So Tom you agree Mr. Jones some how knows what a bass sees & thinks?

The majority of anglers & Biologist I've read disagree whole heartly with Mr. Jones.

The list of variables that influence an angler's success rate would go twice around the block.

Among the litany of variables, how did you determine that 'color' was the responsible variable?

'Color' may be blatantly obvious to humans, but that's not a measure of its importance to fish.

 

The next time you find a color that's hammering bass, immediately switch to another color...any color. 

If color is indeed responsible, then the action will quit. Now switch back to the winning pattern again,

and the action should pick-up. Run this color-swap experiment every time you're convinced that color

is the key. I have a hunch that next year at this time, you & I will have similar opinions on lure color 

 

Roger

 

 

I'm going to disagree here.  There have been multiple times that I have been pre-fishing tournaments and upon catching a a few and starting to put together a plan of action I always try out different colors.  Many times I find that fish will key on specific colors.  I'm not going to go so far as to say that a hyper-realistic pattern is the most important factor but many times you will find that a general color be it white, chartreuse, black, etc. as a main color on a bait will out perform another general color.  The biggest factors on choosing a color for me are light penetration based upon color of the water, what the sky looks like and how much wind/waves there are and season/color of forage. However; to say that color does not play a factor, or even to say that color plays a very minute factor is false.

So Tom you agree Mr. Jones some how knows what a bass sees & thinks?

The majority of anglers & Biologist I've read disagree whole heartly with Mr. Jones.

It's Dr Jones and his research is creditable regardless of what you or I may think.

My personal beliefs are based on experience and what I read and observe. I am do not have a degree in the field of marine biology or zoology. What I have observed doesn't coincide with the popular belief that bass see colors similar to what a human does. It's been my experience that bass have extremely good color vision in low light, we don't. How bass see well underwater in the dark has yet to be explained to me. The only explanation that seems logical is bass see ultra violet spectrums, we don't.

Can bass change their flicker rate or magnify their close range vision? Dr Jones published that they can, should I believe you or Jones. Who are the biologist who disagree Jones?

Tom

I catch fish based on my experience in the locations I fish, I don't read much as I've been catching fish over 60 years.  How many many fish have I caught in dark water at night using a black or dark lure, can't count them all.  My success in the dark is not limited to only bass.

What was the name of the test that was administered to determine a bass can change its "flicker" rate?

Does this same test determine the bass can magnify their close range vision?

How does one go about getting the bass to take these test?

Think about it! Let it sinl in real good!