Yellow bellied baits

[Derek Muste]

1. I Got distracted at work and started looking through some baits. I came across these and realized I never run yellow bellied baits. I always lean towards white or orange bellies. Does anyone favor yellow bellies? Is there a time and place? Or maybe just a confidence thing?
2. Great meeting lastnight! 

[Scott McKee]

Most of the baits I run are "yellow bellied" since they scurry away from fights with muskies, avoiding them whenever possible, but I don't actively fish any that are painted as such.

I, like you, always tend to fish baits with orange or white bellies, although I did have a 10" Jake with a yellow belly, albeit a skinny belly since it was a Jake, that caught a bunch of fish years ago, but I'd bet that was because the Huntley was pumping out warm water and the basking muskies would smack anything.

As far as time and a place, maybe around perch schools. Anyone else have any input?

[John Pensyl]

Laz's top color for 50lbrs the past 20 years has been legend walleye. That bait is known as "king" for good reason.