The Ice fishing tackel box.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

Well I finnally cleaned the thing after 5 years of ice fishing. Threw away a bunch of rusty old hooks, replaced some hooks that were getting thin on lures, & cleaned the boxes.

Now, my question is what's wrong with the lindy glow lures and most lindy lures. After about a year they become gross and crappy looking, & I ended up throwing away just about every lindy lure I had which was quite a few. Don't think I'll be getting anymore of those lures.

Anyone else run into this?

[Will]

Yep, I've noticed the same thing. Especially the red ones.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

Yep, I've noticed the same thing. Especially the red ones.

I wouldn't complain, but I take care of mystuff, and all my other lures look about Like new. Even the ones that are 5 years old. Does the glow paint that lindy uses react with the water or something?

[monstermoose78]

You might be on to something. I have some that never have been used that get nasty looking as well.

[BehindtheHead]

could it be soft paint that allows dirt to embed into the paint? i have noticed the same thing.

[Vitreus]

I second that, lindy slick jigs that I bought last year are all degrading.

[cluelessfisherman]

There is something in the glow pigment in the red that basically molds when any moisture penetrates into them. I have noticed it on almost all manufacturers with the glow red. Some that have a thicker/harder clear coat fare much better, but once a little moisture gets in through a crack or chip, it will continue to spread that lovely dirty haze that you are referring to.

For whatever reason, the worst I have seen by far is in the Lindy jigs.

I really like using the neon red glow colors, but they seem to have a shelf life.