12-23-2010, 08:23 PM
"BTW, why do white bass turn pink/red while laying on the ice or snow?"
[cool][#0000ff]Lots of fish change color when brought into the bright light of day from relative darker environment. It's usually a pigment change in the skin, triggered by sunlight or at least brighter light. You also see it with bluegills and other species...that go from pale pink to bright bluegill patterns. And yellow perch sometimes go from a washed out pale yellow to the characteristic perch pattern.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]I always just figured that being "white" bass they were more prone to sunburn. I know my white protected skin gets pink a lot faster than areas that are exposed to sunlight more often.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]I got a question for you. Why do you turn blue when you are skinny dipping in icy water? I shrink from the thought.[/#0000ff]
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[cool][#0000ff]Lots of fish change color when brought into the bright light of day from relative darker environment. It's usually a pigment change in the skin, triggered by sunlight or at least brighter light. You also see it with bluegills and other species...that go from pale pink to bright bluegill patterns. And yellow perch sometimes go from a washed out pale yellow to the characteristic perch pattern.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]I always just figured that being "white" bass they were more prone to sunburn. I know my white protected skin gets pink a lot faster than areas that are exposed to sunlight more often.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]I got a question for you. Why do you turn blue when you are skinny dipping in icy water? I shrink from the thought.[/#0000ff]
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