Minnows and Bass Underwater Footage-Engbretson Underwater Photography

See how a large school of minnows attract the attention of a group of largemouth bass. A beneath-the-surface view of fish life and the close interaction between predator and prey. What you see in the video is how the minnows school and create a confusing mosaic that’s difficult for the bass to focus on. When you watch the video, try to focus on any individual minnow in the school. You will immediately become distracted by other minnows and be overcome with the movement of the entire mass. This happens to bass too. The video actually shows how effective schooling is as a survival technique. Any minnow separated from the school would be easy to focus on and become prey quickly. The beauty of the school is that it creates an ever changing, constantly moving entity that’s extremely difficult to optically separate. The bass in the video look interested, but completely baffled. To see all our underwater HD videos of bass, walleyes and other fish, click here to subscribe to this channel: