How much does rod color matter when it comes to not spooking fish? I’ve heard people say it makes a big difference and I’ve heard not so much. So what do you all think? Or maybe I don’t want to know what you “think” but what you know. I think the easy answer is that trout have supper color vision so of course it will matter. But what is the actual on stream data. Have you ever noticed a difference that you can attribute to the color of your rod? There are some colorful rods out there, Tanuki comes to mind, and certainly some of you use them.
Some thoughts.
*The aforementioned, fish have great color vision. *With a long line the fly is quite a distance away from the rod.* With that said, does color matter more with a short rod? *Does the water make a difference? Clear, murky, glassy surface, white water? *If you think rod color matters can you justify orange or pink line?
While I have heard it mentioned before, I never really gave it more thought. But as I have been debating the purchase of an Oni Coco it has me curious. It seems almost everyone that owns the rod has it in the blue. I can imagine the blue would blend into the sky on a clear day. Wanting to be different I am considering the pink. That’s what got me wondering if, on such a short rod, it would matter? My personal thoughts are that it won’t make that much difference since I never catch many fish anyway.