These past two ice seasons, I've been conducting experiments with clear softbaits and flies, fishing them alongside traditional patterns. Sunfish, crappies, walleyes, and bass sometimes ignored the lure or bait, and inhaled the little clear swivel instead.Īs a result, clear lures may be more effective at triggering bites than those decorated with gaudy colors. On the ice, the mystery was revealed, as I observed fish on sonar and on an Aqua-Vu camera.
Immediately, I began detecting phantom bites, but failed to hook fish. I used them while livebait rigging for walleyes, and as a line-to-leader connector while ice fishing with jigging spoons and tiny panfish jigs. Beyond their apparent transparency, these clear, semi-soft accessories were said to be neutrally buoyant in water. The answers to these questions might change the way you approach fishing, or at the least, compel you to question lure selection and colors for certain species, particularly panfish.Ī few years ago, I became intrigued by a particular brand of "invisible" fluorocarbon swivels. But how do the fish perceive it? Does it matter? When you examine fluorocarbon under water with an underwater camera or a dive mask, you might be surprised to see that it's as visible and opaque as braid. Ever wondered how fish truly perceive fluorocarbon, a line advocated for its invisible qualities? And how can panfish, trout, and other species dine on transparent prey like zooplankton if they can't see them? Or can they?
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