So i have a question that may show my ignorance. The Stubby Steve pellets used as bait seem to work incredibly well. I was wondering if I used those in a lake where big bluegill are hard to catch if they would work? Or do they only work in ponds where pellet trained bluegill see it as as pellet and bite it out of a conditioned response?

If they work in larger BOW where bluegill have never seen a pellet, how long do they stay on the hook? Are they quite soft and easily pulled apart in the water? I'm just wondering how many I would need to buy and how many I might go through in an hour or 2 of fishing with my kids.

Also this one is chartreuse. Is it better to use darker colors in darker lakes and vice versa? The lake I hope to fish in is exceptionally clear down to 18 feet or so due to heavy zebra mussels. Fish are hard to catch there!

Thanks