Kokanee Lure Color, Depth, and UV Fluorescence

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What color are you using? How many times have you been asked that? We all have favorite lure colors that produce for us when Kokanee fishing. What do these lures look like at different depths and what role do the often advertised UV components play in Kokanee fishing. In this video I compare the colors of different Kokanee lures down to 50' deep and discuss the role of glow and UV fluorescence.
All of the lures featured in this video are Paulina Peak Micro-hoochies. You can purchase them here: paulinapeaktackle.com/shop/ol...
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[@UcranianoUKR]

Camera starts to automatically boost ISO settings in the dark. Also camera sensor, human eyes, and fish eyes aren't the same.

[@spiltmilt]

That true but the boosted ISO impacts all the lures equally so relative to each other it’s still a valid comparison. I agree camera sensors are more sensitive to light and color than most animal eyes. Research indicates that human eyes have much better resolution than salmon eyes. However, salmon can see into the infrared and are sensitive to variations in the blue spectrum whereas for humans it’s in the green spectrum. That being said salmon and human have very similar color perceptions so I still thinks it’s practical and informational to make these comparisons.

[@UcranianoUKR]

@@spiltmilt yeah for sure it's a useful comparison, I was just pointing out some potentially confounding variables. Camera sensors perceive light equally, but the image is processed after the image is taken to interpret that light. So technically the color you see in video could be biased or misinterpreted by the software because of the conditions under which footage was taken. However it's probably not a huge deal. I usually do get the most bites on pink and orange like your demo showed!

[@alsellers5657]

Awesome video !!! Thanks for this very informative clip. Pink and Orange are my go to colors. Now I know why...😉

[@waydegilbank2510]

Great test buddy I like the way you take the time to back up your knowledge and the diffrent example you have demonstrated threw out your diffrent videos , instead of blowing smoke up people's ass like some others do. Great job great videos extremely informative. That why I like your videos you can always learn something new ,or it shows how some of our Owen theories are not always correct. Thanks again buddy

[@rja62b]

god man, you do the best experiments

[@kurtproffitt8112]

Great video. I have found removing the hoochie when the bite is slow can increase bites. In cold water especially I run nothing but hooks and corn behind a Dodger.

[@Justin-zs1ql]

Really neat idea for a video and comparing color underwater. Nice meeting you on the water yesterday. Tight lines!

[@SHTFchef]

I have had great success fishing for trout and lake trout using similar hoochies with a dodger. An effective pattern has been a double skirt rig with a pink squid layered inside a UV green squid. Typically I am trolling between 30 and 50 feet deep in my favorite lake here in Colorado.

[@macsmith2092]

Killer information as always. Love the demo. Thanks

[@ShenpaiWasTaken]

That was really interesting to see. Thanks for sharing!

[@out4rvnge930]

Great info. Their is a photo chart I use for same purpose down to 150'

[@asully70]

I was fishing this summer at 50-60’ and using green Spin Glos with decent success, what it sounds like I should have been doing was using UV hoochies. Gonna play around with it more this spring and summer. Good stuff as always.

[@northcountryhiker9525]

Great video. I never thought of that.

[@clydedunithan7855]

Great video, again! Really appreciate your scientific approach and detailed explanations. You have helped me catch more fish. Good kokanee opportunities are somewhat limited here in Oregon. Trying to fish smarter!

[@reapergrim76]

Very interesting stuff! 👌

[@waynecollins7929]

Another great video!!!

[@tonyvechirko3898]

Very nice video and really interesting!👍🏻

[@craigambroson2482]

Good job again. Very informative. Have you ever tried UV spray on terminal lures? Thanks for the video.

[@spiltmilt]

I've not tried that.

[@johnspecht7449]

Really great info.

[@flobie1kenobi]

i don't know about fish eyesight, but my bright red swim shorts turn black at about 30 to 40 feet deep when scuba diving.

[@TinyTrout]

A link to end arguments

[@TacomaSteelhead]

This is fantastic.

[@IcicleTV]

I'm assuming you had your camera set to auto white balance. Looks like there were some color shifts as your depths changed due to a auto color camera setting. This test would have to have a locked WB to be accurate or you would get unpredictable color changes. Did you lock white balance? Awesome test just wondering if accurate color? I wonder if you'd want a locked exposure to see what it looks like as the light gets darker rather then using auto exposure. Just curious. Thx for your awesome content!

[@spiltmilt]

The camera does not have auto white balance.

[@queefingallday]

Hey Tyler. Quick question. What do you use to store your hoochies that you have rigged up?

[@spiltmilt]

I use an Eng leader board amzn.to/3OJmPWp

[@johncole5297]

Have you tested the UV sprays that can be put on your lures? If so do they work? Any better than others?

[@spiltmilt]

I've not tested them yet.

[@chubbrock659]

Very cool to see the colors at depth. Do trout see the same way as salmon? Wonder if trout have the same perception of colors?

[@spiltmilt]

Trout and salmon vision are very similar since they have a recent common ancestor.

[@chubbrock659]

@@spiltmilt I went trolling on Saturday on a local lake. Had 4 lines in the water and the pink wedding rings and kokanee killers were getting the majority of hits from rainbows and I kept thinking about this video!

[@fishingwithfoxxxy1371]

wher you get your hoochys

[@spiltmilt]

Paulina Peak link in the description

[@jamesomalley3707]

Where do you get your micro squid with UV

[@spiltmilt]

Right here: paulinapeaktackle.com/shop/ols/categories/micro-hoochies

[@daveporter4667]

Keep in mind that fish see different the light than us, humans. The are able to see UV.

[@spiltmilt]

I'm aware. I'm also aware that many fish lack the ability to see UV.

[@brittlanders351]

Color fish see is such a difficult subject.

[@spiltmilt]

I was a research technician in one of the leading animal color and vision research labs in the world at Auburn University for several years. We can actually determine what colors animals see quite well from their rod and cone structures in their eyes

[@brittlanders351]

@@spiltmilt I have a lot of questions here. The biggest question is what does the brain receive? Humans have red, blue & green cones; but what about yellow and orange, how do we see them? Why would we assume if a bass has only red and green cones they can’t see blue?

[@spiltmilt]

We know they can't see blue because they lack the cones for it. In other words there is zero "blue" information being sent to their brain as they lack the receptors for it. However, the rods will still process the relative brightness or darkness of blue color. Brains need incoming data from neurons to perceive something. They simply lack that ability