I have always been a fan of the red craw color.

Chartreuse seems to work for me...
Gary Yamamoto 4" Chartreuse worms with a bit of sparkle do Damage in timber and along roccky banks.

Matching the color to your surroundings is very important. I've found that Bass love Zoom worms of almost any color. Just cast, let it fall, and then bounce it along the bottom and get ready!!

I talked to some professional fishermen about this before and they said the best thing to do is try different things the reason why there are so many lures is because not all fish bite or are attracted to the same one.

While I'm not that good at finesse baits, I know that colors are dependant on the water, the floorbed/cover, sometimes even the cloud cover can also be a factor. The consensus I've heard is that Watermelon & Pumpkin have the best all around useage. However, if you can afford a Color C-lecter (which you can get here at Bass Pro) you will do yourself an immense favor. I've seen many pros use this to help their chances of landing more fish. I hope this helps!

There are 3 basic colors that are pure necessities on the lake. Watermelon seed, green pumpkin, and pumpkin. There are hundreds of variations, but if you will throw one of these colors around any kind of structure, you will catch some fish.

I like to use a Gary Yamamoto Flappin Hog in rocky and loggy areas, because it resembles a crawfish, and crawfish live in rocks and logs. For Colors I like Green Pumkin and Watermelon. I like to use a 2/0 offset hook for the hog, because it makes it weedless.

Hey good question but a wide variety of answer will come. Personally the water color would depend on the color, if dark or dirty i would use a darker color like a junebug or if clearer i would use a lighter color like a watermelon. The type of bait could be vast. A slick stick, a soft jerkbait, a carolina/texas rigged worm should do the trick. The right combination of colors and the way you work the bait should catch them all day. Fish On!!!

I key all my softbait colors on the water color and depth I will be fishing...clearer water... lighter colors, but the bright plastics (chartruese) don't seem to work well here in my SC lakes. Worms-6" or 10" -Pumpkinseed, Black, Deep purple. The darker & deeper the water...the darker the bait. I do have success w "tipped" worms - red firetail or yellow..I love the new 4.5" 'Shadalicious' swim bait in silver!

Zoom lizard 6" watermelon/purple flake, or a 10" Magnum worm Red Shad. Work like a charm. Big Bass.

Definitely the Yum Zellamander. this is much better than any other lizard type bait because it just catches more fish. it displaces more water, the scent will actually make the bass try to swallow them, and they are slightly larger than others.

Yum wooly hogtail. These have had all kinds of success for me.

I made some custom carolina rigs with 60lb leader glass beads and a 4 oz wieght, with 24" of flourocarbon, carolina floater, circle hook and a 6" gulp squid. This is a killer set up for cod

Any kind of soft plastic will work on a carolina rig. My three favorites are baby brush hogs (watermelon red), 8" magnum lizards (green pumpkin), and berkley chigger craws (green pumpkin). Don't over look throwing a bandit 100 or 200 series or a smithwick rattling rogue on a rig either.

A Berkley 4" or 6" tournament lizard.

CHOMPERS twin tail skirted grub.

I like to use a lizard. In the past I would only rig with a Zoom Lizard but lately have had equal if not better success with a Berkeley Power Lizard. My favorite colors are Green Pumpkin, Black and Pumpkin Seed.

In stained and murky water, I would choose, green pumpkinseed, chartreuse or white. They'll be easier to see in the darker water. Largemouth bass can see approximately 4 times the distance than humans. If the visibility of the water is 2 feet, the fish should be able to see it from 8 feet (estimate).

It depends on the lighting I think. Most days I go out to the river that is dark brown with tanins and Black or Black/blue/ or Red shad work great. But on overcast and rainy days I'll throw pearl or baby bass or even Chartruese and they won't leave it alone.

Green pumpkin/red

Dark colors, black +blue is usually the best for me.

on bottom....dark red, black fleck green watermelon on 1/16 oz, or in middle of water chartreuse/clear glitter... on 1/4 oz... and solid pink is a great color if all of the above fails.....

Most newer plastics shouldn't breakdown. I found the best is to keep them in their original packaging and to keep them out of direct sunlight. I have also found a great way to add scent to your plastics. I get the bottles that they use to dye hair with, put about 12 worms in there and fill with my scent of choice. They have a cap for the spout that keeps the scent in, and when you need a worm, just pop the cap off and give the bottle a squeeze, out pops a worm!

if they are that old they may be worth replacing, especially if they are supposed to have a scent.

They shouldn't break down, but it all depends on where they are stored. Also with the odor. The plastic will absorb any scents it is stored with, and if the climate is really dry or excessively bad I have seem some brands get hard spots on them. That was a fishing partner that left them in his boat outside all winter. If they are stored in-doors they should be fine. A good way to prevent anything from happening is keep them in zip lock bags, or in a fishing storage container with only other plastic lures in it. A good tip is in the zip lock bags add some of your favorite scent and they will stay soft, and the scent will saturate the plastic making it last much longer catching you more fish. Hope this helps you.

They will begin to break down after a while. Especially if you are leaving your equipment in a garage that experiences weather change. I leave my Berkley's in a zip lock bag and keep them in my tackle bag and they make it through just fine. Without the bags they degrade and begin to crumble. I have Power Bait that is over 3 years old and like new thanks to the zip lock bags that they come with. From what Ive seen, a bait that smells bad usually works. If your worms are looking a little iffy, just hit them with some Berkley Power Scent. Works well for me when Bassing. Hope this helps.

Rig it on a 1/0 worm hook. Fish it by letting it sink a few seconds, twitch it a few times, reel in a few feet, let sink......
If the water is deeper try a weighted worm hook or a heavy gauge hook. Best on muddy flatts and where grass meets sandy bottom. Good Luck!

I would try to DropShot. Use a size 1 or 1/0 hook. Hook through nose or weedless.

Best soft lure ever in my books! I use light (1/8 or 1/16) long shank jigs or 1/0 weighted worm hooks. They look exactly like a dying minnow when you let them drop with the occational twitch.

best way I have found is to nose hook it. insert it through the top or bottom of the of the nose.

I prefer Chompers twin tail grubs they work really well on smallies

This may not be a soft plastic worm but a beetle spin does a great job but if your wanting a worm go with a culprit 7.5 red or crawdad shad