11-13-2002, 01:16 AM
Good tip, Tightline. I know more than a few anglers who carry nail polish in their tackle boxes. A mark or two of red, for gill slashes, can dress up a dull hardbait and draw reaction bites. A line here, a bar there...or some extra spots can give a lure a whole new appeal. I have long carried the clear polish for quick repairs on unraveled jigs or fly heads.
I have never looked for the glow in the dark stuff, but I know there are some new and interesting pearlescent and sparkle finishes that should work for at least a temporary color adjustment. The only thing is, most nail polishes don't survive more than a couple of dings against rocks or wood.
As long as you don't waste valuable fishing time touching up your own nails...or start carrying lipstick in your tackle box too...I guess we don't need to worry about you.
It's funny what us hairy chested he-men fishermen sometimes do to enjoy our manly sport. Down in the Louisiana delta waters, there are some big nasty mosquitos, and some little teeny biting bugs called "no-see-ums". I don't know who first discovered it, but now all the ragin' Cajuns down there wear Avon Skin So Soft as a bug repellent. It really works on the local bugs, but you can't hardly stand to go into a bait shop early in the morning without a gas mask. The combination of rotten bait, unwashed fishing clothes and Skin So Soft definitely rates as air pollution.
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I have never looked for the glow in the dark stuff, but I know there are some new and interesting pearlescent and sparkle finishes that should work for at least a temporary color adjustment. The only thing is, most nail polishes don't survive more than a couple of dings against rocks or wood.
As long as you don't waste valuable fishing time touching up your own nails...or start carrying lipstick in your tackle box too...I guess we don't need to worry about you.
It's funny what us hairy chested he-men fishermen sometimes do to enjoy our manly sport. Down in the Louisiana delta waters, there are some big nasty mosquitos, and some little teeny biting bugs called "no-see-ums". I don't know who first discovered it, but now all the ragin' Cajuns down there wear Avon Skin So Soft as a bug repellent. It really works on the local bugs, but you can't hardly stand to go into a bait shop early in the morning without a gas mask. The combination of rotten bait, unwashed fishing clothes and Skin So Soft definitely rates as air pollution.
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