EZ, it all depends on the places ya gonna fish. Deep water lakes or the REZ. 300 bandits will run the deepest and are used in the summer and fall when the crappie go deep.. In spring to summer when they are not as deep a lot will run200 series to keep the bait away from the boat( further back). Colors are to the customer pref. black, pink ,ole miss, mad cow , mistake just to name a few.. have fun.......