07-14-2018, 08:37 PM
[#0000FF]I have been tying flies and making all kinds of lures for several decades. Still learning new things all the time. But there are a few things I think I have established along the way.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]1. Colors are often more important to the angler than the fish. Depth, speed and action are usually more important. Fish do not see colors the same way we do, so color coordination ain't a biggy. But visibility is, especially in cold murky water...or in low light conditions. That's why a bright, visible contrasting eye can be more effective than a "plain vanilla" one.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]2. I make eyes of all colors...white with black pupil, yellow with black pupil, hot red or orange...with or without black pupil...and even yellow or green chartreuse without a pupil. See some of the pics for examples.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]3. Even in clear water on a bright day I usually do better with lures that have yellow eyes, rather than white. The only exception would be when fishing super clear reservoirs in which threadfin shad are a primary forage species. Sometimes the white eye works better. I don't know. Ask the fish.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]4. I DO put some kind of eye on almost every lure I make...or customize after buying a blank. I truly believe that predators often pattern on eyes. They might let a dull colored stick or bit of algae float by them. But add and eye and that stuff becomes potential prey. I have lost count of the times when lures with eyes solidly outperformed eyeless ones.
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[#0000FF]1. Colors are often more important to the angler than the fish. Depth, speed and action are usually more important. Fish do not see colors the same way we do, so color coordination ain't a biggy. But visibility is, especially in cold murky water...or in low light conditions. That's why a bright, visible contrasting eye can be more effective than a "plain vanilla" one.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]2. I make eyes of all colors...white with black pupil, yellow with black pupil, hot red or orange...with or without black pupil...and even yellow or green chartreuse without a pupil. See some of the pics for examples.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]3. Even in clear water on a bright day I usually do better with lures that have yellow eyes, rather than white. The only exception would be when fishing super clear reservoirs in which threadfin shad are a primary forage species. Sometimes the white eye works better. I don't know. Ask the fish.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]4. I DO put some kind of eye on almost every lure I make...or customize after buying a blank. I truly believe that predators often pattern on eyes. They might let a dull colored stick or bit of algae float by them. But add and eye and that stuff becomes potential prey. I have lost count of the times when lures with eyes solidly outperformed eyeless ones.
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