I thought you bought the last of my rainbow rods?  Said they were for you and your "friends"??

 

Jeff

 

If by "friends" you mean the Megastrike crew, then yes those rods were for them. LMAO

But that is why boat bottoms are white because the fish see them as a cloud, since fish know what clouds are, right.... lol

 

Crap, my boat bottom is black! No wonder i aint catchin em....

Your friend needs to man up and invest in some W&M S-Glass series rods. Ninja cranking action on the cheap, on clearance at TW!

What about night fishing?

Even if you had an invisible rod, if they are that close and looking up, they will see the boat.

I used to drive a BMW and this sounds like just the dbag thing that a BMW owner who works for Abu would probably say.

 

Now THAT is funny

 

On the other hand, did you ever point at a crow and watch him fly away in fear?

 

Maybe there are some angles, some fish eye points of view, where they can see a long black rod flailing around against the sky, while the reflection off the underside of the surface, from their point of view, prevents them from seeing the boat or the angler. 

 

I mean, when you are under water, you can see the sky fairly well if you are looking straight up, but if you look off to the side, all you see is the underside of the surface, like a mirror.

If anyone thinks a bass sees anything the way we see it, they're missing a ton.

I didn't say that.  I didn't say anything about "the way we see."    

 

Search you tube - Bill Siemantel on "window paning" - how angles/perspective matters. 

 

Can't paste the youtube link, or I would.

I'm talking in general.  If I meant "you," then I would have quoted you.  That my post followed yours is purely coincidental.

A friend of mine bought the Duckett and Veritas rods on two separate purchases.  He said he is slowly converting to white rods because the fish can't see it.  When the fish looks up it sees the sky, clouds or the waves which all have white tones to them.  As opposed to a black rod which shows up as a big contrast in the sky.

 

IMO it doesn't matter what color the rod is.  All of them will contrast against the sun exactly the same and look black.

 

Who's right?

 

What's your take on this idea?

Just curious did your friend by a white jump suit to go along with his rods......

Just curious did your friend by a white jump suit to go along with his rods......

 

Now that's funny!!!  

 

I don't think so but I am going to "strongly" recommend that he do it.  At the very least white pants and a white shirt.  I will tell him I researched it and found that it works.  If I get a picture of it this spring I will post pictures.  LOL

 

If he ever joins Bassresource and finds this post I am dead meat ... 

Get him to put on the "white suit" and then tell him he doesn't look enough like the sky. Produce some blue spray paint and offer to "camo him up a bit" as you heard that this can directly lead to putting more fish in the boat. Insist that it is in his best interest and then take pics, explaining to him that he is an innovator and you want to show others how well they can catch fish.

 

Wow, what a slow day at work....

This thread  My stomach is burning Im lauging so hard.

Get him to put on the "white suit" and then tell him he doesn't look enough like the sky. Produce some blue spray paint and offer to "camo him up a bit" as you heard that this can directly lead to putting more fish in the boat. Insist that it is in his best interest and then take pics, explaining to him that he is an innovator and you want to show others how well they can catch fish.

 

Wow, what a slow day at work....

 

This brought me to tears ... I can't breathe I am laughing so hard!

Same silly thinking that red hooks are invisible to bass when bass see colors better then we do!

Tom

If I pee off the side of the boat does the bass think its a lemonade fountain?

So I wonder if a red rod looks likes it bleeding or invisible if it drops in

How do people get away using carrot stix then? BLAZE ORANGE...

 

This thread was gold, thanks fellas.

If I pee off the side of the boat does the bass think its a lemonade fountain?

 

Only if you are well hydrated.

 

I like when my medications turn it the neon color of Mt. Dew. I basically can't go fishing because who wouldn't love a Mt. Dew fountain?

I don't buy it being invisible to fish, but a white rod would be more visible and easier to locate if you happen to toss it overboard!

Get him to put on the "white suit" and then tell him he doesn't look enough like the sky. Produce some blue spray paint and offer to "camo him up a bit" as you heard that this can directly lead to putting more fish in the boat. Insist that it is in his best interest and then take pics, explaining to him that he is an innovator and you want to show others how well they can catch fish.

 

Wow, what a slow day at work....

This same thought went through my head as well.........

It takes a complex mind to come up with that thought.  Anyway, the white would look grey because the sun is not shining on the bottom of the rod, its shaded by the top of the rod.

I've done too much bank fishing, too much sight fishing; I know that, depending on where the sun is, wiley fish look for and can see what's going on above the surface of the water.   Ever see a fish dive when a bird flies overhead?

 

The fact that bait fish have white bellies is relevant too.  Their silvery sides may also offer camoflage relative to the mirrory underside of the surface when viewed from some angles from below; this depends on the sun's position relative to the point of view of the predator fish and the location of the bait fish.  Bait fish, and predator fish, play those angles.

 

So, IMO, when the angles are right, a fish's eye can see and will be drawn to that motion, that stick waving around, in the air.  Most predators' eyes evolved to detect and focus on movement.

Mind blowing.

mind bottling.

if you really want your rod to look like the sky, you can have all the wallpaper from the house I just bought, it is 80's sky patterned wall paper, and would be great rod camo for you buddy