bassman31783

Great report & great fish. Love the bait as well. I haven't caught many on it yet but they have all been quality fish for sure.

Never caught a striper bigger then 15lbs so to me that's a very big striper. Nice catch Fish.

Good looking bass. Sounds like you had a great day.

Looks like a fantastic time. Those are some beautiful fish.

Man that first fish is absolutely beautiful. Gorgeous coloring. Sounds like you had good time.

Fantastic fish you got there Dwight. Looks like an awesome spot as well.

Your on a roll bud. Keep it up. Great fish.

Man, those are some nice looking fish.

Good looking fish. What did you catch it on?

I strongly disagree. Sound and sight is the 1st thing a bass uses to detect prey. The lateral line picks up the water pressure waves at the last few moments before the bait is engulfed. I can certainly agree with the sound part of it but many of the lakes I fish down here have next to no visibility and color plays next to no part of the fish striking. I can change lures and colors every 5 min and still catch fish, which leads me to believe that in those lakes sight takes a back seat to sound & feel. Now I do believe that in lakes that are clear that sight is the dominant sense. My argument isn't on which sense is dominant but rather I think many times people put too much emphasis on what color will catch fish. Sure, perhaps in extremely stained, muddy, or algae water color doesn't matter, but movement can still be detected with sight. Sound travels much faster underwater, so sound is probably first in dirty water. Sight isn't totally useless in dirty water. Your post makes it sound like the fish can "sense" your bait from a distance using its lateral line. Read Stephen Spotte or Kieth Jones - it simply doesn't work like that. Its a close range sensory apparatus use to pick up vortexes in water made from movement. Very true & I understand that. I should have worded my post a little better. I was more or less talking about sight in conjunction with what color your using. What I mean by that is that I think when a bass sees the lure it's more concerned with the presentation rather then the color. However I'm not a bass and therefore don't know if thats completely true . Just in my experience presentation is of greater importance to me then having the perfect color. Some may view it another way and that's great if that's what helps them catch fish. Also I did not know that the lateral line was only a close rage sensory. Good info, thanks.

I strongly disagree. Sound and sight is the 1st thing a bass uses to detect prey. The lateral line picks up the water pressure waves at the last few moments before the bait is engulfed. I can certainly agree with the sound part of it but many of the lakes I fish down here have next to no visibility and color plays next to no part of the fish striking. I can change lures and colors every 5 min and still catch fish, which leads me to believe that in those lakes sight takes a back seat to sound & feel. Now I do believe that in lakes that are clear that sight is the dominant sense. My argument isn't on which sense is dominant but rather I think many times people put too much emphasis on what color will catch fish.

What I found funny, on your first post, wasn't the concept but rather the wording. Quite confusing. Unless your fishing gin clear water, sight is not usually the dominant sense a bass relies on before hitting your lure. A bass will feel & hear the lure long before it sees it many times. Once the lure gets within sight then yes, color can sometimes be the difference in a bass striking or not striking but most of the time it's not.

HAHA. This is a little comical because, in essence, your telling Lone Fisherman here that he needs to choose the color that will reflect the light wave that only a bass can see. Marty said it best. Just don't over think it. Place more of your attention towards the way you are presenting the lure to the bass rather then worrying about what color your using.

Sounds like a blast to me.

Those are some great pics. Great job.

Some nice fish for sure. Glad you had a productive couple of hours.

Good grief :. Awesome fish

Awesome fish bud. Happy for ya. Always good to push that personal best up a few pounds ;D. Great job. Go out and get a 10+ now.

I love winter fishing.

Great fish as usual.

Excellent as usual. Love the bottom left wart. Very cool.

;D ;D

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Welcome. Always nice to see another Texan join.

Welcome, glad to have you aboard. Have fun with those swimbaits