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Glow Colors

Scott M

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Scott M Grand Master

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Glow colors have really come a long way. Never was too sure if the fish had a preference. Any body ever able to distinguish if fish liked blue, purple, red, green, or white glow the best?

It's my go to after dark technique. I have a box of non-glow lures and a box of glow lures.

I also want to try the illuminator jig. No more charging. Seems like it takes too much time to charge when the bite is really hot. Maybe I'll have to get one of those motion activated chargers that runs on vex batteries. The seem nice because they charge up all sides of the lure at once.

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I get most of my finicky fish strike on red glow, I think it may last longer.

I've got my most aggressive fish strike on the natural or neon green glow, but the frequency seems to be less.

I've also had decent luck on the orange glow, when I think the fish may be in between moods.

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I get most of my finicky fish strike on red glow, I think it may last longer.

I've got my most aggressive fish strike on the natural or neon green glow, but the frequency seems to be less.

I remember reading something on this last year. If my memory serves me right, red will glow the brightest but glows the shortest length of time between charges. While blue, glows the least brightest but glows the longest. I think green falls somewhere in between.

Chad

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Now, when we refer to tradional glow in the dark color, would you call it white or green.

I have see a green glow in the dark, but reg, glow in the dark is green! Just a differnt shade????

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I get most of my finicky fish strike on red glow, I think it may last longer.

I've got my most aggressive fish strike on the natural or neon green glow, but the frequency seems to be less.

I remember reading something on this last year. If my memory serves me right, red will glow the brightest but glows the shortest length of time between charges. While blue, glows the least brightest but glows the longest. I think green falls somewhere in between.

Chad

Thanks, I couldn't remember for sure if red was the longer or the shortest, but I'm convinced it's the shortest now. smile.gif

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Walleyes can see red colors better. Blue colors, although short lived, travel farther in the water because of their short 475 nm wavelength. Red colors with a larger wavelength, have a high rate of diffraction, and do not travel as far.

Therefore you need a red and blue glow lure.

Did I say that? tongue.gif

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Red glow has always been one of my favorites under the ice, however, purple glow is really starting to become a popular color in my ice arsenal.

The specie I'm targeting can also play a role. I like blue glow for walleye and catfish, but the red and pinks work best for pannies. Green glow is more of a neutral color for me, I can take it or leave it really...

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In the past I just used glow white and green. I now use glow red, blue, green, orange, pink and white. Anything that glows I will give it a try. I had a small camera flash that I would use to zap them. Now I use my 2 million candlepower rechargeable light. One flash and they stay glowing alot longer. I think the glow paint quality has improved too over the years.

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The stuff I have been using for the last couple of years is more of a salmon color during the day and glow red at low light, I use it 80% of the time on LOW in one variation or another with dynamite results. As far as re-charging, I have found that dangling the jig in a styrofoam coffe cup lined with tin-foil and a camera flash gits er done really nice, surrounds the whole jig that way!!

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So, can anyone attest that the multi color's work better? I think they look really cool.

I do find that a nice black (Contact Us Please) for an eye on a glow jig had seem to worked better for me. Maybe it's a confidence thing, but even a different glow color for the eye works better than just a plain single glow head.

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If you like glow lures check us out at lurelightning.com

We have tested alot of colors and I would say that it all depends on what the water clarity, depth, and what kind of fish you are going after. Blues seem to last the longest while reds seem to have the brightest intensity, but it doesnt last as long. We use glow rapalas for the summer and fall for walleyes on the big pond and they work great. Good luck we will see you on the water.

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I am pretty sure that you are right about glow raps being GM exclusive, we have had a couple of them made up special for us from a freind that creates glow lures. We used some glow blade baits on the Croix this past weekend and did really well for walleyes and sauger. The Raps seem to need a good burst of light to get them going. LEDs dont cut it.

Good Luck Lure Lightning Staff

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