Craig,

I saw the same spot which fascinated me...

I posted to a news group (3 or 4 months ago) which Doug Hannon is one of the
experts on a panel in hopes of getting a reply from him along the same lines
of this show.

Doug wrote an article some 20 years ago for one of the fishing magazines
back then, (can't remember which one) where he experimented with hull color.

He painted his boat's aluminum hull to a mottled sky color (blues, whites
and somewhat choppy from wave interference). He reasoned that from his vast
scuba divng experiences to observe bass behavior, that when observing his
own hull that it would be smart to paint the hull to emulate the sky to fool
the bass into thinking the boat was not there.

Craig, I believe that he is on to something and very much respect his
opinions.

Regards,

Suthern

"Craig Baugher" wrote in message
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Was watching ESPN and saw a spot from Doug on boat color. Never really
gave
it a lot of thought, but what he was saying made a lot of sense.

Doug stated, he reconditioned his aluminum boat and painted it a bright
yellow with black pins to make it look cool. But then he noticed his
catch
ratio dropped dramatically. He thought about it, and the only thing that
changed was his boat color. He went and got some more paint and camo'ed
his
boat. Afterwards his catch ratio went back to normal.

He went on to explain that fish are attracted to dark colored hulls
because
they produce the best shadows, but if the sides of the boat don't blend
into
the sky or background, it puts the fish on alert, or at least this is his
theory. He used underwater cameras to emphasize his point.
I have to ask, what do you think of Doug's theory. Because the BFL Angler
of
the Year in Michigan drives a Red Metal Flake boat (hull, sides, top, and
carpeting. Everything is red)?

--
Craig Baugher