redpearl99 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 http://www.basspro.com/Blue-Fox-Classic-Glow-Vibrax-Spinners/product/10204637/97963 has anyone tried these? wondering if they would be great for night time muskoka pike and bass off the dock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redpearl99 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 no thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zamboniwaterboy Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Have not tried these ones but the ones I have made have had good results on the French River at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Only glow baits I have ever done well with are spoons off the pier or casting from a boat at night for salmon. Not saying glows would not work for other species at night, but I prefer Black/Dark Profile larger baits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassman87 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 caught brown trout on them from a lake ontario pier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redpearl99 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 but wouldn't a glowing lure attract a pike so much more at night than a dark lure? Also, would these vibrax spinners be good for smallmouth bass (muskoka seems to be full of them)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Pike really aren't a nocturnal predator. That doesn't meen you can't catch them when it's dark, but it's not the most productive method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenCanada Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 I like Vibrax spinners, but don't waste your money on ones with painted/decalled blades. From my experience (easily 20+ vibrax spinners) painted/decalled blades ALWAYS have the paint chip off within a couple dozen casts. By this I mean casts that only encounter water. No rocks, no boat, no weeds, nothing, just water. Last year I emailed the President of Blue Fox, which is Normark, which is Rapala, etc to enquire about this constant problem with the quality of their product. The response I got was to mail the lure(s) to them at my expense and then they would ship me another. Why would I waste my money to ship it to them, when it costs about the same to buy a new one? My advice: try to find something similar but in a Panther Martin. I've never been disappointed with their products or service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Another option is to paint your own existing spinners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenCanada Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Another option is to paint your own existing spinners. I'm embarrassed to say that this idea never even entered my mind... But now that it has, where is my girlfriends nailpolish!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 I've spent decades fishing after dark and have always done very well, and have never used glow in the dark type lures. Use baits that give off good vibrations and slow down your retrieve and you'll do just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey buoy Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 I'm a big mepps fan as well as blue fox.I tried my #5 mepps "glow" in all types of water clarity and has yet to reward me even a rock bass. Not completely sold on the glow technology yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 I'm embarrassed to say that this idea never even entered my mind... But now that it has, where is my girlfriends nailpolish!!! It works, but your choices will be dictated by fashion not fishing... unless you go buy your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Field Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 They sell glo in the dark paint at CT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleye'm Fishing Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 I bet this would work great for after dark walleyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenCanada Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 It works, but your choices will be dictated by fashion not fishing... unless you go buy your own. Have you found a particular brand that adheres to the lures best? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snidley Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 I have not used Blue Fox glow in the dark spinners but I have used Mepps glow spinners and they worked at the Notty. The Mepps glow paint is not bright, just a subtle glow that makes them slightly more visible. The fish species that respond best to Glow paint are Salmon and trout. Personally it's glow spoons that really perform for me and the fish species that likes them best are staging Chinnooks in the lake. I have had good success with commercially produced glow in the dark Hot Shots, Lymans, Kwikfish, and Hot-n-Tots, all for Chinnies. My best glow in the dark producer though is a glow in the dark J-13 painted with glow in the dark paint (on the bottom of the lure) by me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Have you found a particular brand that adheres to the lures best? My brother works in a cosmetics factory. I get what ever he gets. Nail polish lasts longer on plastics then metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zamboniwaterboy Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 (edited) I'm embarrassed to say that this idea never even entered my mind... But now that it has, where is my girlfriends nailpolish!!! http://www.csipaint.com/products/uv-fishing-lure-paint/uv-fishing-lure-paint.asp http://www.luremakin...last_liquid.htm Easy to apply, other options are available from this provider. Edited July 20, 2012 by zamboniwaterboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherpete Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 I have done really well on the Mepps glow #5's, caught everything on them - bass, pike, walleye and even muskies. My first tiger muskie actually was caught on one. The funny thing though - not AT NIGHT! I think the fish don't see the white blades as often, and sometimes that something different gets them to bite. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snidley Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 That Cdn Tire paint is UV paint which is different than glow paint. UV paint is invisible to our eyes but visable to fish and other creatures. We can see glow paint and it applies to nightime fishing or fishing in stained water, or really deep I would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauce Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 I'm sure the glow vibrax will work. Give it a try, its the only way to know for sure. But like others have mentioned, non glow lures might work better. Try shallow running stick baits. Most times you want your presentation above the fish. Sometimes closer to the surface than to the bottom. I've fished places where you could catch fish all night on topwaters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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