We stand in the boat and look down at a white lure. It sticks out like a sore thumb. People use white on beds because it's the easiest to see.

A bass sits in the water and looks up. He can't help it, his eyes are positioned that way. Ever watch a bass go after a lure on the bottom. He has to turn his whole body up 45 degrees to even get a look at it to to be sure where it is.

Ever swim down to the bottom of a pool, or even better to the bottom of the ocean in 8 or 10 feet of water, then look up? The whole scene is blinding right? If there was a black fish above you, you'd see it great. A white one would be hard to see. This effect is even more magnified on overcast days.

So long as your lure isn't laying on the bottom, white is the ultimate finesse color for this reason. It's just plain hard for the bass to see.

Agree/disagree? I'm tying up an all white triple trout for this weekend.

Interisting! I have never thought of it that way. For the most part I throw white to get a reaction(I think?). I have used white grubs and tubes for years. Recently I find my self with a white swimbait tied on pretty much always.
For us fisherman standing above the water looking down, white baits almost apear to glow. I guess if you were a fish looking up it might have the opposite affect and almost dissapear? For the most part I try to fish very natural colors. Colors that seem to almost blend into their surrounding. Maybie my white baits are doing just that? I started using white to look bright and stand out. Maybie I'm actualy blending in? Either way its working.
If the white baits fade in open water and stand out aginst cover structure or darker back grounds. You cast into open water and retrieve twards your target zone that is most likely a darker back ground. The fish dosent get a chance to get a good look at your bait until its in the money zone? THUNK!!!