In this extremely muddy water, you can see that the white and white/chartreuse still are easily seen. In fact, the rest of the colors are almost unnoticeable by the human eye. Once again, the white and white/chartreuse stood out. I took the same lures and placed them in the middle of the tank. I thought about using the underwater camera for this scenario, but I didn’t want to foul up the rotors on the drone in such awful conditions. Think about those days when the boat traffic riles up the shoreline or the coffee brown water that fills rivers after some torrential rains.įor this next round of tests, I used a fish tank and took some actual muck from the bottom of a lake, and tossed it in. The lures are still 4 ft deep, but now the camera is 4 ft away.Īs bass anglers, we know that there is a significant difference between stained water and very dirty water. This image was taken with the lures at a 4 ft depth and the camera 2 ft away. When the camera was moved back to a distance of 4 ft and a depth of 4 ft, all the other colors except white and white and chartreuse are basically indistinguishable. depth, was moved back to the 2 ft distance it is clear that the white and white and chartreuse have a distinct advantage over the other colors. Once again, when the camera is only inches away, the lures are quite distinct and colors are easily seen. The Second Round of Underwater Lure Color Experimentsįor the second round of testing, I lowered all the lures to a depth of 4 ft. The white pole on the left was used to hold the brace off the bottom of the lake. Here, the lures are still at a depth of 2 feet but the camera is back at a 4 ft distance. This image was taken at a depth of 2 feet and the camera was at a distance of 2 feet.
the white and white and chartreuse stand out. At a distance of 2 ft., things are a little less clear. I started with the camera very close, moved it back to a distance of 2 ft., and then finally I moved it to a distance of 4ft.Īs you can see, when the camera is just inches away, the colors are easily distinguished. I then placed the lures at several different depths in stained water. The colors from left-to-right are: black-blue, watermelon with black flake, watermelon with red flake, Obama craw, green pumpkin, solid black, tequila sunrise, white and chartreuse, and then solid white. The first thing that I did was take 9 popular colors and rig them up on a board. The Experiment Set-up for Underwater Lure Colors This is the setup I used to lower the different lure colors into various water conditions so an easy comparison could be made. That is why this experiment was so important to me. That bass may sense the lure from a distance due to vibration, but as they get close, I want them to be able to feel it and zero in on it for a solid strike by seeing something as well. This is why color choice for stained or dirty water is still an important consideration. But, the more senses in play, the more successful the bass will be. If visibility is an issue, vibrations are a key factor for finding food. This is where their lateral lines come in. Suddenly, our sense of touch is more important than sight.īass are the same way. What do we naturally do? Reach out with our hand.
#GOING FISHING IN THE DARK MEANING WINDOWS#
If we are in an enclosed room with no outside windows and the power goes out, we may be left in complete darkness. Why Lure Color is Still Important in Dirty Water Conditionsīass, like humans, rely on the senses that are best suited for the conditions. It is important to remember though, that these observations are made with human eyes. Solid colors like black-blue and straight black have been staples in the minds of bass anglers for generations when fishing water with lots of color to it. I know that this goes against what many of us were taught. They are easier to see both in terms of distance and depth.
In underwater tests with my camera, white fishing lures have been the most visible in stained and dirty water. Much debate has been made over the best colors for fishing stained-to-dirty water. One of the most daunting for many anglers is when the water turns dirty.
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