Blue tail.

[Team Reel Pimp]

Ok I have a dumb question I've heard alot of different things about redfish having the end of there tails blue. I've heard it means there excited, feeding,rootin around on the bottom. What does it mean?

[Dawg]

I always heard it was from lack of oxygen that causes it, as long as they find my hook, that's all I care about.lol

[Team Reel Pimp]

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[Nwilkins]

I'd love to hear what others think, I've always heard the more shrimp they eat the more copper they become !!!
Tails from marsh reds seem more white, blue tails seem over grassy areas, just my 02

[reeltime]

Intresting question and to ponder even more ya'll ever notice some reds are bright and just beatiful and others are just dull.Is this due to there diet as well?I'm sure Texan1(Thomas or Capt Clint can answer both questions.

[Team Reel Pimp]

Intresting question and to ponder even more ya'll ever notice some reds are bright and just beatiful and others are just dull.Is this due to there diet as well?I'm sure Texan1(Thomas or Capt Clint can answer both questions.

Yes I've noticed this also.

[D-I-A]

I got this info from this website which is very informative on red fish from hatching to reproduction.

http://saltwaterfishing.sc.gov/pdf/reddrum.pdf

Red drum generally are an iridescent
silvery grey with a coppery cast which is
darker on the back than on the belly. The
tip of the tail of young red drum, 10 to 18
inches long is a beautiful silvery blue which
disappears in larger fish. However, the
intensity and proportions of the color of red
drum depends to a degree upon where you
catch him. Red drum taken in brackish or
low salinity water (salinity is the amount of
sea salts dissolved in water; full strength
seawater contains about 36 pounds of salt for
every 1000 pounds of seawater) have a dark,
copper color; whereas individuals taken in
the surf are more silvery. Many fishes
change color to blend in with their surroundings.
If red drum remained dark when they
moved from the rivers to the ocean, they
would be easier to see against the white,
sandy bottom of the coast than if their color
became lighter and more silvery.

[coachlaw]

I've always heard that the fresher the water, the bluer the tail. Not sure if that holds up, but you shoulda seen the blue on the tail Primer caught today! It was magnificent.