Do Predator Fish Hate High Sun?
Midday on the water can be tough. Predator fish aren't as inclined to feed. They run from high water temps and bright sun, often hunkering down in deep holes until dusk. The optimal feeding time is almost always dusk and dawn; here’s why.
A Predator's Advantage
Take your favorite predator fish and look at its defining features. Smooth scales, a streamlined body, and BIG eyes. Take a tarpon, for example, their eyes are almost half their face. Big eyes let in light, helping them see when baitfish can’t. With this advantage, they terrorize light lines on bridges, hide behind wind-driven points, and use what little light they have to their advantage
What is the "Optimal Foraging Theory"
The optimal foraging theory suggests fish feed when optimal, and hide when it's not. In high sun, they hide from birds and dolphins, but in low light, they get their chew. You should do the same. Instead of grinding out an afternoon, wake up early, give the first hour of light all your effort. Fish when it's right: the light is low, the water’s cool, and the earth is still.
Our Optimal Lenses
We want you on the hunt when it's hot, when the fish are chewing, the ramps empty, and the sidescan looks like it's on display mode. Pick up a pair of our violet mirror lenses and maximize minimal light, or grab a pair of our rose lenses for superior vision at the break of dawn. Get your fish and get on your way.
Light Copper Base - 18% Light Transmission
FAVORITE USES: SIGHT FISHING, MEXICAN PERMIT, MOSQUITO LAGOON REDFISH, COLD WATER COBIA.
This lens is for the true sight fisherman. It's brighter than your standard copper or green mirror, but not too bright to wear in full sun. When the fish match the bottom and their backs blend with the blue, reach for this sight caster special. Because seeing a beak 5 feet further is worth it, and feeding that flicking fin you'd otherwise miss, matters.
Yellow Base - 22% Light Transmission
FAVORITE USES: MORNING SKIFF RUNS, LAST LIGHT DITCHES, DRIVING IN THUNDERSTORMS.
We all know that no matter the fishery, first and last light always produce. Running a skiff at shooting light through the mangroves or tying on that hail mary streamer, these low light hours often contain the minutes we live for. We built a lens to maximize minimal rays. When the sun is low and the fish are up, look for our violet mirror.
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