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| Are there colors you won't order for your boat or wear while muskie fishing? Do you think muskies react negatively on a follow to certain colors? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Muskies can see color and can see you at a certain angle to the boat...if memory serves me it's about 30 degrees and depends on how rough it is and how cloudy the water is. As far as clothing goes, I try not to wear REALLY loud clothing most of the time, but don't try to wear 'sky camo' either. Extreme motion and yelling loud are what I try to avoid when I have one following. Never had a boat the muskies didn't like, and I've had the rainbow. |
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Location: Eagan, MN | I don't think it does. They seem to react more to any sudden movement that the angler makes, but I think they can see you no matter what color you're wearing. |
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| No and yes. No it doesn't matter and, yes, please wear all sorts of wild, bright colors when you fish where I fish. |
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Location: SE Wisconsin | Maybe this is a new topic, but Steve, you mentioned being quiet when you got a fish thinking about eating at your feet. Do you believe fish can 'feel' your voice? I believe that having the radio on could make a difference with the percussion of the bass under the water at times, but I wonder if it isn't more of an innate reaction to be quite, vocally, than it is an actual factor in scaring off fish. I dunno, just thinking out loud here.
As far as color goes, most definitely fish could see you if you stick out like a sore thumb. Do I try to blend with the sky? No, that's a little too much work, but I believe it could screw me over at times because I don't. Sudden movement, now that's what causes those flash offs in my opinion. It's kind of hard to fish for hours and ALWAYS be on your A-game, so as to not react by diving into your boatside manuver, but if you train yourself to lead your bait down and/or away as it approaches the boat, that could be your saving grace... Draw their eyes away from you.
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Location: Roscoe IL | No white hats for me..
Edited by ToothyCritter 5/23/2011 4:47 PM
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Sam,
Yes, they can. I have recorded hundreds of hours of underwater video, and can clearly hear people in the boat talking from under the water, and when just under the surface, it's clear. Yelling... for certain. Stomping around the boat...even more for certian. Fast movement while yelling...bad idea. |
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Location: Minnesota: where it's tough to be a sportsfan! | This is a risk factor for sure, but here goes. I honestly believe that a fish can sense the energy level. So if you see a fish coming in and this fish looks like she just took some sleeping pills she's not that bright and forget the theory on her. But if the fish that comes in is alert and is showing you she's aware of you as much as she is the bait. This is the fish I mean. I've had allot of guys do the "oh S---" wasn't ready for that type of reaction. They want it so bad to eat and then you can see the fish all of a sudden load up and almost twitch just before she blows out of there. To me, there was a negative thought wave going and the fish picked up on it. I developed the theory fishing bass tournaments, and believe it is true with Muskies.
OK, take your shots |
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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | Avoid paisley. |
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Location: Yahara River Chain | "Do you believe fish can 'feel' your voice?"
Yes, I have a buddy that use to yell "there's one" when he saw a follow. More often than not, that fish would peel off. Now he doesn't do that anymore and can convert more of those follows. |
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Location: Clintonville, Wi | Ive had many fish eat on the 8 with stereo blaring in boat. Ive also had just as many fish turn away with no noise at all. |
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Location: Pigeon Forge TN. | Hey Jakeusa,
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Location: Maryland | Now this is an interesting topic. I have a story and i will make it very short.
