I always have 3 rods rigged differently. Also depends what I am looking for. Trout: topwater, jig head with a bayou thumper, and a cork with a marsh works shrimp. Redfish: topwater, marsh works spinner or spoon, rabbit frog.
Color depends on where I am going with water color. I almost always have something with a purple body chartreuse tail. Trout and reds love it. Caught in dark and clean water with that color. Topwater, I always start with a solid black and sometimes move to black back chrome sides. Ribbit frogs does not matter much as I use them to drag across grass or punch into the deep grass with high water. They just hit it out of aggression. Shrimp I like clear or pink.
Tomorrow I am headed to hopedale. Black topwater, purple/chartreuse, and cork rig. Most of the time I just use the cork rig as a locator. If I get a hit I put it away and back to the top. I am addicted to topwater and most of the time that is all I will throw. I am not looking for a limit of fish but just some big fish on top. Nothing like it.
Hope this helps
Also the purple/chart works great bouncing on points for flounder.
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