Yeah, I did it. No, I don't feel as dirty as I expected, though I still feel like a shower. No, I didn't catch anything.
Holy carp, Rob's correct again!Mo you didn't. It's impossible to fly fish with bait.
Those mice tails glow pretty good when I hit them with a handheld spotlight for ten seconds. I like your idea better, though.Trip, I have found that most of the glow-in-dark stuff barely glows even after leaving it in the sun all day or hitting it with a camera flash. I prefer using the mini glow sticks made for balsa bobber/floats as they really glow.
So, I may or may not have whacked the tail off an unscented glittered clear minnow, pulled out the foil and shoved a mini glow stick inside and tied a marabou tail on. If you slide the body up and cover the hook with thread it counts as a fly as long as you don't use scent. Sometimes I need a bit of superglue to close up the body but I try to leave a small hole to replace glow stick. These things are really bright! Here's the size that is easiest to find but I have found ones about an inch long too.
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A little context: I've been trying to catch burbot on a flyrod. It's been a challenge. They hunt right on the bottom, mainly feed at night, and use there sense of smell more than eyesight.
Researching them, I found that most successful anglers used glow in the dark lures tipped with some sort of bait. So this afternoon, after much deliberation, I headed over to the local fishing store in search of a smelly jelly to dose my big flashy streamers in. It felt like sneaking into one of those downtown pornshops. I pulled my hood over my head so I wouldn't be recognized! Bottle of crawdad scent in hand, I skulked around the store looking for glow in the dark materials. Suddenly i saw something that put a lightbulb over my head! Little glow in the dark spermies! They were perfect for incorporating into a fly! I mean it's frickin Burbot, you have to think outside the box! These things even have scent built in!
I recommend using an old full sink, and be prepared to lose a bunch of flies(and maybe a line) if you ever try Burbot. I'm going out tomorrow night with a gear guy that gets it done. Hopefully learn a thing or two.
Looks like a fly to me!A little context: I've been trying to catch burbot on a flyrod. It's been a challenge. They hunt right on the bottom, mainly feed at night, and use there sense of smell more than eyesight.
Researching them, I found that most successful anglers used glow in the dark lures tipped with some sort of bait. So this afternoon, after much deliberation, I headed over to the local fishing store in search of a smelly jelly to dose my big flashy streamers in. It felt like sneaking into one of those downtown pornshops. I pulled my hood over my head so I wouldn't be recognized! Bottle of crawdad scent in hand, I skulked around the store looking for glow in the dark materials. Suddenly i saw something that put a lightbulb over my head! Little glow in the dark spermies! They were perfect for incorporating into a fly! I mean it's frickin Burbot, you have to think outside the box! These things even have scent built in!
I recommend using an old full sink, and be prepared to lose a bunch of flies(and maybe a line) if you ever try Burbot. I'm going out tomorrow night with a gear guy that gets it done. Hopefully learn a thing or two.