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Smufter
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Smufter
   Old Thread  #12 17 Feb 2021 at 1.41am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #1
Due to the amount of silt on our lake, I always feel more confident if I am using a light, off white, bait.
Whether that makes it the "best" I know not. But if it gives me more confidence, it's the best for me.
NickGordon
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NickGordon
   Old Thread  #11 16 Feb 2021 at 9.38pm  0  Login    Register
I'm the same as everyone else, the best colour bait is the one that catches you the fish.

For years I have caught most of my fish on food source boilies.
New Concepts Mariner Mix, Nutrabaits Big Fish Mix, Enervite, Trigga, Rod Hutchinson KMG all brown, Bait Feed co Smokey Mackeral and Smokey Bacon were a red colour.

Thewelshcarp
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   Old Thread  #10 16 Feb 2021 at 9.35pm  0  Login    Register
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Yeah I get it i Justin need to get confidence in a colour I’m using I haven’t fished much either you see so probably in your eyes I’m going through Teething problems
Clobersauraus
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Clobersauraus
   Old Thread  #9 16 Feb 2021 at 8.29pm  0  Login    Register
It can also be water specific....most of my fish at my syndicate have come on pink hookbaits....

The colours i have least confidence in is white for some reason....but when you get confident in a bait you will use it more and through law of averages you will catch more on that bait..... which probably has nothing to do with its colour and just being fished effectively....

Spike
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Spike
   Old Thread  #8 16 Feb 2021 at 5.48pm  0  Login    Register
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It’s like me using yellow pop ups all year and saying I only ever catch on yellow. Don’t worry about colour worry more about location. If you put a white pink or brown bait in the right place at the right time they’ll have it 👍🏻
Thewelshcarp
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   Old Thread  #7 16 Feb 2021 at 5.43pm  0  Login    Register
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I’ve just been looking at session packs so il get the pop ups same colour as the boilies I reckon
ip100
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ip100
   Old Thread  #6 16 Feb 2021 at 5.42pm  0  Login    Register
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I've caught most on reddish brown baits, because that's what colour my baits are. Years ago I'd caught mostly on red baits because.....that's what colour my baits were. It's unswerable, nobody can give you a difinitive answer because there isn't one.
Thewelshcarp
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   Old Thread  #5 16 Feb 2021 at 5.41pm  0  Login    Register
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Well said and yeah I’m the sameness I just buy my boilies I think il stuck to same coloured boilie as as my feed boilies other than a bright pop up and just see how it gies
OatcakeFred
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OatcakeFred
   Old Thread  #4 16 Feb 2021 at 4.49pm  0  Login    Register
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Depends if you are talking about ready made boilies or DIY ones. Ready mades obviously come in whatever the manufacturer makes them in, whereas you can make your own boilies whatever colour you want.

Personally, I buy ready made boilies. I'm more interested in getting a good quality using good ingredients from a reputable manufacturer, irrespective of what the colour is. Even hookbaits, I just go with what colour they are made in and change around until you find the winner!!

If you're making your own, look at what colour baits are working on your water.

The only time really I think about colour is when a water has a duck/coot problem, then I tend to shy away from brightly coloured boilies.

As IP100 says, an impossible question to answer.
Thewelshcarp
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   Old Thread  #3 16 Feb 2021 at 3.55pm  0  Login    Register
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Yeah understand what colours would you say that you caught most on
ip100
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ip100
   Old Thread  #2 16 Feb 2021 at 3.48pm  0  Login    Register
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If there was a best colour all baits would be that colour. It's an unanswerable question
Thewelshcarp
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   Old Thread  #1 16 Feb 2021 at 3.46pm  0  Login    Register
What colour boilies is Best in your opinion guys, Every bait there’s like 5 selections of colour I always thought white for some reason yellow is abit too much in my favour but I might be wrong
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