All of these fisheries seem to have an abundance of smaller finfish vs shrimp in their waters with optimal water clarity. With experience in 3 of the 5 states (SC, GA and FL) this trend doesn’t surprise me. Actually, the color pattern that dominated the comments was a bait with a dark back and a pearl belly (Slayer Inc SST – Venice Glow, ZMan – Smokey Shad and DOA Cal Silver Rush were mentioned multiple times). Along the eastern seaboard (VA, NC, SC, E FL) I received a total of 27 comments, which is far from being able to establish any sort of state trend, but one trend I recognized across the entire seaboard, unlike the gulf fisheries, is almost every angler gave a natural color pattern. For example, Matrix Shad’s “Magneto” would be classified as an opening night, so forth and so on.Īs previously mentioned I received a number of comments from across the states, except one (Georgia). Lastly, names of lure colors vary from company to company, so by searching their site, I can group it with a basic color pattern. Secondly, body style and type, although not the intended data set, could still be considered. The first, I’m only concerned about peoples “Go-To” colors and not the lure companies that produce them. Sabine or Calcasieu” I noted the color and manufacturer and then grouped it as Southwest Louisiana (SW LA).Īdditionally, if someone said that same color but a different lure manufacturer, then I considered that a “repeat” for color and continued to list the different bait manufacturers. For example, if someone responded “Glow/Chartreuse Norton Sand Eel Jr. As a result, I’ve taken some of the larger fisheries, i.e Texas, Louisiana and Florida, and separated the responses by each follower’s fishery. Having targeted speckled trout in 7 of the 9 states (SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX) I’ve seen the diverse challenges many of these fisheries pose. I’ve even been fortunate enough to witness this firsthand. In the next few paragraphs, I’ll outline what I captured.Īs most of you know, each fishery is unique. With a solid following on the page, I expected to get a few responses, but when the comments stopped at 283, I figured I just might have a large enough data pool to do some trend analysis.
Going one step further, I had participants also state what estuary they fished so I can better understand they’re logic and more important their fishery. This past week I posed a simple question on the Speckled Truth Facebook page, “What’s your “Go-To” soft plastic color?” With followers from Virginia to Texas, I expected to get a myriad of responses. However, I’d suggest anglers, and more specific trout purist, are downright OCD. Some scholar in an earlier time once said that we’re creatures of habit – I tend to agree. Angler Mindset to Choosing Soft Plastic Colors
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