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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2006 20:37:02 GMT -6
Do cahnnel Catfish have good sight? Im assuming their sight is decent becausethey can be caught on a fly that is not scented. All the baitfisherman seem to think that intense smell is needed but that is not the case???
Just curious. Thanks
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Post by SK Justin on May 5, 2006 21:05:25 GMT -6
Check out this article: www.gameandfishmag.com/catfish/gf_aa076502a/" Catfish also have excellent senses of touch and sight. "Channel catfish, in particular, have great eyesight," says Caprio. "The eye of the channel catfish is used in many medical centers for research in vision."
Caprio points out that channel cats in clear water - and other species as well - often will strike fishing lures with no sensory cues other than sight triggering the action. They see something that looks like prey, and they attack."
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Post by darrellmyskiw on May 6, 2006 5:25:08 GMT -6
it's debateable - eyesight VERSUS lateral line / whiskers Taking the Red's clear crisp clean waters ....... I'll vote for the lateral line / wisker combo. However, not knowing of their abilities in clear waters ..... can't rightly say. Here's something for the regular FFing-pound (aka - cat-catchers) ......... What are the styles of flies that you more successfully catch cats on Water pushers - which would play to the lateral line. OR Minnow immitations - which don't move much water, but have flash for the visual key. could probably figgure this out by looking through past threads .... thought I'd try poking some ribs to get some more discussion in heredarrell,
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Post by RickL on May 6, 2006 22:42:10 GMT -6
I have used a purple crystal bugger with a black marabou tail size 4 with success for cats. When I added a floursecent red-orange cone head I felt that I noticed an increased success rate, but I don't really have any stats to back up my belief that they are seeing it. ( I think I stole this fly design from Stu, but I don't remember if he had a cone head or any flourescent colour)
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2006 8:04:12 GMT -6
I've wondered about the sound/pressure thing and whether "noisy" flies would work. It seems to me flowing water is just loaded with sounds/vibrations and, if the fish are reliant on that sense, they must be able to distinguish "fishy" sounds from others. Otherwise, when the cats are in the shallows, we could slay them on poppers'dahlberg divers, which, others have told me, we cannot. I'm still going to focus on realistic minnow/leach/crayfish shapes, but I do tend to use bright colours (bright yellow and silver flash have produced best for me)....TIM
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