Most versatile hard bait color

[coreynov902]

If you were only given one color choice for a soft plastic bait, there would probably be a majority consensus that green pumpkin would be the most versatile soft bait color. But what about hard baits (topwater, crankbaits, jerkbaits, swimbaits)? There are seemingly endless color options for hard baits and some work great in clear water, others in dirty water. But if you could only have one color to use in a variety of water clarity situations, what would it be?

[okiebass]

Some type of green crawdad

[ManxFishing]

For me
Clear or Stained, Would be Sexy Shad

[Phrog Phil]

I think Sexy Shad in its many variations or red craw/orange craw.

[Wackyjig]

Bone. It catches them in chocolate milk and crystal clear.

[OkieBud]

Black or Blue Chrome or Bone w/Orange Belly

[willwork4fish]

black back/silver body...black back shad or whatever you want to call it.

[bilgerat]

A bit of everything
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[KennyVexus]

Char/Blk back

[Mark Perry]

For me it's Megabass mat shad. Works everywhere and in all water colors.

[PsuHntr]

probably bone

[mflora98ss]

I would choose either a "Sexy Shad", or a "Green Gizzard Shad" color.

[basfish]

Sexy shad or white

[BrianKF]

White with a black back.

[Squire]

In a word, Citris...

[avidbasser]

Silver (chrome) / black back
Sexy shad
These 2 color patterns have boated me many fish

[mactlman]

Sexy shad or white

Same here

[Jbass123]

For me
Clear or Stained, Would be Sexy Shad

+2

[Toni]

I watched the video on how Bass percieve colors underwater. I'd go with something green, I think.

[wareagle24]

Chartreuse/blue back