for the neutral/negative fish that reaction strike i feel obnoxious colors with loud rattles are the way to go. firetiger especially. its not really an 'i want to eat you bite' but rather a 'what is that and why is it here' reaction. its like a dog that mouths things. thats how the test stuff out. but the rest i agree with. i dont think you get a reaction strike from a negative fish using a natural pattern without some obnoxious rattles.

with that said, ive sorta started to fall in love with minnow raps. very cisco shaped and the natural shad pattern has my mouth watering.