Underwater Lure Color Shifts (Is Your Lure Spooking Fish Due To This)?

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4 жыл бұрын

Ever heard of an underwater lure color shift?
Imagine you’re about to bite into a hamburger and it changes from brown to neon orange as you pick it up…
What would you do?
Throw it away!
Burgers aren’t supposed to change colors…
But if you fish with artificial lures and you’ve ever seen a fish suddenly turn away from your lure, that’s probably what the fish was experiencing.
See, in the water, certain lure colors undergo color shifts.
This spooks the fish off and you don’t catch as many fish as you could.
Most experts recommend just a few lure colors, but when you go into a tackle store you see aisles and aisles of different color lures.
This is where the old saying, “Fishing lures catch fishermen not fish,” comes into play.
All of these options and colors are to get us buying more and more lures, not to help us catch more fish.
So I created this video to share with you exactly what an underwater lure color shift is, what lure colors experts recommend, and how you can avoid wasting your money on lures that just don’t work.
Have any questions about lure colors shifts?
Let us know in the comments below!
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@Saltstrong 4 жыл бұрын

You can get a free pack of Slam Shady paddletails here: bit.ly/2PsoPF7

@IgneusBeats 3 жыл бұрын

I like how the burger pic stayed for like 10min

@SNIPERsam15 4 жыл бұрын

So just to save ya'll some time. TLDR Use natural colors, because there is a possibility that bright unnatural colors can possibly spook fish. Here's why as the fish get closer to your lure it can possibly get spooked by a color change or shift, due to how colors fade out in varying depths of water. This loss of color is not only from vertical depth but also horizontal depth.

@Stopsign32v 3 жыл бұрын

But then electric chicken is one of the best hitting lures out there. I'm just saying...

@SNIPERsam15 3 жыл бұрын

@@Stopsign32v My fav lure is brightly colored too lol. bright green silver with chartreuse tail. DOA Shrimp Figi Chix

@zammit1683 4 жыл бұрын

I dont think color is the main reason for the fish being spooked. Fish are known to strike unnatural color lures. It comes to the quest how dumb fish are. Fish are not that dumb, they are clever enough to remember dangerous things. A fish hooked on a fluorescent lure before would very much remember the color to associate it with danger as its unnatural color. Natural color might fooled em twice, but 1st timer would strike a fluorescent lure out of curiosity, aggression etc. Colors do change in different depths, but if we took a red color fish out of the water, and copy the color exactly to a lure, logically that lure will look the same in the water as the fish...

@zammit1683 3 жыл бұрын

@@lolz9418 they somehow seems to know not to mess the hook, its ok to touch everything else but the hook. Before there was braided line, we had puffer fish biting off the mono line rite on the water surface, but never touch unbaited hooks no matter how shiny they were.

@howardhosford9001 4 жыл бұрын

So,...consider this. When you see a critter change color..especially if it goes from dark to hi vis. In nature it most often is a trait of a poisonous or toxic bad tasting animal. Those colors/shifts mean something to the predators.

@jpvcwby 3 жыл бұрын

Very good point

@migyverman 3 жыл бұрын

If the lure's perceived color changes under water, then so must the perceived color of the small fish, shrimp, and crabs that the fish eats. The fish should already be experienced with the color changes and not be spooked by it.

@VektrumSimulacrum 4 жыл бұрын

The thing about black and gold is spot on. When my creek is murky or chocolate milk (which is often) black and gold anything tends to do much better. When the water clears up, white, silver and light grey (white or white-ish colors) tend to do really well.

@andrewarnold6729 4 жыл бұрын

First time I have heard of this. I am eager to give it a try. Look forward to receiving my courtesy sample. Thanks

@cameronarnold2983 3 жыл бұрын

Where do I get the book ? On amazon it said $250.

@dalewoodiel3572 6 ай бұрын

Fish are naturally camouflaged just like land animals and bottom dwelling sea creatures. After watching this and several other research projects and documents, I am convinced the shift color is what spooks the fish. People pay a lot of money for realistic painted lures but now I find it a waste of money given that these fish are probably not that visible to other fish in order to survive.

@SandbaggerJoe 4 жыл бұрын

Never thought of this Thanks

@harveyrousejr.2069 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant marketing plan. I'm certainly contemplating joining the club. I look at the videos on a regular basis and practice some of the techniques while fishing the week-ends. Received my Shadies today. I'll try them out this weekend in coastal NC.

@raymondgil4128 4 жыл бұрын

Does this also apply with hook colors?

