I don't quite understand how bass see so I was wondering when you are fishin a topwater frog like the spro bronze eye 65 does the bass see the entire frog from underwater (sides and top of the frog, color / detail) depending on its postion, or does it only see the color and shape of the frogs belly. If the bass only sees the color of the belly then why is there always so much detail and color on the rest of the frog (aside from the selling appeal aspect)?

Detail and color are for us!

Actually, bass can see most of the frog, so color might come into play. Still, "detail" is an unlikely attribute as far as the fish

is concerned.

8-)

All lure companies know that you only have to catch the fisherman, not the fish. Except Big O, his baits do catch fish. But seriously, lure color to me is more about matching the conditions, bright day=light colored lures and cloudy dark days or nite= dark colored lures. When bass look at a floating rat or frog all they see is the bottom of the lure. My floating rats and frogs are all either black or white. On my swimming frogs I believe different colors do come into play, especially when pausing them in holes to let them sink, then the fish can see the whole frog. Mike 8-)

   Sometimes color doesn't matter, but there are times when it does. One instance is when you jump the off the bank and let it pause. The fish can really look over the lure, an with the Bronzeye the lure likes to sit legs down, exposing some of the back. Also, when walking the lure tends to go subsurface, where again detail comes into play. Plus, details equal confidence in your lure, which is always something you want.

All lure companies know that you only have to catch the fisherman, not the fish. Except Big O, his baits do catch fish. But seriously, lure color to me is more about matching the conditions, bright day=light colored lures and cloudy dark days or nite= dark colored lures. When bass look at a floating rat or frog all they see is the bottom of the lure. My floating rats and frogs are all either black or white. On my swimming frogs I believe different colors do come into play, especially when pausing them in holes to let them sink, then the fish can see the whole frog. Mike 8-)

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As everyone said, the top part of the bait is to catch the fisherman. One thing that truly does help in fishing is confidence, and great looking baits give us fisherman confidence. So... Yes the color on top does matter, if you think it looks good!