Terry Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 well they have done scientific tests that shows the light spectrum and depth of water and what is visible they also know what part of the light spectrum different fish see at what depth ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimace Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Yup. I have read plenty of articles on it, however I do not recall exactly where. A couple of them were fishing magazines and actually one science magazine that jus happened to be doing an article on the subject. I would have to do some googling to find en again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canada414 Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 I honestly believe red hooks work better especially for smallmouth. My proof is last year while camping the fishing was really poor so I fooled around with the small fish while snorkeling. I observed the smallmouth would actually bit onto the red hook instead of the worm. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimace Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Ugh. A typo or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimace Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 I honestly believe red hooks work better especially for smallmouth. My proof is last year while camping the fishing was really poor so I fooled around with the small fish while snorkeling. I observed the smallmouth would actually bit onto the red hook instead of the worm. . Apparently red is visible down to 12 or 14 feet or something like that. So the red would be effective in shallow water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 The Banjo minnow, flying lure,lighted flashing lure, there all good to use. But has no one ever bought the Helicopter lures? No one ever mentions them. Am I the only one who has these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck2fan Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 I only use red hooks for steelhead fishing for the simple reason I like the brand and they are red and work quite well. I think the color is irrelevant though because anyone will tell you if a trout sees your hook in any bait they are smart enough not to bite LOL.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 The biggest snow jobs are all those magazine subscriptions that guarantee to put you on bigger and better catches of fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 I took my grandfather's pet rock out to get cleaned (it was rather dusty) and when I dropped it in the lake by mistake I couldn't figure out what one it was... So I grabbed the pocket fisherman, tied on a b-donk-a-donk and went fishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted June 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 (edited) "That's what I'm talkin about" Sorry 1500th post, had to say somethng special to me. Edited June 29, 2011 by Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 why wasn't the 1500th about thereispleantyofphil.com? oh and I was scamed when a group of us were out to lunch and were told we were going to going to be in a Toon.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tybo Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 THE OFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handlebarz Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 I still have some of the flying lures they did work well back then maybe its time to get them back out since there will not be many using them now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhaman Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 The Banjo minnow, flying lure,lighted flashing lure, there all good to use. But has no one ever bought the Helicopter lures? No one ever mentions them. Am I the only one who has these? Helicopter lure, is that for flying fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 (edited) Helicopter lure, is that for flying fish Nope, that is for trolling in the airport lounge... Edited June 29, 2011 by GBW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 well they have done scientific tests that shows the light spectrum and depth of water and what is visible they also know what part of the light spectrum different fish see at what depth ... Yup. I have read plenty of articles on it, however I do not recall exactly where. A couple of them were fishing magazines and actually one science magazine that jus happened to be doing an article on the subject. I would have to do some googling to find en again. Yeah yeah I know. Light spectrums, scientific tests, articles... Unless you're actually a fish who knows what they see. It's all just speculation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Not really. By examining the eye structure of fish ie. rods and cones,shapes and sizes, they can compare them to other animals, including man, and know extremely accurately, how and what fish see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danc Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Yeah yeah I know. Light spectrums, scientific tests, articles... Unless you're actually a fish who knows what they see. It's all just speculation. Confidence in a lure, hook color, technique is huge. If someone believes that they know what a fish can see, and it works for them, who's to argue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimace Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Not really. By examining the eye structure of fish ie. rods and cones,shapes and sizes, they can compare them to other animals, including man, and know extremely accurately, how and what fish see. That is my understanding of it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spincast Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 in answer to the original thread, no..... but damn,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, those little red price tags on the dispays at CTC are like a drug........ can't count the stuff I bought there that is still as dry as the day it left the store............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 That is my understanding of it as well. Also, fish are extremely sensitive to uv lite. The color red is only visible from 2-40 feet in clear water.Red may be percieved as an injured fish at these shalow depths, but red in the ultraviolte spectrum, is not red at all, but more of a grey to black color. Because of this sensitivity to UV,fish are able to detect prey or bait,more than 40 feet away, by silhouettes and reflections. UV lite can travel up to 2500 feet under water, while visible lite is absorbed within 40 feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Anybody see fish blood, or your own for that mater, in the water? Not hollywood blood, real blood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Anybody see fish blood, or your own for that mater, in the water? Not hollywood blood, real blood. Real blood dripped over a minnow drives the fish crazy. They love it. Lesson learnt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhaman Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Just out of curiosity, how do you guys know for an absolute fact that red can't be seen in deep water? When that claim is made are you talking about the human eye or from a fishes perspective? How does anyone really know what a fish sees? I've always found those types of statements funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dozer Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Yeah yeah I know. Light spectrums, scientific tests, articles... Unless you're actually a fish who knows what they see. It's all just speculation. Fair enough, but the fishes eyes is qute similar to ours, so its only far to speculate they see what we see. I mean, its only a stupid fish, as long as its yippershhhnap locks onto ours hooks I dont think we care what it sees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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