The Science Behind VIBRASENSE
When fish are feeding, they count on a combination of their senses of smell, sight, hearing & vibrations, emitted from their prey to locate their quarry. Unfortunately with dead bait fishing, a very limited amount of these senses are used in order to attract fish, SCITECH on the other hand, has mastered the art of attracting fish through its ground-breaking innovation called VIBRASENSE.
Hearing is achieved through what is known as otoliths situated behind the brain, on either side of the head, which are essentially a fishes inner ears, these very sensitive organs, detect what is known as ‘particle motion’ caused through underwater acoustics.
Vibrations are captured by the fish through the otoliths as well as the mechanosensory lateral-line system. This sensory system consists of up to several thousand neuromasts or sensory organs which are distributed throughout the entire body of the animal that is used to detect the miniscule vibrations emitted by its prey when hunting. These are distinguished in two separate categories namely the ‘superficial neuromast’ highlighted in blue in diagram below, & the ‘canal neuromast’ highlighted in red in the diagram below. These sensory organs play a vital role in fish locating their prey, especially in low visibility conditions where they are used optimally..