Jump to content

  • GUESTS

    If you want access to members only forums on HSO, you will gain access only when you Sign-in or Sign-Up .

    This box will disappear once you are signed in as a member. ?

Glow in the Dark Ratsos

tgruenke

By tgruenke
in Crappies-Sunfish

 Share

Recommended Posts

tgruenke Collaborator

tgruenke

Posted
Posted

Last night I headed to a area pond and was catching some sunnies and crappie on a green glow in the dark Ratso. Once the sun totally set the biting stopped. I would hold it in front of a light for about 20 seconds but it would attract fish for about 15 seconds and that would be that. Does anyone have tips on how to make it more effective in the dark. DO i need to have light on it longer?

Thanks

Link to comment
Share on other sites
jwmiller33 Grand Master

jwmiller33

Posted
Posted

i have had the more success with the glow ratso with the lime green tail then any other panfish jig this ice season. i have been able to hammer them without even using any bait. i posted a video a week or two in the BWCA/duluth forum called "panfish flurry" where me and a buddy caught over 100 panfish in about 6 hrs, and i was using that glow in the dark ratso with the lime green tail

i was up in the brainerd lakes area the past 3 days and the first night i got there, i didnt get in town til 2 am because of a hockey game. when i got there, i got in the ice house and everybody else was going to bed and i wasnt really ready for bed yet, so i decided to fish for a while. used the same glow in the dark ratso with the lime green tail with a waxworm (didnt even charge it to glow in the dark) and i caught 15 sunnies and one nice crappie in 1 hr. i went to bed at 3 and the fish never stopped biting, i was just tired and ready for bed. everyone of the sunnies i caught was HUGE, i couldnt believe it.

needless to say, i'm a huge believer in the ratso jigs for panfish

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now ↓↓↓ or ask your question and then register. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Your Responses - Share & Have Fun :)

    • SledNeck
      Random Daily Pics

      By SledNeck · Posted

      My kid was eating in Beverly Hills and ran into this guy. Talked to him a bit and wished him luck in the game tonight.     
    • smurfy
      New boat question

      By smurfy · Posted

      🤔as a recovering machinist!🤣🤣that must make me a recovering welder!
    • Wanderer
      New boat question

      By Wanderer · Posted

      As a recovering machinist, I can appreciate that.  If the spec is 0.001 - 0.0015, then clearly the correct measurement is 0.00125, duh…
    • Crow Hunter
      New boat question

      By Crow Hunter · Posted

      I just figured that it is easy enough to just get a 3 bank so when the boat is not in use I can keep all 3 batteries charged. I have not bough a charger yet, maybe I will give it some more thought. Edit: After thinking this over, with the size, weight, and heat output of the charger (as well as the cost) I think it makes sense to just buy a 2 bank charger, I have a smaller charger i can use on the starting battery when the boat is sitting at home. Forgive me, for i am a retired engineer and I have to obsess over everything...
    • Wanderer
      New boat question

      By Wanderer · Posted

      Congrats on the motor!  I think you’ll like it.   I can’t say much on the charger location but I’ve seen them under the lid in back compartments and under center rod lockers.  160 degrees is more than I expected to hear.   Curious why you’re opting for a 3 bank charger with a 24V trolling motor.  Unless you don’t feel you be running you big motor enough to keep that battery up as well?
    • Crow Hunter
      New boat question

      By Crow Hunter · Posted

      I did buy an Minnkota Ulterra, thanks for the recommendations. I had a bunch of Cabela"s bucks saved up, which helped. Now i need to get an onboard battery charger. Where do you guys mount these things in your boat? The manufacturer I am looking at {Noco genius) says tht their 3-bank charger will run at 160 degrees, seems like a lot of heat in an enclosed compartment? Thanks for any input on this.
    • Duffman
      Random Daily Pics

      By Duffman · Posted

      You're very lucky a troop of Sea Monkey's didn't carry you away.   
    • bobbymalone
      Random Daily Pics

      By bobbymalone · Posted

      Wasn't terrible at a state park beach. Antelope island maybe.  I wouldn't recommend it as a beach destination tho.  Figured I was there, I'm getting in it.
    • SledNeck
      Random Daily Pics

      By SledNeck · Posted

      The water looked and smelled disgusting with hundreds of thousands of birds sh*tting in there.  About as gross as the Salton Sea. When I duck hunted there I didn't even want to touch the water.
    • bobbymalone
      Random Daily Pics

      By bobbymalone · Posted

      It's kinda gross with the algae in the summer but I got in it anyway.  Wanted to see the increased bouyancy at work.  You can kinda tuck yourself into a ball and you'll just float with your head above water.  When dry off you look diamond encrusted with the salt.

  • Topics

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.

  I accept