I've thought about your question, and I've tried to run it through my experience, and what I've learned through educational sources.

My first reccomendation would be to consider what is the normal conditions of the water? If the muddy water area is always muddy, then those fish will be used to the muddy water and will eat as normal. But if it is normally clear water, then the muddy water will work against you.

I personally prefer dingy water. Why? Well despite the talk about a fish's eye sight and its brain development not being able to see line in clear water unless that line is very flourescent or the thickness of a nickle, most here believe the fish can see the line. BTW, if they see the line and avoid the bait, why do they accept the hooks? Anyway, if you do believe all that, I'd go with the dingy. In clear water, I believe the light line works so well because it gives the bait a little better, but I've never had a lot of great luck in clear water, unless there is something like wind to break up the light penetration. I personally think it is the sight of our boats that scare the fish the most.

Lastly, let me quote Dave Stewart, find the bait, find the fish. So let the bait fish tell you the best place to fish. If it is muddly water, go with dark baits, and baits that move a lot of water.

Good luck,

Danny