Zase33 Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 I recently just got into the swimbait game and was looking around for some baits. I work crazy hours so I do a lot of night fishing. While searching, I came accross the Huddleston Nightstalker UV 68s. I like the whole idea of an all black bait at night just dunno about the whole UV idea. Has anyone tried these at all? CG_Fishes and MartinG 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dheath2 Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 50/50. Probably won’t hurt. Probably won’t actually help much either. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a post with a fish on it. Doesn’t mean there isn’t someone sticking fish with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Peart Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 Don't think UV anything matters when there's no black light present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilcatfish Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 The hudd uv works as good as the hudd topwaters StriperAddict, CaliBassin and waynem 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zase33 Posted July 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 2 hours ago, Wes Peart said: Don't think UV anything matters when there's no black light present. That's what I been reading. Basically if there's no full moon and the waters dirty at all, then it's pointless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinG Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 Can’t doubt the presence and drawing power of the hudd though, no matter what color, year, or size! However, if your in search of a night swimbait, look into wake baits, wake and crank baits, it a staple now for many of us out there night fishing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Fisherman Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 I know this is an old topic but... Fish have way different vision than humans do and can see the UV spectrum. So to us it just looks like a black bait but to the fish it looks like a UV light is hitting it making it glow for them (since they can see that spectrum). I've not used UV lures yet but would love to hear from someone who has. Some claim it makes a hell of a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossypumpkin Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 The few times I’ve tossed my uv black hudds it didn’t make a difference. Don’t think I’ve been bit on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcaetano2905 Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, Fat Fisherman said: I know this is an old topic but... Fish have way different vision than humans do and can see the UV spectrum. So to us it just looks like a black bait but to the fish it looks like a UV light is hitting it making it glow for them (since they can see that spectrum). I've not used UV lures yet but would love to hear from someone who has. Some claim it makes a hell of a difference. Bass can't see UV light. They don't have UV wave lenghts receptors in their eyes. They don't even have blue light receptors. So, probably they don't see blue and purple (or don't see it very well). Blue and purple are probably the same as grey to them. The colors they see the best are red/orange and green/yellow. Carp can see blue and UV. Edited March 8, 2020 by mcaetano2905 waynem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynem Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 Either Ken is science-challenged or is just trying to run a gimmick by gullible anglers. The "UV" being used in these bait is what is known as an optical brightener. These brighteners function by absorbing UV radiation and emitting it as visible blue/violet color. Sunlight is rich in UV light, but unfortunately for Ken there is no direct sunlight at night and the slight ambient night light contains only a trace amount of UV radiation. So fishing a black bait with optical brightener at night has zero advantage over a plain black bait. 168 Rookie, mcaetano2905, dheath2 and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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