I was once wade fishing for muskies and had a 40 inch muskie follow the lure right in to me. I did not see the muskie right away but once i did i just started turning in a circle with the lure in the water about 1-2 feet away from me and had the muskie commit. Coolest catch i ever had and wish i could have had it on video. Killer was i was wearing bright red clothing in crystal clear water with me moving and i still had the fish take the lure. I guess they can see and hear you but if it wants that lure it is gonna take it plain and simple. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | The stereo is noise that is already there, is a constant in the equation and has no negative effect from my experience, unless there's a time of silence and CCR suddenly blasts out of the thing just as a fish gets to boat side. Sudden movement at the 30 degree level and sudden noise tends to be the culprit. |
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Location: Roscoe IL | Had Steely Dan on the box loud as hell while sucker fishing on Pewaukee and had a two rods go off at once. Some day's on the other hand, we turn it off and we start to get pick ups, is the noise? Dropping stuff in the bottom of an aluminum boat I would think is even worse than the music, I have to remind my boys to be quiet. Early AM and primetime, I like to listen to the water and the sounds of casting and I always like that occasional splash of a jumping fish. Mid day rally music is needed on slow days as well. |
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| i like to wear sky camo and face paint, radio on doesn't seem to matter in my boat i have it on most of the time the only thing i found out in my study is that Muskies don't like country music, maybe radio on makes them bite? |
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| Sure I think color matters. You also have to recall that some colors on the' ole' color wheel "wash-out" at certain depths of the water column. Virtually making the hot-colored lure out on the market an impossiblity to see from the eyes of the fish. That's where IMO the sound takes more of the fishes attention. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | I have found big fish seem to be attracted to the channels Hair Nation and Classic Rewind...  as for color...? hmmm it may matter only slightly...but imo your movements are much more important to consider...don't act like it's the 1st musky you've ever seen when you see one coming in to eat and you'll be ok.... |
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| If the fish is hungry, he will eat. One of the biggest fish I have caught was on a top water Weagle and the fish had it's head out of the water while "skarking" behind the bait.
I was wearing a bright Red shirt. The fish ate.
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Location: APPLETON, WI | I don't go as far as dressing like the color of the clouds and the sky... but I definitely don't start hootin' 'n hollerin' when I see a follow. Voices do carry across the water and there's no reason to think they wouldn't travel through or under the water.
That being said, I'm actually surprised at the number of boats I've seen in the last couple of seasons blaring their music while figure 8-ing. But then, on the other hand... the sound of an outboard doesn't seem to bother them when they're hitting baits in the white wash while trolling.
I guess everyone has their own way of doing things... |
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| I had a fish following hot when my phone rang. My phone lights up a second before it rings, and even though there was no sound or vibration, as soon as the phone lit up the fish took off like a scalded cat. |
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Location: SE Wisconsin | the fish took off like a scalded cat. LOL!! |
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| Color seems to matter more at different times of the day and where the sun is hitting the water. When the sun is at your back at its a good bet they cant see anything at all because the sun would blot you out, but when the sun is facing you the fish can most likely pick out colors. Red seems to be a color that muskies dont mind all that much. Ive seen bright colors spook fish before but sound is key. A hot fish can take a lot of movement to effect its decision making but if you yell at the fish he wont stick around long. |
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| Does type of music matter? Steely Dan and CCR were referenced, does that mean muskies prefer classic rock? |
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| Okay, so take this a step further.... How many have had a fish come in following with your foot on trolling motor (momentary) with prop spinning and then you take foot off pedal and noise stops and fish leaves? What are the effects of using your trolling motor not on constant? You have a humming noise, then no noise, humming noise, no noise etc....I know some guys fish with kickers running and never had issues. I guess it all depends on fish. If they really want to eat they could care less about you, boat and sound. Them some are so skiddish that it's nearly impossible to get them to follow into the 8. |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Does color matter ????
No,... Yes,...No,...Yes,..No,...Yes,...No,...Yes,..........Ohhhh, I'm soooo Confused !
Help...!! |
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| I find this to be a very interesting topic. I was fishing with a guide recently and had a few follows to the boat. Neither time did I really move, but one fish took off before I got into the eight and the other left after one turn of the lure in the eight. I had a red rain suit on and the guide jokingly commented that if I wasn't as bright as a tomato, maybe one of those fish would have went. That got me thinking about color of clothes. I've had many fish follow to the boat and have caught a few, but never when wearing this red rain suit. So it is either the color of the rain suit that turns the fish off or it is just a coincidence (or the rain suit is just bad luck). Maybe it is time for a darker colored rain suit. |
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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | BNelson - 5/24/2011 10:54 AM
I have found big fish seem to be attracted to the channels Hair Nation and Classic Rewind... as for color...? hmmm it may matter only slightly...but imo your movements are much more important to consider...don't act like it's the 1st musky you've ever seen when you see one coming in to eat and you'll be ok....
Don't forget 80's on 8 for more hair band action! |
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| I know when you say "shh. here comes one." and the person standing next you starts screaming and jumping up and down, pointing at the fish yelling "holy %^$& it's HUGE!!" it will certainly sacare away the biggest muskie I have ever seen.  |
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