at home storage even if somewhere you still think it does not matter.

Haha...very true...

[Gouvea]

No difference? They're sold as if they weren't just cosmetic, some of them even cost gold for their different colors. Oh well, that's disappointing...

[khaoste]

Originally posted by trulight:

Originally posted by sirkipalot:

Colour has no bearing on lures. Its a myth. Personal choice and what you feel better using. I think on a thread somewhere although take it with a pinch of salt. Someone did a mini test with same lure diffrent coulour and I think top of my head figures 17-18-19 and the poster said that that was proof that cetain lurecolour was better. To me that straw poll showed exactly what we already know . There isn't a coolour formula that the fish react too just to the lure itself

This isn't true at all. Lure color has always had a factor to the rate, but it's not as noticeable now with the fish spawning rates. Right now you catch about 3 or 4 fish back to back and the spawns die, which slows you down.

Before, it used to matter.

If it ever does go back, it
Actually Dark Solid Colors For Sunny Days.
Intermediate Colors For Partially Cloudy Days.
Bright Colors For Cloudy Days.

Rainy Days are the exception it's bright colors.

This info has been confirmed with the devs. It actually spawned a huge discussion as it's opposite of what most bass fisherman in tournaments go by in the US. :)

This is the correct answer. For personal experience I arrived at the same conclusion.
Never known that devs talked about it in the past.

Just to add: Partly cloudy and cloudy works good with bright colors. Specifically for partly cloudy, also silver in general seems to work good.

[Gouvea]

It sucks cause we all did our own tests and they all have different results and contradict each other. This is the kind of info the devs shoudn't hide from the player, just make it clear guys.

[shadrays]

Originally posted by Gouvea:

It sucks cause we all did our own tests and they all have different results and contradict each other. This is the kind of info the devs shoudn't hide from the player, just make it clear guys.

This is true, everyone seems to have a differing opinion, there are so many variables involved whose to say whose right or wrong...KW has been quoted as saying color has no effect so I'm gonna go with that, of course I'll still tote around a vareity and use them because it makes me feel better.

[darrren]

i personaly think that we dont need our hands held and told what to use when to use ect for me the fun is in finding out throu trial and error ie fishing

[khaoste]

Originally posted by darrren:

i personaly think that we dont need our hands held and told what to use when to use ect for me the fun is in finding out throu trial and error ie fishing

You're right, but someone has asked and someone has answered to the question.
If there was no question, I will not come here to open a discussion talking about how much brilliant I am with different lures colors. :)


About the different opinions, yes it could be, but in the end I know that if I do something different to what I said, I fish less.

[Gouvea]

Originally posted by darrren:

i personaly think that we dont need our hands held and told what to use when to use ect for me the fun is in finding out throu trial and error ie fishing

The problem is that we already done that and coudn't get to any conclusion. There's no way to test and account for all the variables like in real life fishing because it's a sim. In real life fishing you know the rules, you know all the variables you need to account for: the depth, the weather, the water clarity, type of fish etc... In the game you don't know the rules. You don't know if some or any of these criteria applies.

It could very well be, as others stated, that it makes no difference at all but we would never know. I really don't believe that this kind of info to be available would be "handholding" in any way.