KeviR
Active member
I have been wondering about the new "UV Enhanced" tying materials.
I've seen a few references that state that trout can see UV wavelength light.
A lot of folks claim the "UV enhanced" materials work better.
I haven't ever tried a direct comparison to see if that is true.
Have you ever done or seen a direct comparison to test this?
Can anybody describe the mechanism that is supposed to make these materials better?
Some materials fluoresce under UV light, but I think that's a different thing - a fluorescent material is converting UV light to a visible light wavelength so it appears to our eyes to "glow" because we can't see the UV, but we can see the new wavelength. If the theory is that trout can see UV wavelengths, then a material that converts UV light to a different wavelength might actually be counterproductive, depending on what wavelength it is. (If trout happen to be less sensitive to the new wavelength.)
I've seen a few references that state that trout can see UV wavelength light.
A lot of folks claim the "UV enhanced" materials work better.
I haven't ever tried a direct comparison to see if that is true.
Have you ever done or seen a direct comparison to test this?
Can anybody describe the mechanism that is supposed to make these materials better?
Some materials fluoresce under UV light, but I think that's a different thing - a fluorescent material is converting UV light to a visible light wavelength so it appears to our eyes to "glow" because we can't see the UV, but we can see the new wavelength. If the theory is that trout can see UV wavelengths, then a material that converts UV light to a different wavelength might actually be counterproductive, depending on what wavelength it is. (If trout happen to be less sensitive to the new wavelength.)
