Glow in the Dark?

[drifter]

I have read about this in STS. Evidently, big in the Great Lakes Area. The recent comments in the "Steelhead Tips" post peaked my attention. Anyone using this technique on a regular basis? Is it just for low light, or could it work for deeper water applications? What corkies (or whatever) do you use? Thanks, in advance, Drifter.

[Chris Nordling]

Drifter-

Glow fishing is something I learned about fishing for silvers a few years back. Many corkies come in luminous colors, and there are even a few plugs that blink in the dark. Just ask FEARNOFISH about vortex lures :grin: He had a very good season of summer steelies on them from the posts I read.

Getting the corkies to glo is easy. Either use a flashlight or a camera flasher ( the preffered way) and hold the corkies underneath the light. I found this method of driftfishing to be most useful at lowlight (dawn or dusk) or in the dark while nightfishing. Silvers like the glow green, orange and pink colors, and the steelies like the same. I have some buddies that swear by luminous colors in full daylight for deeper holes and pockets. I'm still working on my own theory for that idea.

Chris

~ Team U.S.A. ~

[Uncle Roman]

Man, the coolest part of monkeying around with glowing stuff, is after you go through all the trouble of tying it up and waitng around staring at your watch till the magic hour and charging it up and breaking it off in the tree across the stupid river on the first cast, it adds a little light to help you see while you tye up again.......

[mike5097]

I subscribe to In-Fisherman Magazine, and they had a very interesting article about this new glow in the dark stuff called "New Glow".
I believe the NewGlow was strontium based.
The article was about walley fishing jigs.
It apparently lasts much longer on a light charge, and the glow is much more intense. The stuff comes in different colors.
Greens and yellows glow the longest, up to 20 minutes, and Red hues the least.
The article listed several manufacters Luhr Jensen was one of them.
It didn't mention any sources for the powder though.
I did a search on the web and found one place that sold 1 ounce samples of what I think is the same stuff for about 25 bucks.
Does anyone know anymore about this stuff?

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[Snapshot]

Woodland Bait and Tackle shop has the glow in the dark lures that sell for about $10 each and cannot keep them in stock. Something different about those fishermen in Wa. and glowing corkies. We used the glow in the dark corkies and a camera strobe for Springers at the dam on the Cowlitz. They were killers then and should be now. Give them a try, it's a blast to tie into a 25 lb. springer in the dark. The do everything but let you loose. Control seems to be a major concern in the dark. But then again, there is something different about the Wa. fishermen.....They get to fish after dark and we don't.

[Uncle Roman]

I also read In-Fisherman and read that article about new glow vs. old glow. I have yet to find anything I would use for my normal fishing, but I think soon it will catch on and everybody will have lures with new glow paint.....I'd be interested to try some out if I can find it........

[Master Baiter]

I have used the glow in dark K15 with good results in the early dawn hours.