Anyone Interested in Tying Glow Flies?

[Skip48 0]

I have been making glow jigs and flies for about 10 years and have decided to shaw this if there is interest. I am already sharing this with a bunch of jig tiers, but want to see if any of you wan to know. See pictures below....Also these pictures were taken just by holding the glowing bait under my tying table without turning out the overhead light.

Some 1/32 Oz jigs...


And a fly I tied years back, just for ideas.

Not Glowing...


Glowing...

[Fletchfishes 0]

How well do they work? What do you use them on? Thanks.

 

I've used florescent paint for parachute posts and the head of wooly buggers and had somewhat mixed results when night fishing for trout.

[Skip48 0]

I have just used them on crappie and just in the jig form. One of the first fish I caught on a glow jig I made was 17" crappie. I know they work and have had a lot of guys tell me how they do on any type of a glow bait. Some just a glow head and their catch is up by a lot. I don't know what flies would work on what fish though. I hear that Walleye should love them and fish with teeth is not a problem for this body.

 

Here is that fish just before the cleaning table. Thankfully I have lost about 50 pounds since this picture, LOL!

 

[ditz2 0]

Are you going to surprise us on the materials used?

[Skip48 0]

I really am not sure of that, but I didn't see much interest here, but if interest shows up I will post how I do this including all materials. Also the fly I posted was one I did 10 years ago in my first year tying.

[Fisherboy0301 0]

I would love to know the material.

[tidewaterfly 0]

Skip, they look good to me! I tied jigs & flies commercially for 15 years & made some with glow materials too. Some folks liked them, some didn't.

I've yet to find a "magic" fly or jig that works all the time or anywhere, but that style you tie is a good one in many places.

 

In my own fishing I've found that the glow materials seem to work better in deeper water & on darker days. I used to do some night fishing too occasionally, but not a lot.

 

Now it seems the "UV" materials are the craze. All have their uses IMO.

 

Thanks for sharing!

[Skip48 0]

tidewater I pretty much agree with you on everything, but I like night fishing a lot, but really need used my glow stuff I guess because we use a really bright green light in the water. Spring I mainly use 1/32 oz Roadrunners for my crappie so don't use glow then either and for me more of a summer thing when fishing in water over 20' deep and down maybe 12' to 18'.

 

I will post how I make my glow baits on a separate thread to keep it clean.