the RED debate

[Fish2win]

Kiethdog your point is well made. Here is the real original deal about red on baits. If my grey matter will work correctly. Back in the 1980 this guy named Loren Hill who was an Itchimologist(spelling) which means fish scientist said that the color red would provoke aggressive behavior in predatory animals. Kind of like a bull seeing red. He also invented a device that measured the amount of light in the water showing the most visiable color in the water for the conditions at the time. The device was called a color selector. he thought color was only a matter of what the fish could see for the depth they were holding. Not all water color is the same and as you increase depth you reduce the amount of light so certain colors go away. It takes a great deal of light to make red.Suddenly pros everywhere were saying they would not fish a lure that didnt have some red on it. Like the red underside near the chin on a crankbait. There was even a plastic lizard that came with a red collar. This may be true when fish are shallow or in very clear water as far as aggressive behavior.
When you consider the facts the gimmick theory holds the most water. It is strictly proffitt driven.
Consider this . How many lures do you have that you never caught a fish on. and what percentage of the lures you have actually catch fish. Most lures are made to catch fishermen not fish. When I started bass fishing worms only came in one color, Black.Texas rigs did not exist. We fished top water year round and caught fish on top water all day long all spring summer and fall. Rods were 2 piece fiberglas and reels were as smooth as sandpaper. We still could fill a hit and caught fish on finesse baits.Fish2win