Light vs. Dark Lure Color Experiment For Inshore Slams [Round 1 Results]
- By: Luke Simonds
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- Found In: Product Reviews, Fishing Tips, Lure Reviews, Lure Experiments
Have you ever been uncertain about which color lure to use when targeting redfish, seatrout, and snook?
Well that’s our quest with this series of color experiments which are focused on light vs. dark to make sure that we all know when each one is best.
This first round provided some telling results that are different from what most people think.
Below is video from day 1 of this experiment where you can see how it works along with eye-opening findings at the end.
Note: I have been out a couple time since, and the surprising color findings explained at the end of this video have been consistent.
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Featured Gear
- Rod: Slot Machine (Medium Power)
- Reel: Otis 2500
- Mainline: 10 lb J-Braid
- Leader: 20 lb Mono
- Dark Lure: PC Tweaker (Terd Ferguson) rigged on 3/0 Weightless Helix hook
- Light Lure: PC Tweaker (Slam Shady) rigged on 3/0 Weightless Helix hook
- Scent: Pro-Cure Inshore Saltwater
Featured Rig
The Sidekick Rig is being used in this experiment because it allows both lures to be in the same area at the same time with the same retrieve (the most fair way we can think of to conduct a color test).
Note: Please use the Comments section below if you have any ideas on how this test could be improved.
Conclusion
Although this test did reaffirm the fact that putting yourself in a good spot trumps worrying about selecting the first color given that these 2 very different colors both caught fish.
It did reveal an interesting finding in the light color seeming to work best in low light conditions while the dark out did better when the sun was shining bright… for many years, I thought the exact opposite was true.
I’ve had a couple more chances to use this rig since filming this video, and the results have been similar (full report coming soon).
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Very interesting study, but in the Texas Galveston Bay system, our water is pretty murky (usually about 6 in to 1 ft depth visibility). I’ll have to try this to see which one is better for murky water.
Thanks for taking the time to make this video study. It was interesting.
My pleaseure! More coming soon.
Love the experiment and the underwater footage of the 2 lures
Thanks for making time to post the nice comment Bruce!
Not getting the videos
Here’s a link to this video in Youtube: https://youtu.be/u7KyJHm9MBw?si=GRPbEWslDb0Uwbdo
Are you able to watch it directly from there?
Great testing, nothing like a big Terd (turd?) to git yer day started!
Haha!!!
That was great and lots of fun to watch! You make it look so easy!
Thanks Jon!
Do you think that you catch more fish using the double rig than you would with either single rig? I wonder if there is some additional predator attraction by presenting them with two baits rather than one
I think it does help when the fish are not super spooky. But it definitely was causing a bit too much commotion in the water for spooky redfish that I came across this trip because I saw a good amount spooking off without catching any… so I went back the next day using a single tweaker (the dark one since it was mid-day trip), and I caught 2 upper slot reds in that same area where they were spooking the day prior.
That is great info. thanks for the follow up.
Fascinating experiment, thanks Luke!
Thanks for making time to post the nice comment.
Hey Luke…. If you can have ONLY 1 spinning rod, for inshore fishing, targeting snook, redfish and trout, with artificial lures… what exact specifications that rod would have?? (Regardless brand name) Length? Power ? Action ? Reel size ? (Regardless brand name)
It would be 7’6″, medium power, fast action, have a full cork grip, and weight under 5 ounces. And I’d pair it with a 2500 lightweight reel that’s 7 oz or less.
Note: The Slot Machine is the best by far that I’ve ever used… pretty much any 2500 sized reel will pair nicely with it.
Hi Luke! Great video and insight on the sidekick rig. I noticed you used Pro Cure instead of Dr. Juice in the video, is that because the inshore slam scent hasn’t been available lately?
Yes. I like the saltwater slam scent from dr juice best, but they unfortunately went out of business.