imagine_studios Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Would most everyone agree that lure color, which might not be as important as some other factors, does play a role in whether a fish is triggered into a bite? If so, then I've got a crazy thought. What about a lure with one stripe of each of the 7 colors on it? Maybe I'm over simplifying, but what if a fish keys into a certain color on a given day and that's what they want to eat, period. If a lure goes by with all of the colors on it, is it possible the fish could see it's key color and make a commitment? Again, just a thought that popped in my head, but a lure with long horizontal stripes might get the job done. Q: What lure color were you using when you caught that monster? A: All of them! Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltwater Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Most fish species have color vision. Some fish can see ultraviolet and some are sensitive to polarized light. Water absorbs light so that with increasing depth the amount of light available decreases quickly. The optic properties of water also lead to different wavelengths of light being absorbed to different degrees, for example light of long wavelengths (e.g. red, orange) is absorbed quite quickly compared to light of short wavelengths (blue, violet), though ultraviolet light (even shorter wavelength than blue) is absorbed quite quickly as well.[3] Besides these universal qualities of water, different bodies of water may absorb light of different wavelengths because of salts and other chemicals in the water. Most experts tell us that contrast is much more important than color for attracting fish. Video: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21xdc Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 I did this with spinnerbaits 25 years ago... It did not trigger any more bites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imagine_studios Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Saltwater, that video was really cool, thanks for posting. I guess I was 25 years too late with my crazy idea... I've never been a huge proponent of color being as important as some other things like speed, depth, action, etc, but I figure it has to matter somewhat with all the availability of colors out there, but maybe that's just to catch me and not so much the fish... Thanks guys! Jason 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 This is why I pay more attention to color for my creek/river fishing while bank beating as I'm not going below that 3 foot depth for all intent and purposes, if fishing deeper water to me it is all about presentation, movement and type of bait I'm using this video is a good one for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltwater Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Gon2Long is absolutely correct. In the video the red eye of the green fish, the color red was gone at just a depth of three feet. Red, the perfect color to camouflage a lure: Except at the depth of three feet or less of crystal clear water with bright sunlight...LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Explains the effectiveness of good ol white! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imagine_studios Posted March 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 You're not kidding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
