Bass seeing colors ..

[xpress19]

Does anyone believe that a bass can see different colors.?????

 

[Hbnel5on]

Uh yes

 

[porthos33]

In my total honest opinion, I don't think they really care, and especially right now. But I have buddies that SWEAR the bass care. And that just a little change in color can be the game changer. You can't beat natural and shad patterns. I used to be into green pumpkin everything and now I'm kinda into purples and pinks. Who knows!! haha

 

[kcsteve]

Without a doubt, yes. Scientist and biologist have concluded that a bass sees colors much as a human sees colors. This theory is thought to be true for the reason that bass eyes have cones very similar to the cones in human eyes.

 

[sdfd29]

Yes, a couple of weeks ago I was using a double fluke rig. One reason was to try different colors out. One color caught all of the fish with one double hook up on the second color. It did not matter which hook the color was on, it caught the fish. I tried many colors and my wife did as well. We both caught fish on the one particular color, not on the others????

 

[porthos33]

sdfd29 - 10/31/2016 8:36 PM Yes, a couple of weeks ago I was using a double fluke rig. One reason was to try different colors out. One color caught all of the fish with one double hook up on the second color. It did not matter which hook the color was on, it caught the fish. I tried many colors and my wife did as well. We both caught fish on the one particular color, not on the others????

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Thats actually a good idea with the double fluke rig. I haven't thrown that in forever. I used to love that rig up at parksville!</p>

 

[Gator]

Years ago I had a "COLOR SELECTOR", an instrument you lower a probe into the water and it would show what color was best for the fish to see on that day. I never thought the thing was worth fooling with but my son (being a high tech guy) used it on about every trip. The thing was accurate almost all the time. I now believe that fish can see colors.

 

[davisjeremy1981]

Color definitely makes a difference. Example, had my brother out this spring and we were working a rocky point with laydowns and brush on it. Started off throwing a lipless 1/2 oz Red eye shad in natural shad pattern. Could see fish on electronics and saw them busting the surface but couldn't get bit. Tied on the exact same bait but in citrus shad pattern and bang 3lber on the first cast. We spent the next 2 hrs there and probably caught 15-20 fish from 2-5lbs.

 

[Judy]

Yes. They do see color. They have both rods and cones in their eyes, so they see both shades of gray and colors. Water and light effects colors so it is hard to determine just what they see in comparison to us. I think all of us have experienced times when a small change in color was a big difference in catching more fish.

 

[Blue76]

What about when the bait gets deep? How well would they see colors in 20' of water? Or even under a grass mat where there is very little light?

 

[rusty50576]

These questions can only be truly answered if we interview A fish. My vote is absolutely yes they see color

 

[camaro88z]

My vote is yes also. So many times I have been struggling and used a little spray on the tail and it turns them on. Bite picks up alot. So I do think they see colors.

 

[spnplgr]

It depends on the depth and clearness of the water. In very muddy water, no. In the deep, where little light penetrates, no. In clear, shallow water, probably. Does it make a difference on whether or not they hit the lure, no. Whether or not they hit the lure depends primarily on lure depth and speed. There are other factors, but they are minimal.

 

[wildturkey]

Yes, look up the research from the University of Oklahoma by Dr. Lauren Hill. I think he was Kenyon Hills (pro fisherman) father. The color that light illuminates the deepest is blue. His work was the basis for the Color C Lector which was discussed earlier. Many thought it was a gimmick, but it had scientific research based information. It wasn't that the fish would necessarily bite the Color indicated on the dial, but was the color that should be illuminated the best based on light penetrating a specific depth that you lowered the probe down to.

 

[TNTall]

I thought this article was very interesting

http://www.in-fisherman.com/bass/largemouth-bass/largemouth-spinnerbait-color-scheming/

 

[Muskrat]

TNTall - 11/10/2016 7:48 AM

I thought this article was very interesting

http://www.in-fisherman.com/bass/largemouth-bass/largemouth-spinnerbait-color-scheming/

Thanks for sharing. I get locked in on a white or chartreuse color spinnerbait also...or a combination of both. emoDoh