@dross1492 4 жыл бұрын

Why do you think I’ve had such terrific success w white tails hooked on a chartreuse gig head? What happens to chartreuse color under water? Thank you

@Quickened1 22 күн бұрын

Man... All these years! I mean I open certed in Hawaii 4 decades ago. Every since then, I always believed you only saw shades of gray below 100ft! I feel so stupid, and I'm so glad I have now been educated... P.s. loved the sound effects! 👍

@craigparker4108 Жыл бұрын

It depends on the water depth & colors disappears in order of the primary colors. Red then yellow then blue as seen in a rainbow.

@Saltstrong Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback!

@jasonward4675 3 жыл бұрын

When it works it works now it's a struggle trying to find some in stock local

@kelvinjackson2720 Жыл бұрын

Great video got me hook for other video good job

@Saltstrong Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed

@Auqalungangler Ай бұрын

Do some larger sand eal 24g 30g/40g total weight please for big surf beaches in England

@jpvcwby 3 жыл бұрын

NO DOUBT that Slam Shady color is awesome for all fish inshore. I've also used it in fresh water for striped bass. I really wish it was made in panfish sizes too. The only other color I have that much confidence in is New Penny.

@charlesgurnea2004 3 жыл бұрын

I use z man diesel minnow with gold flakes and regular wasn't until i gave up artificial lures but ive watching u guys a they make a big difference all the other colors i lost alot of money but no more white or black thats it i wish years ago i would have u guys i would saved alot of money thank so much

@aaronhiggs 4 жыл бұрын

I want this color in a jerkshadz!

@jimmybrown2731 4 жыл бұрын

It needs to happen it must happen salt strong give us this ASAP please

@kylemcgee2951 4 жыл бұрын

Went to claim my free pack of baits and left with a full insider subscription and tons of goodies...cheers from Mobile Bay

@Saltstrong 4 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the Insider Club Family!

@mrnoname5248 3 жыл бұрын

Hello salt strong, been watching your videos since cant remember exactly and been a subscriber, just wanna ask, how can i avail the slam shady? Im from the philippines, and cant see your item in the online stores here. I really want to have this.

@jamiehoward1906 4 жыл бұрын

Just ordered a pack and please make it in a 5 inch jerk shad!!!!

@jimmybrown2731 4 жыл бұрын

They must make this happen

@tommyjohnson3566 4 жыл бұрын

Use bright colors on sunny days and dark colors on cloudy days.

@jasonward4675 3 жыл бұрын

Genius business model I came back to buy three packs

@jeremyguenther6209 2 жыл бұрын

That is an interesting theory. But I don’t see how what a scuba diver sees underwater correlates to what a fish sees underwater. Human eyes can see in color, and from my understanding fish can only see in black/ white/ grey scale. One thing I’ve noticed from personal experience, freshwater bass fishing is that bright colors usually get bit by more aggressive fish. It is almost seems that bright colors make aggressive bass angry and annoyed. Just my opinion though ✌️

@nordicmagpie 10 ай бұрын

One author was a scuba diver, the other was an optometrist. Both noticed the color change thing, and both researched it (and published their findings), but in slightly different directions from each other. It’s the combined research of the two of them, put together, that these guys used to develop their color.

@robertwren8878 4 жыл бұрын

For me it's sillouette,vulnerability,fashes from the fishes scales,to replicate distress,is this why jigging works so well,if only you could replicate up and downs and going in circles that's the key with lures not colour. The only thing I know that can achieve this is livebait.👍

@jasonfulton77 4 жыл бұрын

I am actually ready to buy a pack of the original Slams. I hope there is a Black/dark red version available soon because that option should work well on the walleye at night, or just fishing an inlet at night as well.

@dextermorgan5397 2 жыл бұрын

pink/purp black/white Gold/silver/copper thats all i use :)

@richardgreene5119 Жыл бұрын

Both books COST A FORTUNE!!!

@Saltstrong Жыл бұрын

We see that now that we have made this post. Thanks for checking it out though!

@cman5337 4 жыл бұрын

#1 chic fila fan here

@alexanderlavoie5461 4 жыл бұрын

Our Lord and savior... Green Pumpkin.

@PeterRanieriII 4 жыл бұрын

a better way to test all these theories out on color is to watch underwater video of fish coming up to the lure. check it out: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ot1hqaZk163Lnmg.html skip to 13:45 if you want to see the part where the stripers come in fast and turn away at last minute.