Chances are good that chartreuse is one of the primary colors in your tackle box. It’s a standard for spinnerbaits. As a dip, it sweetens the tails of soft plastics. On crankbaits and topwaters, it brightens bellies and sides, as do lime, citrus, parrot, and a palette of other variations that have evolved from chartreuse.
But where’s the color that started it all? Where’s the respect? In other words, where’s the school-bus yellow? Unless you carry some of the retro baits, such as the Heddon Lucky 13 and Arbogast Hula Popper, it’s probably not in your box.
“Chartreuse is brighter and yellow has been forgotten,” said Stephen Headrick, a lure designer and owner of Punisher Lures and Dale Hollow 1 Stop near Dale Hollow.
“Yellow now is one of the most underfished colors. But it can be a great color year around.”
“Bandit has a Spring Craw crankbait that’s about 75 percent school-bus yellow,” he added. “It’s a killer in spring around mud flats, when crawfish are starting to come out and move around.
“Crawfish start spawning at about 60 degree, earlier than most believe.”
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