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Dark Lures
Okay, I know the favorite color for a pig n jig or even a worm are
black/blue or purple. But for some reason, I have no confidence in using dark colored lures (except in clear water). I just think if I'm fishing stained or murky water, theres a better chance of the fish seeing brighter colored lures. Am I wrong on this? |
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Somewhere I have a color spectrum that shows various colors at certian
depths and water colors. You have to remember that a fish uses much more than sight to find a lure, and that they also have a different vision than us humans. I'll post the chart when I find it. "Galen Zink" wrote in message ... Okay, I know the favorite color for a pig n jig or even a worm are black/blue or purple. But for some reason, I have no confidence in using dark colored lures (except in clear water). I just think if I'm fishing stained or murky water, theres a better chance of the fish seeing brighter colored lures. Am I wrong on this? |
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I actually rather like dark colors in low light conditions or murky water. My
favorite early morning, muddy water spinner bait is a black and red skirt with a black colorado blade. Red shad is always a good color and its fairly dark. Of course sometimes a dark light combo is good, like black/chartruce. -Zimmy |
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I agree on the red shad! It's about the only color Powerworm that I own!
"G. M. Zimmermann" wrote in message ... I actually rather like dark colors in low light conditions or murky water. My favorite early morning, muddy water spinner bait is a black and red skirt with a black colorado blade. Red shad is always a good color and its fairly dark. Of course sometimes a dark light combo is good, like black/chartruce. -Zimmy |
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Hi group
I don't know what it is with you guys and your red shad worms but I can't buy a bite on one much less catch a fish on one .I have actually spent a whole afternoon fishing one with out much action , change colors [ green /pump or motor oil] and the action picks up... But again I don't catch many fish with any type of bait. Dazed and confused in Kentucky Ken "Charles Summers" wrote in message ... I agree on the red shad! It's about the only color Powerworm that I own! "G. M. Zimmermann" wrote in message ... I actually rather like dark colors in low light conditions or murky water. My favorite early morning, muddy water spinner bait is a black and red skirt with a black colorado blade. Red shad is always a good color and its fairly dark. Of course sometimes a dark light combo is good, like black/chartruce. -Zimmy |
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If you fish the cypress stained waters of SE Va or NE NC, you only need 2
worms. Rattle Snake, Earthworm colored floaters and lots of Red Shad, any brand. -- Bill Chesapeake, Va "Ken Blevins" wrote in message ... Hi group I don't know what it is with you guys and your red shad worms but I can't buy a bite on one much less catch a fish on one .I have actually spent a whole afternoon fishing one with out much action , change colors [ green /pump or motor oil] and the action picks up... But again I don't catch many fish with any type of bait. Dazed and confused in Kentucky Ken "Charles Summers" wrote in message ... I agree on the red shad! It's about the only color Powerworm that I own! "G. M. Zimmermann" wrote in message ... I actually rather like dark colors in low light conditions or murky water. My favorite early morning, muddy water spinner bait is a black and red skirt with a black colorado blade. Red shad is always a good color and its fairly dark. Of course sometimes a dark light combo is good, like black/chartruce. -Zimmy |
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I was fishing muddy muddy water early today and early this evening, Dark
colors like Blue Moccasin and Brown and Black were the colors of choice, Dark water= dark colors for me "IBNFSHN" wrote in message news:mx7wc.4582$wS2.270@okepread03... If you fish the cypress stained waters of SE Va or NE NC, you only need 2 worms. Rattle Snake, Earthworm colored floaters and lots of Red Shad, any brand. -- Bill Chesapeake, Va "Ken Blevins" wrote in message ... Hi group I don't know what it is with you guys and your red shad worms but I can't buy a bite on one much less catch a fish on one .I have actually spent a whole afternoon fishing one with out much action , change colors [ green /pump or motor oil] and the action picks up... But again I don't catch many fish with any type of bait. Dazed and confused in Kentucky Ken "Charles Summers" wrote in message ... I agree on the red shad! It's about the only color Powerworm that I own! "G. M. Zimmermann" wrote in message ... I actually rather like dark colors in low light conditions or murky water. My favorite early morning, muddy water spinner bait is a black and red skirt with a black colorado blade. Red shad is always a good color and its fairly dark. Of course sometimes a dark light combo is good, like black/chartruce. -Zimmy |
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I just posted a bass sight color spectrum. Hope it helps.
