Does Fishing Boat Color Matter

[Ivan Watkins]

Hi,
I am having a boat shipped to me and at first the color I had chosen
was an aluminum color (light grey). However, when I saw the off white model
of the boat I thought.. man. that is a beautiful boat. My boat will mainly
be used to take me and my boys fishing. I've noticed that some boats have
dark hulls and some have white. For fishing in all honesty does it matter
what color the bottom of your boat is?

[Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers]

"Ivan Watkins" > wrote in message
. com...
> Hi,
> I am having a boat shipped to me and at first the color I had chosen
> was an aluminum color (light grey). However, when I saw the off white
model
> of the boat I thought.. man. that is a beautiful boat. My boat will
mainly
> be used to take me and my boys fishing. I've noticed that some boats have
> dark hulls and some have white. For fishing in all honesty does it matter
> what color the bottom of your boat is?

My hull is white, I've owned green, gray, dark blue and aluminum. I've
never really noticed any difference in catch rates with different colors.
And I fish a lot for muskie and pike, fish notorious for following a lure to
the boat and striking it right at boatside with a foot of line off the rod
tip.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

[Ivan Watkins]

Thanks Steve.. that makes me feel even better now.. Not only will I love
what I'm riding in but enjoying fishing to. Thanks for the quick response.

Ivan

"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" > wrote in
message ...
>
> "Ivan Watkins" > wrote in message
> . com...
> > Hi,
> > I am having a boat shipped to me and at first the color I had
chosen
> > was an aluminum color (light grey). However, when I saw the off white
> model
> > of the boat I thought.. man. that is a beautiful boat. My boat will
> mainly
> > be used to take me and my boys fishing. I've noticed that some boats
have
> > dark hulls and some have white. For fishing in all honesty does it
matter
> > what color the bottom of your boat is?
>
> My hull is white, I've owned green, gray, dark blue and aluminum. I've
> never really noticed any difference in catch rates with different colors.
> And I fish a lot for muskie and pike, fish notorious for following a lure
to
> the boat and striking it right at boatside with a foot of line off the rod
> tip.
> --
> Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
> http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
> G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
> http://www.herefishyfishy.com
>
>

[Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers]

"Ivan Watkins" > wrote in message
. com...
> Thanks Steve.. that makes me feel even better now.. Not only will I love
> what I'm riding in but enjoying fishing to. Thanks for the quick
response.

Not a problem. You can either ask here or on my website, in the forums.
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

[Crownliner]

yes it does, but probably not to the fish. :-)

crownliner

"Ivan Watkins" > wrote in message
. com...
> Hi,
> I am having a boat shipped to me and at first the color I had chosen
> was an aluminum color (light grey). However, when I saw the off white
model
> of the boat I thought.. man. that is a beautiful boat. My boat will
mainly
> be used to take me and my boys fishing. I've noticed that some boats have
> dark hulls and some have white. For fishing in all honesty does it matter
> what color the bottom of your boat is?
>
>
>

[Ivan Watkins]

I'm laughing......because that is so true... haaaa

Ivan

"Crownliner" > wrote in message
news:k3A_b.377159$I06.4113755@attbi_s01...
> yes it does, but probably not to the fish. :-)
>
> crownliner
>
> "Ivan Watkins" > wrote in message
> . com...
> > Hi,
> > I am having a boat shipped to me and at first the color I had
chosen
> > was an aluminum color (light grey). However, when I saw the off white
> model
> > of the boat I thought.. man. that is a beautiful boat. My boat will
> mainly
> > be used to take me and my boys fishing. I've noticed that some boats
have
> > dark hulls and some have white. For fishing in all honesty does it
matter
> > what color the bottom of your boat is?
> >
> >
> >
>
>

[Bob La Londe]

There is a superstition amoung bass fishermen about fishing out of a red
boat. Supposedly it scares off fish, but it sounds like a lot of hooey to
me.


"Ivan Watkins" > wrote in message
. com...
> Hi,
> I am having a boat shipped to me and at first the color I had chosen
> was an aluminum color (light grey). However, when I saw the off white
model
> of the boat I thought.. man. that is a beautiful boat. My boat will
mainly
> be used to take me and my boys fishing. I've noticed that some boats have
> dark hulls and some have white. For fishing in all honesty does it matter
> what color the bottom of your boat is?
>
>
>

[Short Wave Sportfishing]

On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 09:50:49 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
> wrote:

>There is a superstition amoung bass fishermen about fishing out of a red
>boat. Supposedly it scares off fish, but it sounds like a lot of hooey to
>me.

There are an awful lot of red bass boats out there.

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
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Basic Fishing Program:

10 - Fish
20 - Eat
30 - Sleep
40 - Goto 10

[licker]

It may matter only to the owner. Lighter the color the more like it could
stain. Especially a fiberglass boat used in sal****er. That horrible
yellow looking water line stain.

Sarge

[Bob La Londe]

Yup!!!!


"Short Wave Sportfishing" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 09:50:49 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
> > wrote:
>
> >There is a superstition amoung bass fishermen about fishing out of a red
> >boat. Supposedly it scares off fish, but it sounds like a lot of hooey
to
> >me.
>
> There are an awful lot of red bass boats out there.
>
> Later,
>
> Tom
> S. Woodstock, CT
> ----------
>
> Basic Fishing Program:
>
> 10 - Fish
> 20 - Eat
> 30 - Sleep
> 40 - Goto 10

[Charles Summers]

Don't tell that to Warren!

--
Charles B. Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com


"Bob La Londe" > wrote in message
...
> There is a superstition amoung bass fishermen about fishing out of a red
> boat. Supposedly it scares off fish, but it sounds like a lot of hooey to
> me.
>
>

[Rivers North]

I've been told by someone somewhere that the color green is one the fish
like...I have way too much time to work on my boat so I have polished the
Aluminum sides and bottom of my jetboat to a mirror finish...I have a Green
paint job on the top half of my boat....Plugging or back bouncing with a
20ft long flasher in front and the action is outstanding...I also anchor up
in a foot of water and start fly fishing for Sock-eye and I have lots of
hits right beside the boat..gord p