>Many colors cant be matched up to something realistic.
>But if I had to take a stab at sour grape, I would say that in
>dingy to dark water, those colors are more visible and may
>better imitate a real shad in those dark waters. If you look
>closely at shad, they do have yellow hues and tints on their
>bellies and sides, and they do have purplish tints high on
>their shoulders and backs. >

Bluegill are FULL of color. Lots of blue, green, chartruese, orange. Hitch have blue, green, purple and gold.

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