IQ: IMPOSTER QUOTIENT
The one critical characteristic of suc- cessful artificial baits is an inherent capacity to create the illusion of a life form. All artificial lures, whether hard or soft baits, are, in essence, deceptive imposters of a real food source, in either an injured or healthy state. The more capable the imitation is of repli- cating something that appears alive, the more receptive gamefish will be to strike.
All artificial lures, whether hard or soft baits, are, in essence, deceptive imposters of a real food source, in either an injured or healthy state.
While angler intervention when manipulating a lure during the retrieve is essential to success, artificial baits with high Imposter Quotients are like- ly to draw more interest and, therefore, more strikes. So what elements get a lure to that magical 140 to 145 “IQ”? The ability to appeal to a fish’s sen- sory receptors is the answer. Learn how fish react to the environment
right here on the third rock from the sun! There is no question that modern artificial lures are engineered with sound science as a fundamental design element. While many classic and tradi- tional baits are as effective today as they were decades ago, today’s artifi- cial lures are beneficiaries of advanced technology, engineering, biology and chemistry. To understand how contem- porary hard and soft baits function, one needs to also understand the science behind their designs.
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through their network of senses and you will learn how to better motivate them to accept your artificial offerings. In general terms, fish have the abili- ty to sense their world by acquiring critical bits of data from their watery environment. They do so through a set of senses that are very similar to those of humans. Thousands of years of evo- lution have given fish a keen sense of sight, some keener than others. Vision enables fish to find food, avoid preda- tors, find spawning mates and even seek out shelter. Fish also have the ability
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