Red disappears first ? Colors important ? Presentation ?

[Kenl]

From what I have seen color does make a difference

[catchNgrease]

Red don't exactly "disappear " it changes first....pink....then brown. Depth, water clarity, UV penetration plays a big part. Presentation definitely matters but if they can't see it they can't see it. A fish does not hit a blue jig better one day because it decides it wants to eat blue that day. It hits it because it can see it better that day. When you start tipping the jig some of that changes because of smell and presentation does cause vibration which they can feel. None of this is IMHO. Its scientific fact.

You definitely have the catching part figured out.

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[Les Young]

I’ve had folks tell me the same about red but a funny thing is why do smallmouth smoke a black& red hair jig or spinnerbait on moonlight lights. Also why does a junebug red baby brush hog or super hog catch better then one without red glitter. I make red bug baby brush hogs that smallmouth flat bite on moonlight nights & also a big worm like zooms plum apple will really get bit in summer. Needless to say I really believe in red on moonlight nights.

[Les Young]

I do know on a local lake that I make a black/chartreuse with bright red flake in the black back color for use in bright sunlight in muddy water & the crappie bite it way better than a plain black/chartreuse.

[NIMROD]

I’ve had folks tell me the same about red but a funny thing is why do smallmouth smoke a black& red hair jig or spinnerbait on moonlight lights. Also why does a junebug red baby brush hog or super hog catch better then one without red glitter. I make red bug baby brush hogs that smallmouth flat bite on moonlight nights & also a big worm like zooms plum apple will really get bit in summer. Needless to say I really believe in red on moonlight nights.

I have caught Bass on moonlight nights with white spinnerbait with nickle blades . My old friend that made spinnerbaits for years used dull brass Colorado blades on black and purple spinners at night .

[keeferfish]

You can say colors matter or they don’t but remember they don’t always eat because they’re hungry or that they actually see anything. Sometimes they feel it, remember they’re not human and have a lateral line. Sometimes they just want to kill it, get rid of it. No one really knows not even a scientist. Never heard of a scientist winning a tournament?

The real answer is who knows!

[Yak Fish]

Here's my question; Red goes away first at depth to human vision, but what about to the fish's vision? They don't necessarily perceive colors the same way we do. We have different rod & cone structures in our eyes compared to fish, doesn't it seem like they might be better adapted to process colors in their environment than we might be in their world? How well do they see above water compared to below it? Just curious and would love to know the answer.

I have been scuba diving for over 30 years and can attest to red changing color quickly with depth. Blood appears kind of a brownish/green at depth (I only know this because I had a sinus barotrauma at depth and got a bloody nose @ ~70 feet and the bottom of my mask was filling with blood). Blue holds up pretty well, as does yellow, white, and chartreuse.

Jim

[Ketchn]

ORANGE never disappears btw .....