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Born

Posted 2/16/2017 7:14 PM (#850074)
Subject: UV colors

Posts: 153

Location: MN

Do you think UV colored lures are something a person should add to the tackle box?

Or is it just marketing?

musky513

Posted 2/16/2017 7:23 PM (#850078 - in reply to #850074)
Subject: Re: UV colors

Posts: 528

I've had decent success with the uv invaders...actually the only fish I've caught on invaders have been on uv colors.

Tackle Industries

Posted 2/16/2017 8:44 PM (#850085 - in reply to #850074)
Subject: Re: UV colors

Posts: 4053

Location: Land of the Musky

You woudl be surprised how many UV lures you already have. I went out in my warehouse with a blacklight and about 75% of my lures light up like a Christmas tree. Funny thing was, I saw some not light up that I woudl have been 100% sure would have been UV.

horsehunter

Posted 2/16/2017 9:05 PM (#850088 - in reply to #850074)
Subject: Re: UV colors

Location: Eastern Ontario

I had this conversation with Dr Bruce Tufts, Tufts Lab Queens University Kingston Ontario
Following is a summary of our emails from about two weeks ago
Me
Do i correctly remember that at a Muskies Canada meeting in Gan about 2 years ago that you told us that fish couldn't see UV light and did that apply to all game fish or just esocids.

I also recall you saying that a fish couldn't detect odor unless it was water soluble making oil based scents a waste of money is my memory correct

Bruce
Hi Frank. You have a great memory. I did tell you that gamefish can't see UV light according to research on that issue. Correct on the other point as well. Scent needs to be water soluble to be available to olfactory (smell) receptors. Both issues are discussed in a good book called Knowing Bass by a fellow who was a scientist for Berkeley...To my knowledge, they are also the only company to do any real experiments on their products.
Me
Thanks Bruce does that apply to salmon and trout ? Salmon Anglers seem to THINK it works for them but I'm wondering how far UV light could even penetrate. So are their lures getting a strike for other reasons eg. vibration? I know I could get a reaction strike from a muskie on a socket wrench with the right location and timing. I will have to see if my library can order that Knowing Bass book for me. Thanks Again

Bruce
Hi Frank. I'm pretty sure it does also apply to salmon and trout. I'll do a quick literature search in the next couple days since it has been a while since I've talked salmonids. I totally agree with the socket wrench comment

Me
I did a bit of a search yesterday and a couple of articles suggested that salmon and trout could see UV at the par stage and when they smolt lost this ability probably like us to protect the retina. I also wonder how much UV light gets to the depths.

esoxaddict

Posted 2/17/2017 9:31 AM (#850129 - in reply to #850074)
Subject: Re: UV colors

Posts: 8793

If sight as it relates to color (not movement) was their primary method of identifying prey, they'd never eat most of the stuff we throw.

T.Carlson

Posted 2/20/2017 11:08 AM (#850453 - in reply to #850129)
Subject: Re: UV colors

Posts: 155

esoxaddict - 2/17/2017 9:31 AM

If sight as it relates to color (not movement) was their primary method of identifying prey, they'd never eat most of the stuff we throw.

Hard to argue that!

I think movement and sound have more to do with getting bit than color

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