Rocketlures

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It’s very clear that there are more colors of lures that you can ever buy, and hence at some point in time, you will need to ask what color lures you would actually need? There are no hard and fast rules, but the idea about that not all lure colors will work is a simple scientific one.

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In the water, colors are absorbed and filtered out the deeper the object goes. In the order of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple. If you remember your basic science, this has to do with the wavelength of the color. Colors are being absorbed as they passes through the water molecules. The longer ones are absorbed first ie red, orange etc…Therefore, at a certain depth, lures of this color will appear black! to fishes. This is quite ok, as fishes are not particularly color loving creatures. As long as the object looked like a good meal, it will still go for it. However, if the background is equally “black” in color, the problem would be that the fishes couldn’t see it in the first place.

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Therefore logically put, lures colors are of no consquences, if they are floating ones, and meant to be fished near the surface. What will make a difference then is how they look and feel like the normal meals that the big critters around the area are used to.

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But things are different if you fish the deeper depths of the water, eg trolling. That’s where the color of the lure is important to ensure the the fishes actually sees it in the first place.

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The visibility of a lure is best when fishing on a bright clear day, and during noon time. That’s when the clarity of the water is at its best. However, most of our fishing aren’t done during periods like this, therefore the visibility factor will drop many factors due to various considerations like the time of the day, and the clarity of the water.

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Clarity of the water also depends on the amount of floating particles in the sea. That means when fishing near the shore, the water is naturally not as clear as fishing in the deep ocean. And depending on the particles that are present, some influences as to what colors are absorbed more than others may play a part. In some places like lakes or reservoir, green and blue are in fact absorbed by natural organic acid more than the others, that it reverse the notion that blue and green are the colors that penetrate most into the water.

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Knowing the above, what then should be a good guide to lure color selection?

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1. When fishing at night, use a dark lure color. While the novice may think that this is quite illogical, the reason for this being that dark colors throws the best shadow. At night, fishes looking up actually see a brighter sky compared to the surrounding. Hence, a dark lure will stand out as a solid looking object catching their attention.

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2. Red, yellow, silver and metallic colors are most intense during bright sunny days in clear shallow water. Metallic lures have the added benefit of creating flashes at some depth, and is a good choice during such times.

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3. When trolling deep, colors don’t matter. What matters are shape, size, sound and action of the lure.

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4. In tea like water, use red and yellow and bright fluorescent colors. These offers the most visibility.

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5. When fishing topwater lures, colors aren’t very critical.

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6. In winter when there are lots of participates in the water due to algae and silt, use plenty of yellow, green and blue. Red and oranges are first to go.

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7. When fishing at night near a light source and fishing shallow, go for reflective or fluorescent lures.