I have numerous colors of the same brand lure, and numerous pouches of all those colors. Some colors would produce good and others, of very similar appearance, wouldnt even get half the hits. I was a little confused but never gave it much thought until recently. When fishing the different colors, I noticed something peculiar.

By having atleast 2-3 bags of each color that I like, within the same brand and type of lure, I have a pretty good base to work with for comparitive analysis. One of thepeculiararities thatI noticed is that for some reason, a certain color lure wouldfloat while the others would sink. None of these lures are supposed to float, but this certain colorwould while others do not. It didn't matter what bagI would pull the specificcolor from, that certain color always floats.

Also, one of the other colors of this lure will stay at what ever depthI am reeling it through. IfI hold the rod tip high, it will come across the top, but if I hold the rod low it will float about 6 inches under the surface of the water. IfI stop reeling, it will stay whereverI left it, atleast elevation wise. Another anomoly<sp?> for a lure that was supposed to sink.

So basically two of the colors thatI have handle completely different than the other colors of this lure. it doesnt matter what pouche I pull these colors out of, they all handle the same. One will always float to the top, the other will stay at whatever depth you are fishing in the top layer of water, and all the other colors sink like they should.

Obviously, the two colors that dont sink like the others are less dense. The only conclusion that I can come to is that the materials are composed of slightly different polymers, or the amount of glitter that is put into one color is different from another causing a change in densities as well. Knowing that any substrate put into a material will change the composition and density, I still wouldn't think thatthe glitteror dye wouldcause that much of a change in density.

Anyways, after noticing the difference in handling between the lure colors, I was able to change my retrieve to get the action that I wanted and was able to get more bites off the colors that wouldnt produce for me in the past. Now, I still dont get as many hits as my go-to colors, but i definately get more than i used to, and it was because i was ableadjust my fishing style to these certain colors so that they handled like I wanted them to.

So, any of you using rubber lures that aren't getting results with certain colors, check to make sure that it isn't the action of the lure as a result of the density of the material that is causing the problem. Who knows, you may have a killer color combo that the fish would go after if the lure was actually doing what you thought it was doing.

Best of luck fishing guys!

is that with a hook in it??? and what size, several years ago i wanted a lizard that would suspend with a 3/0-5/0 hook we couldn't come up with anything, i started working on an idea to make worms (plastics in general) that would float or at least suspend with a decent size hook. unfortunatley the idea got out before i could do anything with it[&o]Gary hughes (aka riverside lures) came out with a line of "air baits"

interesting results there, also were these solid colors versus colors with or W/O flake???? also the color that floated, it wasn't white, yellow, or bright solid color was it[&:]

I fish these with a hook only, and I only fish this lure with a certain brand and size hook. The only variable left is the composition of the lure. All of them have have two primary colors with flecks present, but the ones that floatare more opaque andhave fewer visable flecks of glitter.

Try puting a hole in the underside, and inserting a small split shot, then super glue the hole closed.
or some sort of a long slender peace of lead.
Like lead sorder, you can get at a hardware store.
Not the kind with acid rosin, the solid type.

Good Luck

problem is, i get more hits off of them floating, haha. Its the sinking ones that I am trying to change/adjust.

In that case take an insulin syringe, then stick it in the top along the back.
Inject some air, to make a air bubble, when you pull the syringe out put a drop of super glue in the hole, and hold it for a few second for the hole to seal.

Maybe that will make it float.

You can get syringes at any drug store or walmart.
Or where you get animal medicines like Tractor Supply.

thats a good idea, I will start looking for a syringe and let yall know how it works when I get a chance totry it out.

Gangly..are you referring to the Horny Toads..[8D]They can be frustrating..I find the bull frog color floats the best..You are right about the colors..some seem to sink real fast..Fact..if ya watch the bullfrog..he will actually float..However; I think fish wise up to lures..I haven't caught a Horny Toad fish in about 5 outings..Where I fish at is 1 mile long by nearly a 1/4 mile.wide .I'm going to start fishing segments of it hard instead of the whole place..After 9:00 AM..it's been too hot anyway..i usually leave..ALso..our lakes are turning over..meaning the bottom of the lake floats to the top..[&o][&o]
lots of film on top..

ive gone gang busters on the Horny Toad, and caught some good fish with it, but its winding down now and I'mhaving a lot harder time catching them on the Horny Toad now. I know where the fish are, and can repeatedly get them on live minnows when searching for bass hideouts, but when i throw the frog in there, ive been getting skunked. When I do get the hit now, its right when the frog slaps the water. It now seems that if they are gonna hit it, it's within one second of it plopping down on teh water surface which I believe is a reflex bite, and not because I convinced them it was a tasty treat.

One thing I have started doing though, is holding my soft plastic lures up to the light instead of looking at them in the bags. When I hold them up to a light, the lure changes color drastically, and you get to see it how the fish sees it because the fish sees the lure when the sun is shining through it. If you have any watermelon red Horny Toads, look at one of them in the palm of your hand like you normally would, then hold it up to the light....COMPLETELY different color, it turns to a nice light green with a tiny hint of red in the middle, pretty neat. So now, anytime I'm buying soft plastics, I holdthem up to the light and look through the lure to see the "true color".

I think the fish have wised up on ole Horny Toad..

1 st outing 12 hits
2nd outing 5 hits
3rd outing 2 hits..

4th -10th ZERO HITS[:-]The bass may be smarter than what we give them credit for..Actually ..aint nothing working much for me..