I think there are likely certain water clarities that have a big influence on how well a bass can capture prey items.
This is correct I think. For a little more context ... I once read a study on the effects of turbidity on SMB predatory behavior. What the study found was that SMB would not launch pursuits at the same distances that they would in clearer water. The prey would have to encountered at shorter distances the more turbid the water was to stimulate a pursuit by the SMB. They did find that when a pursuit was prompted ... the success was roughly the same in turbid water as it was in clearer water. But the restriction of closeness of encounter restricts the number of pursuits launched. In turbid water, SMB consume less relative to clear water unless the density of prey offsets the clarity effect.