-- Craig Baugher Be Confident, Focused, but most of all Have FUN! |
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There is something about a dark black surface lure at night that just can't
be beat! One of my first choices at night, jointed jitterbug, black crazy crawler,black hula popper, black sputterbug, skitterpop, spinner bait with the blades run so the water bulges and creates a wake, spooks, so little time, so many lures, night time....... -- Stony "Galen Zink" wrote in message ... Okay, I know the favorite color for a pig n jig or even a worm are black/blue or purple. But for some reason, I have no confidence in using dark colored lures (except in clear water). I just think if I'm fishing stained or murky water, theres a better chance of the fish seeing brighter colored lures. Am I wrong on this? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.698 / Virus Database: 455 - Release Date: 6/2/04 |
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Stony
Can you give some tips on smallmouth bass fishing for the season's opener at the end of this month? Thanks |
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"Galen Zink" wrote in message
... Okay, I know the favorite color for a pig n jig or even a worm are black/blue or purple. But for some reason, I have no confidence in using dark colored lures (except in clear water). I just think if I'm fishing stained or murky water, theres a better chance of the fish seeing brighter colored lures. Am I wrong on this? Yes, Galen, you are wrong. And the reason is simple: a) The eyes of a bass point up. b) What does a bass usually see when it looks up? Of course, the answer is the sky. c) What does a bass see when it something blocks it's view between itself or the sky, day time or night time? A silhouette, of course. If it is night or the water is extremely stained, and it cannot look elsewhere to easily see anything else, silhouettes are all that is available to see, and the best silhouettes are formed with dark shapes. d) Therefore, dark colors are great at night or in heavily stained water. Note that in daylight, however, bass can see still chartreuse, bright yellow and fluorescent red in heavily stained water if they are relatively close to the object. -- Bob Rickard (AKA Dr. Spinnerbait) www.secretweaponlures.com --------------------------=x O'))) |
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A good "go to" place that usually produces well is a large island (1-5acre) with a cluster of littler islands that just peek out of the water, some rocks, some small flats with inside and pointing weed edges that go down to "main lake basins". They (smallies) should not be deep, no more than six to fifteen feet. If you know of such a place that has all or most of those things, if it has a little current present all the better, fish the down current flowage of cover. Minnows take cover in the weeds and get blown out by the current and smallies keep an eye out for these opportunities. Look for minnows or sunfish. Start shallow (3') and work to deeper water (20'). I would hit shoals next as muskie are almost certain to be there too. I think I had the same muskie on seven or eight times in the same morning on the opener a few years back on a shoal. -- Stony "Lure builder" wrote in message ... Stony Can you give some tips on smallmouth bass fishing for the season's opener at the end of this month? Thanks --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.699 / Virus Database: 456 - Release Date: 6/4/04 |
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Galen wrote:
I just think if I'm fishing stained or murky water, theres a better chance of the fish seeing brighter colored lures. Is their real food brighter colors on those waters? RichZ© www.richz.com/fishing |
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In Bob Rickard wrote:
a) The eyes of a bass point up. Okay, I get the point about dark lures -- but help me with this logic for carolina rigs and for senkos/flukes when you toss them out and let them sit on the bottom. Crappie always look up to eat (so I'm told) but don't bass hit up, across, and down? (I'm asking cuz I am not sure) And |
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Bass do hit in all directions, but bottom foods are usually detected while
settling from above or when the preyfish are intentionally feeding downward in clearer waters such as searching for craws on a gravel bottom. Carolina baits are often heard before being identified visually, and I'll bet most of those slurped-up Senko/Fluke types were first seen when sinking down from above. -- Bob Rickard (AKA Dr. Spinnerbait) www.secretweaponlures.com --------------------------=x O'))) wrote in message ... In Bob Rickard wrote: a) The eyes of a bass point up. Okay, I get the point about dark lures -- but help me with this logic for carolina rigs and for senkos/flukes when you toss them out and let them sit on the bottom. Crappie always look up to eat (so I'm told) but don't bass hit up, across, and down? (I'm asking cuz I am not sure) And |
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Crawdads live on the bottom and are a favourite forage of LM and SM!
Believe me, they look down! -- Stony "Bob Rickard" wrote in message m... Bass do hit in all directions, but bottom foods are usually detected while settling from above or when the preyfish are intentionally feeding downward in clearer waters such as searching for craws on a gravel bottom. Carolina baits are often heard before being identified visually, and I'll bet most of those slurped-up Senko/Fluke types were first seen when sinking down from above. -- Bob Rickard (AKA Dr. Spinnerbait) www.secretweaponlures.com --------------------------=x O'))) --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.699 / Virus Database: 456 - Release Date: 6/4/04 |
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