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Permalink Reply by tim schultz on March 25, 2009 at 3:13am

wow, i guess this is a personal preference type of question. personally i seperate, but this is all about confidence. not that ive noticed one outfishes the other, i think i tend to fish the non mixed plastic swimbait better which to me im confident with, whereas i have a mixed color swimbait and mentally i believe its flawed. therefore i dont think i fish it as effectively. bottom line ( presentation), i fish the bait i have confidence in harder and im more willing to fish and change the presentation with the confidence bait, (i can pattern the bite, while the other swimbait has long since been put away. hope this was of some help, tim s

Permalink Reply by Adam Flores on March 25, 2009 at 3:09pm

I mix them... colors tend to blend and greyout underwater anyways. I think they see more patterns than colors.

Permalink Reply by Dave Wells, Fishin' Musician on March 30, 2009 at 9:41am

I've had them actually melt together when they were mixed. Not sure if it's a chemical thing or what.

Permalink Reply by Pinfish on April 6, 2009 at 9:19pm

i separate them because i want to have the color i bought. mostly white

Permalink Reply by kyle jones on May 13, 2009 at 3:08pm

I prefer to keep mine seperate just in case of bleeding. the one thing I havealso experienced is when u leave a colored jighead in a swimbait it will bleed into the plastic. But it might also depend on the brand of the plastic or head.

Permalink Reply by Dave on May 21, 2009 at 5:48am

if you dont want the colors to bleed keep them separate however, some brands do not bleed specifically MC Swimbaits they do not bleed ....ever

Permalink Reply by jiM Kracky on April 15, 2010 at 1:52am

I say keep them clean. Use the ones that bleed together for rockfish or on dirty water days.
For clean clear water you want the most natural looking baits you have.