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| View Larger Image | What Fish See: Understanding Optics and Color Shifts for Designing Lures and Flies
by Colin J. Kageyama
| | List Price: | $19.95 | | Price: | $15.56 | | You Save: | $4.39 (22%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 730885 | | Studio: | Frank Amato Publications | | | Binding: | Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 183 | | Publication Date: | December 31, 1969 | | Publisher: | Frank Amato Publications |
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 7 reviews)
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Fine book, fine service 
The book was excellent - as new - and well packaged. Delivery was faster than expected. I'm totally satisfied.
September 04, 2005 | |
The best fishing book for trout, steelhead and salmon
This book is probably the best fishing book I have ever
read for catching trout, steelhead and salmon,
because the author, Colin Kageyama, backs up his
claims with straight forward science.
I live on the middle Rogue in Oregon, and
fish almost everyday, and build my own spinners,
and have tried many different methods.
I have used his suggestions with instant
success. Mepps also makes his spinners in their
"See Best" line. I have seen fish react to his
spinners like no other, where the fish will
actually strike the lure multiple times.
This book is a must for any serious student
of the sport, and his methods apply to
any form of fishing (fly, spin casting,
float, etc.).
October 02, 2001 | |
Fish don't have human retinas! 
I applaud Dr. Kageyama's energy and interest in this area of great importance to the fishing community. However, as a vision science researcher, I was deeply disappointed at the lack of Kageyama's familiarity with the literature on the visual system of fish, especially Rainbow Trout, Goldfish, and Walleye. (See the journal Vision Research and the work of Edwin Land for many examples.) As an example, the Rainbow Trout is known to have *four* types of photoreceptors; humans have three. There are species that are sensitive to the *polarization* of light; humans have no such sensitivity. These shortcomings, in addition to the use of photography to document what fish might see, leave the work on very shakey theoretical ground. (Photographic film has *yet another* set of sensitivity functions to the color spectrum, neither fish or human!) The definitive work still needs to be written. Perhaps Dr. Kageyama will provide a second edition.
November 09, 2000 | |
Some missing bits. 
Whether Human or fish the eye is merely a receptor and counter of light photons. The discrimination of colours is a brain function. The connections between the eye and the brain, the nurological connections are not a variable thing but once set remain so. Fishes born in water without reds would likely not see red. Fish with blue/green visual sensitivity, most pelagics, cannot see pink because they cannot see red. We see pink as blue and red, no red no pink. If a salmon changes its visual sensitivity during the transition from the sea to the river it is a pretty strange beasty. The fish's eye is continually growing and the older the fish the better the resolution. Spawning fish are old, ie they have the best visual resolution. But we still have to recognise that the science of the fishes visual system, and it's colour sensitivity is best detirmined by those scientists using the Micro-Spectro-Photometer. I could not find any references to this research. Which is a pity because there is some great information out there in the world of the boffins.
May 02, 2000 | |
Don't doubt him, unless you've fished with him. 
I've fished with Dr.K several times. I'm always catching myself trying to pick his brain. He has a wealth of knowledge that I am eager to learn and apply to my own fishing tactics. Bottem line is...If the fish can't see your lure for one reason or another, mainly lure color, water color or background color, he isn't going to be striking your lure. I've tested my lures, as well as my fly material and know wether they stay true, but my biggest question is determining what color the water is. We will be addressing that issue real soon. Do you remember the last time you went fishing and got skunked? There are so many variables to take into consideration when you're fishing. By using Dr.K's knowledge and research findings, some of those days you got skunked just might turn out a little bit better. Between my boat,rods,reels,and all the gear, I've spent the better part of 10 grand. I would sure spend 20 bucks to help me become a better fisherman. What do you have to loose, oh wow $20.00!You spent that last week to buy beer, and were's the beer now? Thanks Dr K, see you next time you're in Portland.
February 11, 2000 | |
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