Clayton Will Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 UV reflective clear coat may give fishermen the edge. Try spraying your lures with this and see if it works. Studies on wind turbines show that birds see UV rays at 320 to 400nm. We see UV at 400 to 700nm. Birds with vivid colors reflect more UV to attract mates. What do you think? Good Luck WillCFish
flyrodman Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 UV reflective clear coat may give fishermen the edge. Try spraying your lures with this and see if it works. Studies on wind turbines show that birds see UV rays at 320 to 400nm. We see UV at 400 to 700nm. Birds with vivid colors reflect more UV to attract mates. What do you think? Good Luck WillCFish A lot more fly-tying companies are making UV dubbings and people are adding Fluorescent hot spots to flies. As to their effectiveness I don't know. I am going to experiment with this stuff and incorporate it into some different patterns and see if this UV/Fluorescent/Flashy stuff is true. Tight Lines! Luke Walz
flyrodman Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 Ya think da guy in da video is from Fargo ya know? Luke Walz
Mitch f Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 I actually tried a similar product before, you spray it on a hard bait and let it dry for 30 seconds. I think it might help when fishing in deep water to help the fish locate the bait easier. Probably better for lake fishing than river fishing. Don't have any way to tell if it caused me to catch more fish than without it because I've only used it a few times. I think the big wooden muskie baits in the video might be a better fit. If you are trolling a big wooden bait with no rattle at 20 ft depths this product might work. "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
moguy1973 Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 There's actually a company that is making UV plastics now. Seen them advertised on City Limit Fishing. -- JimIf people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles. -- Doug Larson
Al Agnew Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 Seems to me there are two ways this might make sense. One, in low light conditions or very murky water, perhaps the UV would make the lure more visible to the fish. I'm not sure that is really very valid, because I believe that bass and other gamefish can locate lures just fine in poor visibility conditions by sound and vibration. I've caught too many fish at times when they couldn't have seen the lure hardly at all. Two, IF the food the lure is supposed to be imitating actually has UV colors that might be visible to the fish. Somehow I doubt that crawdads have much UV coloration, but minnows might. Somebody needs to do the research on that.
moguy1973 Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 Somehow I doubt that crawdads have much UV coloration, but minnows might. Somebody needs to do the research on that. Actually quite a few spicies of crayfish glow under UV light. Not like their whole bodies but they glow spots on their carapace. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_animals_glow_under_a_UV_light -- JimIf people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles. -- Doug Larson
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