19:05#8 · Retrieve techniques
Stop Retrieving Your Lure… Seriously.
The static presentation won 4–0. Four fish came to the static approach while the active retrieve produced none in the test.
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We tested 6 different colours of the same lure.
Total bass: 50 Super Pearl — 16 bass Candy King — 13 bass Dawn — 10 bass Dusk — 9 bass Yellow One — 1 bass Pink One — 1 bass
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Six Sidewinder colours were rotated in one on-water experiment. The test produced a clear pattern worth testing again in different conditions.
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FIELD REPORT / 23Lure colour
We tested 6 different colours of the same lure.
Video published 3 October 2026
This account records 50 fish at Christchurch Ledge, Dorset, England, UK. Super Pearl has the highest listed catch count (16) across the 6 reported options. Super Pearl and Candy King together account for 29 of 50 recorded catches (58%). This is a share of catches, not an effort-adjusted success rate. The figures describe this account; they do not establish which approach will catch most on another day.
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FIELD REPORT / 20Lure colour
Which Classic Lure Colour Do Bass Really Prefer?
Video published 19 September 2026
White has the highest listed catch count (9) across the 3 reported options. The figures describe this account; they do not establish which approach will catch most on another day.
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Stop Retrieving Your Lure… Seriously.
Video published 28 June 2026
Static has the highest listed catch count (4) across the 2 reported options. The figures describe this account; they do not establish which approach will catch most on another day.
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