These changing light conditions had a drastic impact on crankbait success. However, it is important to note that the vast majority of fish were caught within one hour on each side of sunset or sunrise. ColorĪt first glance, it looks as though there was a fair distribution of fish caught over the top four colors. While I did vary sizes (#5 and #7), both the model and specific color patterns remained the same. I was able to ensure colors were the only variable as I only counted fish caught on a Rapala Shallow Shad Rap. While I was unable to quantify total casts and time in the water for each lure, I made sure to cycle through baits to ensure all baits had as close to a fair amount of time in the water.īetween September 22 and November 4 I tallied 50 walleyes on these crankbaits.
To maintain consistency, I fished all of these baits on the same stretch of rocky shoreline.
In this study all fish were caught casting Rapala Shallow Shad Raps. In the fall of 2015, I made it a goal to determine if there were any specific crankbait color patterns that emerged on 81 Ponds near Brookings, South Dakota. Does this mean that finding the “hot color” is useless for a walleye angler? I’ve dedicated a great deal of time trying to answer this question, let’s take a look at three of my favorite case studies. In fact, walleye have a very difficult time differentiating fine details of a presentation.
While these low-light vision capabilities give them the advantage over their prey and have a big impact in how anglers target them, this has more to do with the timing across these various light conditions.
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