Plug Colors Part II

[eelman]

Originally Posted by NIB

Right i think it was called Bells window or something like that.
Basically the top of the water from below has a mirror effect.So when u look at a plug that is just below the surface u actually see 2 images one of the plug an one from it's reflection from above.In essence the top color of a plug can be important.That is as long as these fish with pinkie nail brains that only a few have mastered in a hundred yrs.buy into it.

ya but....um that may be true for humans...but how about a fish...there is no way at all of knowing none..how a human sees a plug is most likely a 180 on how a fish sees it....You want some Revalation be all to end all "Plug Bible" of an article...the sad truth is that will never happen because no one in the universe knows how or what a fish sees and why exactly they strike etc..Its all talking heads, everyone unless they are a fish is just selling snake oil..If it works it works..it is what it is...The Whys?? only fish know and they take that to there grave.

Far to many people put fish on Human terms its unfortunate because there not humans.

One thing in my mind is what I feel to be true...its the fisherman that catches the fish...Not the plug. There can never be a definative book on plugging because there is not anyone who could write that. Thats why its called fishing not catching. If you use Black and it works then stick with black...whatever...But if you think the guy selling the plug with gold leaf engravings is going to somehow make a person a better fisherman...no way...

I think a good bit of advice would be to learn how to fish before decking out a plug bag with all the fancy plugs...I have caught plenty of good size bass on dannies that had no paint job right of the lathe..At the mouth of a certain river, they caught as well as the colored plugs no difference at all !

"Break though study" "Fish can see this at so many feet " at 10 feet down red turns white" its all bull.......NO ONE KNOWS....

I know first hand the sluggo works great in all black all the time, however many cannot duplicte steves success and get frustrated and toss in the towell, that tells me its the fisherman, its a knack, its a feel, you either have it or you dont, and yes, it works that same way with an eel or a yo-yoed bunker...some people are just good at what they do, put the same plug in two different fishermans hands and the results will be different.

Keep the colors basic, practice fishing the chosen plug and dont have a meltdown over plug colors..........

And hey, when all else fails...try the lowely eel, they work sometimes and its like plugging...the best of both worlds a live bait you "plug" and its already got your two basic colors black and white...But I know this is not the place for eel talk.......