04-05-2019, 06:13 PM
[#0000FF]You are onto something...or just "on" something. Even under the ice the use of glow is variable in effectiveness. Early in the ice season, in shallow clear water, with good visibility, glow is not needed and may even be a deterrent. But late in the season...under thick ice with heavy snow cover...a bit of extra visibility CAN bring fish in from a greater distance.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]A lot of anglers who fish for nocturnal feeders swear by having some glow enhancement on their plastics or hardbaits. Others fish with black stuff...with no glow...and claim to do just as well. The fish will let you know.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Had an interesting bit of feedback from a guy who bought some of my jig heads with glow...to use on walleyes at Utah Lake. On one occasion he was fishing for white bass...with only marginal success. After breaking off on a snag he retied and immediately began really whacking the whities...on a jig head seemingly no different than the one he had just lost.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]The rest of the story? When he got home he was walking through the house with his rods and his wife asked "what's that?". He looked down at his rigged rod and in the dim light of the living room noticed a brightly glowing jig head. He believes. Sometimes in murky waters or just low light conditions a bit of an "aura" from your lures might be just the catalyst needed to stimulate a munch.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Like all things fishing, there is no hard and fast rule about glow being better than non-glow. But it can't hurt to have some as an alternative for "those days".
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[#0000FF]A lot of anglers who fish for nocturnal feeders swear by having some glow enhancement on their plastics or hardbaits. Others fish with black stuff...with no glow...and claim to do just as well. The fish will let you know.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Had an interesting bit of feedback from a guy who bought some of my jig heads with glow...to use on walleyes at Utah Lake. On one occasion he was fishing for white bass...with only marginal success. After breaking off on a snag he retied and immediately began really whacking the whities...on a jig head seemingly no different than the one he had just lost.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]The rest of the story? When he got home he was walking through the house with his rods and his wife asked "what's that?". He looked down at his rigged rod and in the dim light of the living room noticed a brightly glowing jig head. He believes. Sometimes in murky waters or just low light conditions a bit of an "aura" from your lures might be just the catalyst needed to stimulate a munch.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Like all things fishing, there is no hard and fast rule about glow being better than non-glow. But it can't hurt to have some as an alternative for "those days".
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