Made my first glow in the dark lures

**ifish** · 01-03-2013, 02:54 PM

This is what I use. I did multiple tests a few years ago and UV out charges everthing I tested. I even built a 5 flash box that would fire off when you put the jig in the box.I ordered 10 of these with no problem.
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**crappieseeker** · 01-03-2013, 04:23 PM

that stuff is too expensive for me

Originally Posted by shipahoy41

Glow in the Dark Powder

**snake River** · 01-04-2013, 08:23 PM

wow those blue baby shed stingers look awesome how long does the glow last.

**shipahoy41** · 01-05-2013, 06:25 AM

Originally Posted by snake River

wow those blue baby shed stingers look awesome how long does the glow last.

I do not know yet. I guess it depends on the charging light, or the sunlight, or how long they are exposed to the light. They will last long enough to make a few casts with. If you have a charging light, people tell me you can recharge them in seconds. I am still experimenting. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable will answer your question Bob.

**CTom** · 01-05-2013, 08:16 AM

Most of the blues will give you about 15 minutes to thirty minutes of glow, depending on light source. Even on a cloudy day the daylight will charge a blue well enough to last quite long. Nothing charges like natural light.

**shipahoy41** · 01-05-2013, 11:46 AM

[QUOTE=CTom;2145467]Most of the blues will give you about 15 minutes to thirty minutes of glow, depending on light source. Even on a cloudy day the daylight will charge a blue well enough to last quite long. Nothing charges like natural light.[/QUOTE

Thank you my friend. That is long enough to catch dinner. Does green glow longer or brighter? Just curious.

**CTom** · 01-05-2013, 09:48 PM

The regular old glow with that eerie green color to it is the longest lasting glow....several hours if you use sunlight.

**snake River** · 01-05-2013, 10:05 PM

Originally Posted by CTom

The regular old glow with that eerie green color to it is the longest lasting glow....several hours if you use sunlight.

don't tell anybody but that is what we use today to make up some plastic baits we use florescent blue with the good old icky glow powder that we bought from lure craft no I did not taking the pictures in the dark but here is a picture of what they look like with the glow-in-the-dark powder in them. Name: jigs 88888888 023.jpg
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**shipahoy41** · 01-06-2013, 07:50 AM

Those are nice Bob. I have to find some of that green glow in the dark powder for plastisol. I think that will become my go to lure!

**CTom** · 01-06-2013, 08:10 AM

Couple things here Ship.....

If you are doing the regular glow...that eerie green....get good pigments and you'll not regret it. You'll use less to get more zap and the better the pigment the longer the glow time.

Another trick. Try mixing up a small batch of clear with some glow. By small, I mean like an ounce of plastic and enough glow to show well. Open your mold of choice and using a small bamboo shish-kabob skewer, dip the blunt end in your hot plastic just far enough to pick up a drop of it and tap that drop into the cavity where you think it will show well when on a jig. Do three or four drops in the cavity on a 2" plastic. The area around the head and where the eyes would be on a minnow are good places to apply these. Once you have the drops where you want them just close and clamp the mold and shoot as per usual except shoot it slower so you don't dislodge the dots.

When you fish a bait dolled up like this, you are offering a smaller area of glow and the fish will not see the "aura" that glows tend to cast in the water around a bait of solid glow plastic. Instead there are just little points of light that get the fish's attention. Very often baits done like this do better than baits with a lot of glow surface.

In molds that shoot a top and bottom I like to run 4 dots thru the belly section at the deepest point of the belly cavity.

try a few done up like this and see how they work for you. This trick will save you a lot of plastic and a lot of pigment.

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