Just read the "On The Water" article on The Magic Hour and how the striper's eyes see with cones and rods.
I was always under the impression that bait fish eyes worked differently and couldn't adjust to the light changes quickly, therefore becoming confused in low light and becoming an easy target for game fish.
Does anyone know this to be true? Thanks.
Justplugit, based on what I've read, predatory fish have much better dim-light reception than baitfish, which enables them to feed primarily at low-light levels. Also, research has shown that all fish are myopic (nearsighted) because they lack the neccessary muscles in their eyes to focus their lenses. Predatory fish have more rods (light/dark photoreceptors) than cones (color photoreceptors) which enable them to see better in the darkness; however, baitfish have less rods. Hope this info helps.
God grant that I may live to fish until my dying day,
And when it comes to my last cast, I most humbly pray,
When in the Lord's safe landing net I'm peacefully asleep,
That in His mercy I be judged, as big enough to keep.
Bait Fish Eyes
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