Blood on baits

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Permalink Reply by Joe Boyd on August 5, 2012 at 2:18pm

Red hooks have been en vogue for awhile, and the people who use them swear by them.  I've tried the red hooks and have had success, but I've never really compared the two. As for bleeding baits, I've got a few, and have had real success with the Timber Tiger bleeding craw, but I'm not sure if it's the color, the action, or the "blood."   

Permalink Reply by BigBass Dez on August 6, 2012 at 11:27am

Larrick ,

I have used The Red treb Hooks on my cranks for years now and i occasionally use red sharpies too add markings around the gill section of my cranks/topwater lures .

For me its mostly a confidence modification imo. Im mainly just tring too creating more of a "target zone" more so than i would an injured looking bait appeal.

Keep in mind that when using "reaction baits" color plays a smaller role when being compared to keeping your in the strike zone were the bass are staging at that time imho .

Studies have shown that bass can see the color red very and in some cases they it can offer drawing power .

However the  case studies that i have watched were conducted on bass in a tank and using red laser lights  .

I perfer too build my personal confidence around real life field testing based on the lakes that i fish often . I can tell some of the best reaction bites that i have encountered has nothing to do with red hhoks or red markings , but a few situations they have made the differance in how the bass ate my lures . (front hooks in there mouth)

So in summery If adding a few red markings or red hooks to you lures tend too make "You the Angler" more compelled to making more cast , i would suggest adding reds to your baits :) 

BTW when i read your threads heading , I first thought that your were starting a thread about using real blood on your lures ..haha   Have a good one bud :)

 

Dez

Permalink Reply by Chad Simon on August 6, 2012 at 4:40pm

Don't waste your time with red dropshot hooks. I've still yet to catch a fish with one!

Permalink Reply by Aaron Christel on August 6, 2012 at 7:30pm

I like to draw Smiley faces on all my hard baits. I assume that fish will be more likely to attack a minnow that looks like an idiot. I think its just a confidence thing for me...