Color Preferences For Plastics

[keithdog]

I am wondering if perhaps the prefered color choice of ones plastic baits, weather it be a Senco, worm, lizard, crawdad, or any other plastic might be a regional thing determined by water conditions and natural forage. I know there are a lot of southern fisherman in here and watermellon and pumpkinseed are often refered to as a prefered color of choice. I'm not so sure that is the case here in the midwest. To tell ya the truth, I've tossed plastics in those colors many times and I can honestly say I have never ever caught a bass off either of those two colors. Yet if I put on a plastic in shades of black or blue, the bass go bonkers with it. I can't understand how a bait the same color as the snot weed I clean of my baits would attract a hit. I've never seen a real live green salamander before. Mostly black or red. The red ones are actually newts, the salamanders lil cousin. Not sure there is a green salamander. I have had good success on plastic frogs in shade of green of course, which makes sense. But never a worm, or salamander bait in green shades. Same with jig and pig combos. Only black or blue combos seem to work here. At least for me. I'm in NW Indiana and am wondering if any other bass fisherman in my parts have any luck with plastics in green shades, other than frog baits.