The first plastic worm came from the Creme Lure Company of Tyler, Texas in the early 1950’s. No one ever thought that these baits would change fishing forever. Unknown at the time the soft plastics has changed fishing forever. George Perry had already taken the world record fish in 1932 on a wooden lure. But what will the next world record fish be caught on, maybe a soft plastic?

When fishing for largemouth bass, spotted bass or smallmouth bass there are a few basic colors that will work. New and even veteran anglers have found some basics soft plastic colors work all year in all waters. When water temperatures are very hot or very cold or rising or falling, these are great “go to” colors. Green pumpkin anything from tubes to lizards is a great all year color. This bait color seems to work best with a clear water applications. From small finesse worms to large craws, green pumpkin is a must have in the tackle box.

Pumpkin or pumpkinseed is another color that works all year. This color was first offered to the market by the Zoom Bait Company as a lizard. As a test color at Zoom it was almost discarded. The owner of the company almost tossed out the entire first batch because he thought it was just plain ugly. Some local anglers saw the "ugly" bait in a trash bag and the rest is history.

Take the red shad color in worms and lizards anytime you go bass fishing. This color is the number three color bass anglers buy. Almost every soft plastic lure company makes a red shad something. One tactic that adds color and scent to these baits is dye. Dyes come in lots of colors and some have scents added and some do not. The best dye color is chartreuse and the best scent addition is garlic. Mix these together with any soft plastic and fish really seem to like them.