Breakthrough research on how stripers see their prey

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by NIB

Did u read what he posted?
I have mostly found this to be true also.I think there eyes have to adjust.
Mike replyed to the contrary.Sayin the trasition is fast meaning they have no problem adjusting to dark from mid dark.He said it gives em a advantage over there prey which are probably blindfolded at that time.

Thanks Tony, ya i read what he posted. Guess i didn't phrase it right as i mixed up my words ,and didn't make it clear
What i wanted to say was---

I've always looked for a reason why, in general, they turn off the bite after last light when it gets pitch dark,then they turn back on again

later. That being the statement and meaning does he know?

Inquiring mind wants to know.

[Jigman]

Dave, that was my understanding too. Stripers have good vision in the dim light right before dark, while the bait is pretty much blind like NIB said. The thing I found interesting in the article was where it said that stripers use color to see and feed during the day while Weakfish use contrast and sensitivity to see at night. So how come striper fishing is much better at night

FishEye, some great threads you've started of late. Many thanks!

Jigman

[NIB]

Originally Posted by Jigman

So how come striper fishing is much better at night

Jigman

Well if the Hypotheses of the scientist are correct.It makes sense to reason why striper's are nocturnal feeders they have a distinct advantage in Darkness over their prey.Why chase em all over creation in the day time when u can just sneak up on em an slurp em down at night.
Lack of daylight also gives em the courage to sneak inshore an blow the house down on the little bait fish taking cover there.Thats when we come in an get em.I think u can get em almost as good in the daylight in some deep water spots.Not as much sun penetration,the picture is not as clear.Bait, preferably live will take good striper's in the daylight.It's much harder to fool em in the day with lures.perhaps they get too good a look at em an determine that it is not food.

Fisherman only can estimate there feeding patterns by how we catch em.If they are just more selective in the daylight we could be lead to believe they are nocturnal feeders.perhaps they are just more selective an feed all the time.

If they are primarily nocturnal how come they take herring like it was thier last meal in first light.? They should be full from a night at the smorgasbord.
As the sun gets higher they become more selective.I can see em come up punch the bait an turn away.But if the bait comes off the hook all u see is a puff of scales an it's gone.I think the line becomes more visible in the high sun illuminated waters.Perhaps thats why Fishing is always better for longer periods in the morning when the sun is blocked from clouds.The picture is not as clear they gotta eat so they just take more chances.
Take a chance try lighter line.Flouro in the daylight.u'll hook more u might not land as many..

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by Jigman

FishEye, some great threads you've started of late. Many thanks!

Jigman

Ya Mike, thanks so much, your stuff really is great. Ya keep us learnin, and the more we know, the more we realize how much we

don't know.

[libassboy]

Great post NIB, sounds right on the money to me.
Thanks Fisheye for the topic, now where is that dvd???????

[nightprowler]

This is the part of that i find most interesting....

"Work by graduate student Kathleen McNamee shows that striped bass have full stomachs during daylight hours, but that the stomachs gradually empty through the night."

I am always surprised when i bring a fish home and it has nothing in its stomach. I hear stories about fish with there stomachs busting out with lobsters and pogy's and all this other bait, yet the majority of my fish have empty stomachs. I usually fish 11p-3 or 4 am, so maybe the fish aren't feeding as heavily at this time. Even when they are breaking and clearly feeding in the middle of the night.
They always seem to lovean eel though.
these fish never make sense, once i think i finally have a perfect tide or a perfect condition, they throw me for a loop and do the complete opposite. guess thats what keeps me going, to learn more, if i always caught would i still be going out nightly? i think so!