Does size matter?

[vagabond]

Hey guys,

Yesterday it was around 70 degrees here in Southern Oregon. We still have ice on most of the lakes but I am getting bass fever again.

Last year was the first year that I fished for bass. I'd fished with my father-in-law, who is way better than me. He used to own a bait pouring company and would bring along probably 80 pounds of plastics every time we went out.

This year I am planning to do a lot of fishing. He only goes like every other week becasue he works, so I'll be fishing a lot on my own or with my brother.

I'll be getting my own bait this year and I'm not buying 175 different colors all in 8 different sizes like my father-in-law has.

I'm probably hopeing to stick to about 8-10 colors that seem to be proven performers most of the time. Last year I never fished long enough with one color to know what is any better that any other. I think I did best with shades of purple and green with a brown stripe down the middle.

I know colors matter, but does it really matter if I use a 4" worm or a 6" worm?

I have to start buying my gear now because we have no bass specialty shops around. So I'll probably shopping out of catalogs on from the internet.

Any suggestions on color and size would be appreciated.