Permanent marker on lures?

[bassin_man]

I seen the other day on people marking the depth on the bill or the weight on spinnerbaits with a permanent marker.  I know its  a small area but has any noticed if this has hurt the fish catching ability of the lure with that little bit of black and/or scent?

[Micro]

I've got some BPS XPS Minnows that are all scratched up.  I color the black back of them with a black sharpie.  I haven't noticed that fish mind.  

[Jimzee]

Last summer I was night fishing with my cousin and member (AJ Fernatt) and he colored a small crank all black with a Sharpie and started wearing them out around the docks.  I just stood there amazed how such a small change worked so well. 8-)

[WIII-60]

With the exception of DT's, I write the diving depth of all my cranks on the bottom with a sharpie. It's a small spot, but I've never noticed a difference.

[smallieking]

YEA I use sharpies to color a blueback crank to a black back crank and add a dot above the gill to make it look like a shad and actually improved my catch with that bait

[Grey Wolf]

I seen the other day on people marking the depth on the bill or the weight on spinnerbaits with a permanent marker. I know its a small area but has any noticed if this has hurt the fish catching ability of the lure with that little bit of black and/or scent?

absolutely not.

[MALTESE FALCON]

I use a red Sharpie to mark my baits. I figured with the red craze it wouldn't hurt, and so far it hasn't.

Falcon

[.dsaavedra.]

i dont mark the depths on my cranks, but if i did, i wouldnt use a sharpie.

i'd scratch the depth in w/ a small needle or something sharp. it would last longer (sharpie will eventually wear off) and it would be less noticable.

[fishnaddiction]

hey dave i dont want to sound like a jerk or anything but if u scatch the paint then hit a rock with the crank  wouldnt the paint chip easiler since you created a weak spot?

[Joel W]

The vast majority of my crankbaits are Rapala DT's, so I don't need to mark their diving depth. But the remainder of my crankbaits all have their theoretical diving depth written with a black permanent marker on the bottom of the bill. Personally, I haven't seen any difference in the number of fish I catch.

I put a small black line on the back of my 1/2 oz spinnerbaits, so I don't mix them up with my 3/8 oz spinners. Again, I've seen absolutely no difference in the hookup rate one way or the other.

[jhoffman]

I use a red Sharpie to mark my baits. I figured with the red craze it wouldn't hurt, and so far it hasn't.

Falcon

Actually, with a bait that dives deep enough red would all but vanish. Maybe thats why the red hooks work, its definately not doing what most people think. The light spectrum, red vanishes about a foot under water, thats why cajun red line works.

[Grey Wolf]

i dont mark the depths on my cranks, but if i did, i wouldnt use a sharpie.

i'd scratch the depth in w/ a small needle or something sharp. it would last longer (sharpie will eventually wear off) and it would be less noticable.

Huh ?

[Perfect Hook Set]

No, it wont have a negative effect...

i dont mark the depths on my cranks, but if i did, i wouldnt use a sharpie.

i'd scratch the depth in w/ a small needle or something sharp. it would last longer (sharpie will eventually wear off) and it would be less noticable.

If someone cannot learn/figure out the depths or sizes by the time the marker wears off then maybe that person shouldn't have cared in the 1st place.

[.dsaavedra.]

No, it wont have a negative effect...

i dont mark the depths on my cranks, but if i did, i wouldnt use a sharpie.

i'd scratch the depth in w/ a small needle or something sharp. it would last longer (sharpie will eventually wear off) and it would be less noticable.

If someone cannot learn/figure out the depths or sizes by the time the marker wears off then maybe that person shouldn't have cared in the 1st place.

which is exactly why i never mark my crankbaits. i can tell just from looking at them how deep they will run.

[Joel W]

It just makes it easier for me to find what I'm looking for. I also mark the inside of my spools with the test of the line that is spooled on. With 6 spools for 3 spinning reels, it just makes it that much easier to quickly find the right one.

[rfrazier]

hey dave i dont want to sound like a jerk or anything but if u scatch the paint then hit a rock with the crank  wouldnt the paint chip easiler since you created a weak spot?

I think he means on the lip.

[Cajun1977]

I use a red Sharpie to mark my baits. I figured with the red craze it wouldn't hurt, and so far it hasn't.

Falcon

Actually, with a bait that dives deep enough red would all but vanish. Maybe thats why the red hooks work, its definately not doing what most people think. The light spectrum, red vanishes about a foot under water, thats why cajun red line works.

the red line is translucent(not sure if thats the correct word) but it allows light to pass, the red hooks are solid and they will not start to vanish, which is the reason they became popular , fish seeing the red of the hooks as blood or something.

but on another note i did see a show before where one of the pro's drew a few red squiggly lines on the underside of spro frog to attract the fish

[HesterIsGod]

Jhoffman,

Red is the first to disappear underwater, but it does not dissappear for a while, you have to go pretty deep, i dont know how deep but probably too deep for crankbaits. The cajun line is translusent that is why it disappears. Also, if you replace the front hook with a red hook then I noticed that the fish tend to swallow it more.

Also, just think about it. if red disappeared at a depth of a foot, red worms/tubes/any other lure would be invisible and would never catch any bass. ;D

[Grey Wolf]

Jhoffman,

Red is the first to disappear underwater, but it does not dissappear for a while, you have to go pretty deep, i dont know how deep but probably too deep for crankbaits. The cajun line is translusent that is why it disappears. Also, if you replace the front hook with a red hook then I noticed that the fish tend to swallow it more.

Also, just think about it. if red disappeared at a depth of a foot, red worms/tubes/any other lure would be invisible and would never catch any bass. ;D

I think it starts to fade out at eight ft.

[Fish Man]

1. I hate cajun line, i think its just a big gimmick

2.i will never rely on red to vanish on a lure, weight, or line. i remeber a demonstration at BPS of a carolina rig with a brown lizard and a red bead, the only thing that got bit was the red bead in about 8-10 feet of water

just my 2 cents

[LCpointerKILLA]

1. I hate cajun line, i think its just a big gimmick

2.i will never rely on red to vanish on a lure, weight, or line. i remeber a demonstration at BPS of a carolina rig with a brown lizard and a red bead, the only thing that got bit was the red bead in about 8-10 feet of water

just my 2 cents

You guys just opened a huge argument with a lot of inshore fishermen that my uncle fishes and hangs out with. The cajun red line was popular for a little while and some people actually believed the gimmick, truth is just look at that line in clear water. It is almost as visible as braid.

[WIII-60]

so do you guys write on your lures with a marker?

[bassnleo]

Yep, write on mine frequently.

I sometimes write the runing depth on the underside of the bill.

I sometimes color the backs of lures with marker.

I sometimes add dots or marks to sides of cranks.

I have a chartruese Manns 1 minus, it had a blue back, I scuffed the blue up then colored it black with a sharpie.

That bait is the best fish catching 1 minus I have.

Never noticed the sharpie negatively affecting the baits.