Baittube painting and the hammerhead

[Murray]

I made up an inexpensive bait tank. Tupperware from walmart, 6v pump, batteries plus 6 volt battery. Go round on the bait tank if you can.

[YakDout]

Studies have shown hammerheads to not be cannibalistic, therefor I would paint the bait tube in hammerhead pattern.

[isghj]

Originally Posted by Dave Legacy

The shark is most likely attracted to the erratic pulses emitted by the distressed bait in your tube, as well as their scent, more than anything else. Once the shark is interested it's probably not going to care what color the tube is.

Is scent really that strong of a trigger? Could I really just take a wooden log smear it with some fish smell goup and catch fish?

Maybe I should consider buying some of that scent jelly after all, if I can find some for under $15 a tube ...

Originally Posted by Mahigeer

Anything that floats next to kayak, or in the water should have stretch rope attached to it.

That way you will have time to disconnect or cut the line.

Yep, Already on the list of modifications to use.

Originally Posted by Mahigeer

Unibit step drill bits in ½” size work great for plastic and leaves clean edge for minimum sanding.

I have a small uni but I'm not sure it would help. Maybe the pipe segment I bought was just too fresh but this ABS is waaaaay softer than the PVC I'm used it, it doesn't want to cut it wants to bend. Been leaving it in the sun with hopes that it dries out a bit before I take another swing at filing it down some more.

Originally Posted by Mahigeer

Most paint won't last long, unless you use an expensive marine grade.

You're probably right but I'm not too concerned, I'll probably end up buying too much paint so I can just add more as needed. This isn't a car, it's a $15 DIY special, and I'm already redesigning a version 2.0 in my head anyway, so this might end up being experimental for the most part anyway.

Originally Posted by YakDout

Studies have shown hammerheads to not be cannibalistic, therefor I would paint the bait tube in hammerhead pattern.

I was hoping for something lighter than light brown, but It's worth considering if I can find a color close enough, good idea.

[Croaker Dave]

Great. You just trained a hammerhead to bump our bait tubes to get a free snack.

[Mahigeer]

This tool may help too. Depending on the hole size.

http://www.amazon.com/General-Tools-...ds=pipe+reamer

[alanw]

I'd hit it with a quick torch and soften the edges.

[taggermike]

I'd go with the scent, sound, and electro out put of a struggling bait as the shark attractors. The only toxic fish we have locally is the sculpin (California scorpion fish). They're bottom dwellers and criptic camo. Doubt the HH would cross paths with a sculpin. Many toxic Fish are brightly colored, often with contrasting stripes. And many creatures avoid those colors. Maybe a color pattern similar to a sea snake? Sharks have small brains and most of that brain is dedicated to scent detection and body control. Sharks learning to look at humans for food is unlikely. Boats and fishing boats in particular produce shark attracting stimuli. Mike

[Dave Legacy]

Originally Posted by isghj

Is scent really that strong of a trigger? Could I really just take a wooden log smear it with some fish smell goup and catch fish?

How do you suppose the shark finds you in the first place? Do you think it's using it's excellent eyesight to spot you in that big ocean?

[isghj]

Originally Posted by Dave Legacy

How do you suppose the shark finds you in the first place? Do you think it's using it's excellent eyesight to spot you in that big ocean?

No sorry, I was thinking of a different question/topic, is smell strong enough to override what the object looks like and/or how it moves, since the question in my head was Is there a paint I can use to make the tube visibly unappealing to a shark?

I was being incredulous, smell may have attracted the shark, but I didn't think it would be strong enough to make the shark bite something it didn't recognize as food. It seemed silly to think that the smell would influence the shark so much that it would attack a log of wood if it smelled like mackerel.

The question in my head was is there a visual appearance that would disuade the shark from attacking the tube regardless of other factors (smell, movement, ect) because I didn't think the other factors could be nullified. I can't stop the fish from moving, it would put him at risk of getting stuck bellyup and/or without movement for putting water in his gills. I didn't think I would find a way to mask the smell with anything, I haven't found a wolfs scent, or the fishing equivalent anywhere yet to put on the tube to cover the bait's smell and blood.

If it wasn't for the smell being such a strong attractant, I might look at finding a way to do something to the fishes' electrical field to mess up the sharks electroreception, but I get the impression it's mostly used at night in the dark, and the smell would probably override it anyway...