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Post by jtdaniel on Sept 5, 2010 22:07:07 GMT -5
I am a bass fisherman and have learned that at night the best color is black. I have put allot of thought into this and I believe that this holds true to things at sets as well. We like white before snow for it's contrast but I will say that solid black will have as much contrast as white in certain circumstances.
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Post by Forrest on Sept 5, 2010 22:16:59 GMT -5
Charlie Dobbing had a sod set "don't know if I am calling it by the right name" where he would pile up chunks of sod and then burn grass / straw on top of it creating a charred black mound. He said it was a very effective set. He showed the set at 600 - 700 yrds and it still stood out like a sore thumb..
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Post by ScottRainbolt on Sept 6, 2010 21:00:23 GMT -5
yea i use to take yard timbers cut them around 8 in. long and hit them with the torch worked pretty good
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Post by sniperbbb on Sept 7, 2010 21:43:39 GMT -5
That's why black snare cable never really caught on, at least for canine snaring. Might as well use a white or shiny snare for them if your gonna use black.
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Post by basshunter on Mar 13, 2011 17:20:27 GMT -5
I am a bass fisherman and have learned that at night the best color is black. I have put allot of thought into this and I believe that this holds true to things at sets as well. We like white before snow for it's contrast but I will say that solid black will have as much contrast as white in certain circumstances. Black is the best colour, I have done 1000 of hours night fishing and that was for largemouth bass,
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Post by bill1958 on Mar 13, 2011 19:01:35 GMT -5
i beleave this black sticks out even in muddy water i have caught more crappie on black jigs then i can count lol.the same applys to clear lures lures that you can see threw as these blend better at all times of the day and night.when the sky pattern changes so will the lure color to the fish.to get a basic idea take a clear plasric lure and put a small colored light be hind it and look the clear lure turns that color so at night that clear lure turns black.i have won more fishing contest with clear colored lures then any lure in my box.
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Post by hawkeye on Mar 13, 2011 23:28:58 GMT -5
Solid black sticks out, even at night, better than any other color. Red and brown blend into the background better at night than black. That's why I paint my water traps olive drab or brown. I set them under a couple of inches of water and a trap thief has to look hard to find it.
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Post by happersilderness on Mar 14, 2011 7:16:54 GMT -5
I never really thought of that. I knew about bringing some burnt sticks with and jamming them in the ground. But what if your trapping a place that had a forrest fire? Would it still stick out?
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Post by Forrest on Mar 14, 2011 7:43:06 GMT -5
I have been experimenting with the camo paint scheme I do my snares.. Instead of painting them olive, tan, brown as usual I am just using white and black spray paint "Over spray" to create a snare with many different shades of gray which is all most animals see anyway if they are color blind. IMO pure black and white are the two loudest colors or "Non colors" to color blind animals. If a animal is color blind even the most florescent or bright colors only show up in gray scale to them..
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Post by hawkeye on Mar 14, 2011 11:58:30 GMT -5
I never really thought of that. I knew about bringing some burnt sticks with and jamming them in the ground. But what if your trapping a place that had a forrest fire? Would it still stick out? Stick out against what? If all of the background was burned sticks, I guess it would look like another burned stick. What if you were trapping a place that had a blue paint factory blow up, would a blue stick stand out?
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Post by ScottRainbolt on Mar 14, 2011 12:37:14 GMT -5
in a burn over i use a stick of white pvc
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Post by bill1958 on Mar 14, 2011 13:46:43 GMT -5
good post scott
guys start thinking out side the box.you must adapt to whats around you.in most cases black or white sticks out but when you need to change do it.if you are trapping a burn over change from black and use white or when it snows goe to black .this why scott done so well on his line he has learned to stay out side of that box.when you stay in side of that box all you are doing is spinning in mud after a while you get stuck because after a while you bottom out
YOU MUST LEARN TO STAY OUT OF THE BOX AND THEN AND ONLY THEN WILL YOU ADAPT AND STAY ONE STEP A HEAD OF THE ANIMAL YOU ARE AFTER
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Post by cdr on Mar 14, 2011 18:12:21 GMT -5
In the box (out of the box), color blind animals, blue paint factories, bass fishing, and burnt sticks...................... I get confused easily...lol Jt, I agree with your theory and I know you beleive it also because I have seen your DP traps!
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