Dave,

Most of the waters that I fish at home are strip pits with water so clear you can see 10-12ft deep most of the time. I try to buy the subtle colors, but I do have a fair share of chartruese lures.

On the Lucky Craft, I purchased a color called Ghost Shiner and another called MS Copper Glass. Just looking at them on the computer, they appeared to be what I wanted. Sometimes when you get them they look different.

One reason I purchased these, were that the description says they suspend about 7 feet deep. I doubt that the Smithwick goes much deeper than 3ft in the size that I throw.

I am going up to Pekin, Illinois in a few weeks when they open up Powerton Lake to fishing again. Very good smallmouth lake and I do real well on Smithwick's. I have even caught white drum on them in that lake. It nearly ripped the rod out of my hands, literally. I never had a fish hit a bait any harder than that white drum did. I don't mind catching them a bit.

Good luck on your show tours going on. I hope I can get to go to the Indy show, if my doctor clears me for crutches soon. I am sure I can get in a bass boat now though, so it won't be long.

topwater