How should I pick colors for big muskie baits?

Think contrast and silhouette first, hue second — a 25 cm (10 in) bait is detected by its bulk, flash, and water displacement long before its paint job. In clear water, natural patterns (cisco silver, sucker brown, perch bars) survive the long visual inspection that follows invite; in stained or tannic water, blacks, fire-tiger, and chartreuse hold a visible silhouette. Under low light and at night, a solid black profile against the surface is the classic answer because it maximizes edge contrast against the brighter sky. Confidence colors are real: the color you fish longest catches the most fish.

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