Yes, the live and dead bait color selection is a tough one... hard to decide some days. ;-).
The 'which color' conversation has a lot of variables, and on some says it can make a difference. We've all scene those few times when only one guy on the boat is catching all the fish and he only brought one pack of what he's catching them on. In most cases, the more important thing is to be locating your fish schools and not be casting in empty water. That's the bigger thing to focus on... read the water. Look for active bait, slicks, birds, anything to key you into where the fish actually are. From there the genera color selection rules above will tend to do the trick just fine. I've also encountered times when it just didn't matter. I've caught trout in super dirty water on clear baits and in super clear water on black baits. I think it's more important to find a couple colors you like for your water conditions and fish them confidently (and the above is part of that process) all I'm saying is the fish didn't get the memo on what the best colors are or arn't as long as they can see them.
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