YES! and NO! (lol)
It really depends on the aggressiveness of the fish. Most Crankbait's are "moving" and the fish only have a few seconds to react, (or not). As a rule I like to use red, gold, or silver eyes- with an emphasis on red! Why red?? Have you ever heard the expression,"He saw red!". Red eyes can bolster a fish's reaction strike by making them (for lack of a better word) "mad". When do colored eyes NOT work as well or make as big of an impact?
My Answer is: When the clarity of the water is extreme (clarity of 15 FT plus) and in conjunction, when using a suspending Crank, (where you are letting it pause right in front of the fish's nose). It is my belief that you'd want a more realistic looking Crank as the clarity of the water gets better and COLDER. (Cold water typically allows fish to SEE better-for a variety of reasons.) SO, silver eyes would probably be a safe bet in super-clear water. However, in fishing, all "rules of the road" are not set in stone. Some days they want a bright purple/red lure with pink highlights and GREEN eyes! (Go figure!) We can only make our best guess and go with that!
What do you think????
It really depends on the aggressiveness of the fish. Most Crankbait's are "moving" and the fish only have a few seconds to react, (or not). As a rule I like to use red, gold, or silver eyes- with an emphasis on red! Why red?? Have you ever heard the expression,"He saw red!". Red eyes can bolster a fish's reaction strike by making them (for lack of a better word) "mad". When do colored eyes NOT work as well or make as big of an impact?
My Answer is: When the clarity of the water is extreme (clarity of 15 FT plus) and in conjunction, when using a suspending Crank, (where you are letting it pause right in front of the fish's nose). It is my belief that you'd want a more realistic looking Crank as the clarity of the water gets better and COLDER. (Cold water typically allows fish to SEE better-for a variety of reasons.) SO, silver eyes would probably be a safe bet in super-clear water. However, in fishing, all "rules of the road" are not set in stone. Some days they want a bright purple/red lure with pink highlights and GREEN eyes! (Go figure!) We can only make our best guess and go with that!
What do you think????
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