Redfish Mulligan Lure Experiment: Will Lure Color Matter?
- By: Evan Jacobs
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I hit the water on a cloudy morning with the tide coming in to conduct a Redfish Mulligan Lure Experiment!
Does lure color matter when inshore fishing for redfish?
Let’s find out!!
Redfish Mulligan Lure Experiment [VIDEO]
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Gear Used On This Trip:
Setup 1:
- Rod: 7’6 TFO Pro Medium Power Fast Action
- Reel: Daiwa Fuego 2500
- hook: 3/0 Hoss Helix Hooks 1/8 oz.
- Lure: Gold Digger Mulligan
- Main Line: 10lb PowerPro
- Leader Line: 20lb Ande Monofilament
Setup 2:
- Rod: Fenwick 7’2 HMG Medium Power Fast Action Spinning Rod
- Reel: Shimano Stradic 2500
- hook: 3/0 Hoss Helix Hooks 1/8 oz.
- Lure: Slam Shady Mulligan
- Main Line: 10lb PowerPro
- Leader Line: 20lb Ande Monofilament line
On-The-Water Action
It is getting HOT out there and bait is all over the place.
I set out on this trip with a little experiment in mind: how will Mulligan Lure color impact the bite?
The first lure I tied on was the Gold Digger Mulligan with some Dr. Juice Saltwater Slam Scent added.
I tried casting to a few grass lines on my way over to a small spoil island that usually holds a fish or two.
So I threw my lure out where I saw bait jumping and within a few cranks, I was on a redfish!
Summertime marsh redfish are so fun to target and catch.
The first fish of the day was on the Gold Digger Mulligan.
Right after releasing that fish, I switched over to the Slam Shady Mulligan.
I went back to cast near the same spot I caught the first fish.
A couple of casts later and I hooked into another solid redfish.
A short time after the second fish, my GoPro overheated so I didn’t capture the third fish I caught on video.
At this point in the day, I caught 2 fish on the Gold Digger and 1 on the Slam Shady Mulligan.
The fourth and final fish of the day came a bit later as I was fishing around a point.
A smaller drum came up and smacked the Slam Shady Mulligan to even up the score at 2-2.
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Hey Daniel not sure what this means haha but hope you enjoyed it
These videos just light my fire to go down to the coast today, but I’m waiting for later in the season and hopefully catch bigger fish.
Keep it coming and have a great summer 🐠🐠
Thanks Barry! Glad you enjoyed it! Will do and you too!
Great information and nice red fish. Have you thought about making a lure that glow in dark waters
Thanks Joe! That’s a great idea! Can suggest it to the team!
Evan,
what kayak you in?
Matthew- it is an old 2010 Hobie Outback!
Thanks Evan. Great experiment. How much do you think the overcast, combined with the tea stained water made a difference? Salt Strong! Thomas
You are welcome! I’m sure those were both factors. Might do a future video on those! Thanks Thomas!
Yea I do agree that when the fish are very aggressive color doesn’t matter as much but I do believe that some colors work better in dirty or murky water then others because I believe they see it better only if the water is crystal clear would I believe color would make a big impact on one’s catch rate because obviously then the fish can see everything and I know where im at as well as your area or areas because I know that all along the southern eastern Atlantic seaboard the water is primarily murky or dirty and where im at is no exception I live and fish in jacksonville fl and unless its in the dead of winter or very early spring the water here is about at least 90 percent of the time murky and I have found that chartruse and gold colors are real catchers and attention getters around here about 95 percent of the time im fishing with one or more of these colors in our warmer months and they have produced for me year after year so unless something changes dramatically I’ll keep using what works for me thanks for the info and all you do👍😉
Thanks for the feedback Steven! You are welcome and glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome footage!
Thanks Mark!
Nice Video Evan! Some nice Reds! I was hoping you were going to “paint the Tail” with a Chartreuse color for testing. Maybe next time
Might try it in a future video! Thanks for the idea Bob!
Liked the video. Good job on showing results from different color soft plastics!
Glad you liked it Dave!
that’s very good info. it helps me not waist my energy thinkin bout stuff that isn’t significant 👍👍👍👍 thanks
Thanks Arto glad you enjoyed it