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Different fish like different colors - dyed bait


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:unsure:  Not just glow worms, flies, lures... Might be an interesting summer camp experiment.

"Commercial saltwater fishermen began dying bait blue in the 1970s to cut down on the number of seabirds caught while swordfishing. The blue made the bait fish blend into the water from a bird’s eye perspective."

Sources:

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/04/17/outdoors/fishing/dyed-bait-fishing-maine-joam40zk0w/

https://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/faqs/do-fish-see-in-color/

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