I have always heard that red is invisible to fish in the water below a certain light level / depth. Seems to be true because when I put a red hook underwater after a certain distance it disappears. If a tree falls in the forest and you're not there does it make a sound....?


You think my logic is OK or I should go back to the drawing board?

Hehaw.

Confession--I use red hooks. After you catch some fish on them they turn gold. You have to believe in something, man! I also put a piece of rubber band on the hook to keep alewives from getting double hooked. Is that rubber band a deal killer for some fish more so than a caliwamped double hooked awife? I have only been doing it this year and I think the rubber band is necessary. Problem is if you think about it the only way you will know if a double hooked awife is a deal killer "for some fish" is if you double hook them all when baiting your hooks. You can pull double hooked bait out of the water when checking bait but if a fish has taken the bait no way to really tell if if it was double hooked before or after the strike if a double hooked bait is left dangling. I suppose they don't live long double hooked...so good bait in the water longer seems like a no brainer.

I like the rubber bands but I usually preface everything about fishing with the words "my current theory is".

Any thoughts?

Guess I could walk by those guide boats at Jamestown that have been hammering the stripers for the last two months and see if they use the rubber on their hooks. I bet they don't.

Ah..fishin, ain't it great!

Just saw where crappiepappy poster here just a few minutes ago looking at the thread review under the edit window. Gonna read that again.

PS. Those umbrella rigs with the jigs hooked to a big ole thick piece of wire seems to work.