Fish Flash attractor?

03-17-2001, 01:26 PM

Does anyone know of a mailorder source on the internet for this? I couldn't get through on the 800 # for Big Al's Tackle. Anyone have a picture they can post, so I know what I'm looking for? Does it look anything like the Tri Flash attractor?
Thanks for any help.

fishhead5 · 03-17-2001, 01:53 PM

Monte Square in montesano wa has a bunch of them. Don't know the phone #. They sure work good.

smilesforu · 03-17-2001, 02:37 PM

OK I will bite....what is it? A flashing strobe light?

Jim · 03-17-2001, 03:55 PM

Monte has a bunch...Sportco has them also...if you call Monte Square ask for Radine, she is usually there in the mornings she will treat you right.

Jim

Fish Hunter · 03-17-2001, 04:07 PM

The fish flash is a triangular plastic rotating dodger type attractor. About 6" long and 3" wide at the end. Bead chain at each end. Has some very bright prism tape type stuff inside the plastic. It does provide some great flash. I am currently trying one out with no fish on it yet. It's not being outfished by my other rods for the last two trips.

This guide I know has had some success w/them ahead of herring this year.

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smilesforu · 03-17-2001, 04:12 PM

Thanks for letting me in on the secret. Sounds like a flasher for the rivers. Bet it would work good for halibut bouncing rigs too.

03-17-2001, 04:38 PM

They work great! I use them alot for ocean silvers and kings. They are designed to spin on their own axis so the drag in the water is slight. I even tried the small size in front of a nightcrawler for rainbows. They outfished popgear 3 to 1. I experimented with one by drilling a hole a third out on one wing and attatched a bearing swivel. I tied 36" leader and whole herring or anchovie. This caused a 3 foot barrell roll while it flashed...the chinooks could not resist it. I will try these flashers behind a diver with whole herring for springers in the big river this coming week. I will post the results. Good fishing!

03-17-2001, 05:05 PM

Does the Fish Flash look anything like this?

bait boy · 03-17-2001, 05:48 PM

thats not quite what it looks like it is a very sharp triangle with up turned corners and a single swivel in back and a single up front. I talked to the maker at the sports show and he said they were designed to be "drag free" attractors.

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backlash · 03-17-2001, 10:12 PM

I noticed Fish Flash at GI Joes last summer, they looked cool so I picked up a few for bouy 10. I hooked 2 fish on them on very slow days. The first one broke off, I reeled up and found that the bead chain had broken. You would have thought a light would have gone on at that point.

The second fish was landed fine, but when I went to re-tie the leader, I broke the bead chain on it by just snugging the knot. They seem to work great but from now on I will replace the cheap chains with some quality ones.

Killertraylor · 03-17-2001, 10:18 PM

I've seen lots of guides using them down buoy 10 fishing the last 2 years. It's kinda funny to see 6 people reel up their rods on a windy day and those fish flash thinks go blowing all over the place as they are trying to grab their herring...I've used one a few times and it hasn't cought any more fish than the standard diver setup that everyone uses buoy 10 fishing. I do like the idea though. I'll bet they'd work good silver fishing offshore.

03-18-2001, 02:54 AM

Thanks guys. I thought it might have been something special. But by what you've posted, I'll stay with the Tri Flash (no chain bead to break) attractor. A charter told me about the TF, bought them at Cabelas and I'm a happy camper. Except for the fact, now I can buy them cheaper. Cabelas put them in their Bargain Cave.

Hottamale1 · 03-18-2001, 06:02 AM

Hello,

I know they've been using the Fish Flash recently in the Multnomah Channel with some success as well as in the "Big Water" areas of the Willamette (and shortly here on the Columbia.) And YES...the Bead Chain is suspect...I have had it break and I took it back to FMS for a new one.

Some guides ALSO put reflective tape designs, such as Gills, eyes, scales on their flashes...they swear by it!

FMS has them.....$9.00 EACH.....Ouch

Scott

Up-4-Air · 03-18-2001, 09:05 AM

I have been using the medium size Fish Flash in the Multnomah Channel. I've had three fish on and landed two of them. I also saw a guide boat in the channel using two of them when he had five rods in the water. He was using the silver on one side and light green on the other. They had two fish in the boat that day but I'm not sure which rods got hit. My fish were on the all silver one. I've been using whole, red pack herring, 24 inches behind the Fish Flash.

Skiffman has the right idea about offsetting the hole on the back end of the flasher. I haven't tried that yet but when I talked to the maker of the flasher at the fishing show he suggested doing it also. No injured bait has a perfect roll or perfect spin. Give it an irratic movement if you can.

scott98541 · 03-19-2001, 06:52 AM

i have been using the fish flash for salmon ever since they come out and they work great.i could'nt see paying 10 bucks for 1 so i started making my own out of aluminum.they are easy to make and cost about 2 dollars.the best part is they outfish the plastic ones.try it you'll like it. scott