why chartreuse?

[mark poulson]

I throw a Megabass 110 Bone Elegy jerkbaits, because it gets bit in colder water. Jerk, jerk, then pause, and they come up and eat it on the pause. No other color scheme gets bit.
What's so special about their Chartreuse?

[MK49]

According to some studies, bass sees chartreuse as white. I don't know if it's true or not. If that's true, what's a good reason to use chartreuse, instead of white.

[Chode]

So do they see white as chartreuse?

[MK49]

So do they see white as chartreuse?

Exactly!

BTW, I have a Deps Pulse Cod popper, and it has a little chartreuse around the front hook hanger. The belly is slightly transparent white with the little chartreuse spot. If the chartreuse is white, what would be the point to have the little spot? Just to catch buyers' eyes? It's the only Pulse Cod I have, and it catches fish.

[Finnz922]

I believe most color patterns are for the anglers. How confident you are In a lure changes how you present the bait as well as some other factors such as fall rate and sound/vibration. But colors to fish are relegated to a few colors on the spectrum.

That being said some colors do matter and IMHO the clearer the water the more true that is.

[MK49]

I believe most color patterns are for the anglers. How confident you are In a lure changes how you present the bait as well as some other factors such as fall rate and sound/vibration. But colors to fish are relegated to a few colors on the spectrum.

That being said some colors do matter and IMHO the clearer the water the more true that is.

I agree with you. Confidence in color or whatever in lures is pretty much everything. When you have confidence, you use it more, and you catch more fish with it, and the confidence builds up even more. When I use something I don't have much confidence in, I stop using it after 10min, if I don't get a bite.

That said, I always wonder if other colors work better. That's why I keep trying different colors, but eventually, I know what colors work under those situations, and I only use a few different colors of a same bait. That's normally how it goes, but I don't stop experimenting.

[Drakestar]

According to some studies, bass sees chartreuse as white. I don't know if it's true or not. If that's true, what's a good reason to use chartreuse, instead of white.

Correct. I’ve posted this study before: https://academic.oup.com/cz/article/65/1/43/4924236

Bass can’t really distinguish between white and yellow, so chartreuse looks rather natural but is easier to see. If you’re asking a bass to rise to a bait in cold stained water, the extra visibility might make a difference.

Bass see red particularly well, green well, and can distinguish between both colors. They can’t distinguish between black and blue (keep throwing that jig color, though )

[mark poulson]

According to some studies, bass sees chartreuse as white. I don't know if it's true or not. If that's true, what's a good reason to use chartreuse, instead of white.

Correct. I’ve posted this study before: https://academic.oup.com/cz/article/65/1/43/4924236

Bass can’t really distinguish between white and yellow, so chartreuse looks rather natural but is easier to see. If you’re asking a bass to rise to a bait in cold stained water, the extra visibility might make a difference.

Bass see red particularly well, green well, and can distinguish between both colors. They can’t distinguish between black and blue (keep throwing that jig color, though )

So, according to the chart, bass should see chartreuse green better than chartreus yellow. I'll keep that in mind when I'm painting.
Thanks for the link.

[Chode]

According to some studies, bass sees chartreuse as white. I don't know if it's true or not. If that's true, what's a good reason to use chartreuse, instead of white.

Correct. I’ve posted this study before: https://academic.oup.com/cz/article/65/1/43/4924236

Bass can’t really distinguish between white and yellow, so chartreuse looks rather natural but is easier to see. If you’re asking a bass to rise to a bait in cold stained water, the extra visibility might make a difference.

Bass see red particularly well, green well, and can distinguish between both colors. They can’t distinguish between black and blue (keep throwing that jig color, though )

So, according to the chart, bass should see chartreuse green better than chartreus yellow. I'll keep that in mind when I'm painting.
Thanks for the link.

So now my question is, is it necessarily good that they're able to see it clearer?

[mark poulson]

I fish the CA Delta, and the water always has some color and current, so it helps me.

[MK49]

So now my question is, is it necessarily good that they're able to see it clearer?

It totally depends on the situation/condition like water clarity, fishing pressure, weather, and everything else.