Does anyone have an opinion on baiting pole colour preference? Does a black pole possibly spook fish and a white one not? Many pole anglers use lighter coloured top kits seemingly for this reason?
Thanks in advance
Red 😉☕🎣
Thanks in advance
Red 😉☕🎣
I'd say no. When looking up through water into bright light I would think it makes no difference. Plus don't they think fish only see different shades and not actual colour. I would think the pole on the water and the scoop on the end are more of the problem.
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I have seen how fish have bolted from under the black base of a bait boat, so always though a white base would be less spooky, maybe more swan than cormorant.
I have seen how fish have bolted from under the black base of a bait boat, so always though a white base would be less spooky, maybe more swan than cormorant.
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2 totally different applications that are hard to compare imo.
A fish will know a baiting pole is there irrelevant of colour due to the vibrtions given off from it as it's in direct contact with the water, and beacuse of the distortion of the surface film, I'm guessing, maybe even from electrical conductivity, you'd have to check fish senses.
A pole sits above the water and unless it had some sort of chameleon type coating how can it possibly match the colours of the sky, above it, shadows ect. To be quite honest I see white top kits on comercial fisheries and wonder why, the fish aren't exactly spooky but I guess if you think it makes a difference and you can win 25k you'd try it.
Then you have to factor in how fish actually see, spectrum etc.
So I remain unconvinced
2 totally different applications that are hard to compare imo.
A fish will know a baiting pole is there irrelevant of colour due to the vibrtions given off from it as it's in direct contact with the water, and beacuse of the distortion of the surface film, I'm guessing, maybe even from electrical conductivity, you'd have to check fish senses.
A pole sits above the water and unless it had some sort of chameleon type coating how can it possibly match the colours of the sky, above it, shadows ect. To be quite honest I see white top kits on comercial fisheries and wonder why, the fish aren't exactly spooky but I guess if you think it makes a difference and you can win 25k you'd try it.
Then you have to factor in how fish actually see, spectrum etc.
So I remain unconvinced
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Match anglers used to use a floating pole
Until it got banned
Match anglers used to use a floating pole
Until it got banned
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Mostly in muddy puddles.
Mostly in muddy puddles.
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A lot of carp lakes are muddy puddles also though.
A lot of carp lakes are muddy puddles also though.
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As a child I spotted that fighter jets often had a grey/light underside...but the tops were camouflaged. Suited whether you were looking up into the sky to spot them, or down from above with fields/terrain as background.
In this case only the looking up is relevant ... but I often use a white Wolf spomb to try and make it slightly less visible. Probably only makes a tiny difference, but I need all the help I can get to catch!
As a child I spotted that fighter jets often had a grey/light underside...but the tops were camouflaged. Suited whether you were looking up into the sky to spot them, or down from above with fields/terrain as background.
In this case only the looking up is relevant ... but I often use a white Wolf spomb to try and make it slightly less visible. Probably only makes a tiny difference, but I need all the help I can get to catch!
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Have you noticed how new industrial parks going up have multi coloured cladding on them starting at a darker colour and going to white higher up so they blend in With the clouds or ground depending how high the vehicle is you are driving.
Have you noticed how new industrial parks going up have multi coloured cladding on them starting at a darker colour and going to white higher up so they blend in With the clouds or ground depending how high the vehicle is you are driving.
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Having used a baiting pole a fair bit I think you maybe over thinking it , whilst stalking I've seen carp happily feed under swans, mallards, and coots, it's only when they actually dive on the spot that it may briefly spook them, but not always !
What does spook carp is a lead hitting the bottom especially on gravel, so that's possibly a concern when tipping a baiting pole over on a slack line ! But I've caught so many big carp using a pole it doesn't concern me too much !
Having used a baiting pole a fair bit I think you maybe over thinking it , whilst stalking I've seen carp happily feed under swans, mallards, and coots, it's only when they actually dive on the spot that it may briefly spook them, but not always !
What does spook carp is a lead hitting the bottom especially on gravel, so that's possibly a concern when tipping a baiting pole over on a slack line ! But I've caught so many big carp using a pole it doesn't concern me too much !