04-24-2006, 07:47 PM
You and Bkidder answered alot of my questions, now, heres a new one. [cool]
How do you think injecting soft plasic lures with Menhaden oil would work? It doesn't get anymore natural than that.
Basically, I can think of no instance that injecting my lures with scent would be an advantage other than maybe my soft fresh water jigs and beetle spins. I will try that though. Thanks for the info fellas.
As for the cuda's, i'm really surprised to hear the diversity in prefered colors in random locations by the same species of fish, that's unreal. Are there variable conditions that may contribute to that?
I know alot of my color selection for saltwater, especially trolling, is affected by what type of bait fish are currently present, time of year, and the speed that i'm trolling. For instance, a dark lure contrasts better at high speeds. So when i'm dragging a lure at speeds in excess of 8 to 10 knotts, like for Wahoo, i'll go with a black and purple pattern. A shiney or light colored lure would look like a streak in the water at 10 knotts, preditory fish can hone in on a darker color rig, but you don't have to sacrifice the shine either. All the lures I use I put a little strip of reflective tape on the side, belly, and top for good measure. You get the contrast of the darker color lure, and the attention getting affect of the shiney sparkles. And anyone that's seen my Wahoo picks knows it works well.[cool]
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How do you think injecting soft plasic lures with Menhaden oil would work? It doesn't get anymore natural than that.
Basically, I can think of no instance that injecting my lures with scent would be an advantage other than maybe my soft fresh water jigs and beetle spins. I will try that though. Thanks for the info fellas.
As for the cuda's, i'm really surprised to hear the diversity in prefered colors in random locations by the same species of fish, that's unreal. Are there variable conditions that may contribute to that?
I know alot of my color selection for saltwater, especially trolling, is affected by what type of bait fish are currently present, time of year, and the speed that i'm trolling. For instance, a dark lure contrasts better at high speeds. So when i'm dragging a lure at speeds in excess of 8 to 10 knotts, like for Wahoo, i'll go with a black and purple pattern. A shiney or light colored lure would look like a streak in the water at 10 knotts, preditory fish can hone in on a darker color rig, but you don't have to sacrifice the shine either. All the lures I use I put a little strip of reflective tape on the side, belly, and top for good measure. You get the contrast of the darker color lure, and the attention getting affect of the shiney sparkles. And anyone that's seen my Wahoo picks knows it works well.[cool]
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