"Bob" wrote in message
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Hello,

Not a Bass "scholar," but was wondering about this:

I fish a lot in a small Pond outside of Boston.
The usual; smallmouth and largemouth, with lots of yellow perch.

I can always get a load of them using a size 0 or 1 Mepps Spinner (treble
hook).

Has to be Undressed; the ones with a skirt just don't seem to attract
them.

The ones that work always seem to be the ones with a Silver Blade.

The Gold, or the Black bladed ones (Fury, I think) with the spots don't
work either.
Just the Silver ones.

Mepps, I'm sure, sells millions of the Gold and Black speckled Blade ones,

So,

For you experts:

Under what conditions do, or would, the Gold and Black speckled blades be
expected to work "better" than the Silver bladed ones ? Why ?

Thanks,
Bob

I might try gold in muddy or algae bloom water. That being said I caught a
lot of bass in ages past on 1/6 oz Rooster Tails with either a black body or
a powder blue silver body, and a silver blade. They fancy colors worked
better on trout, but the bass liked it simple.