Uv Blast Powder Paint

[tmosth]

Is there any advantage to appling the UV Blast powder paint to jigs that have been coated with the fluroscent colors like yellow chartreuse? I coated some white jigs with it and they glowed under a blacklight. I also looked at jigs that were coated with yellow chartreuse and no UV Blast and they also shined brightly under the black light. Any thoughts on this topic.

[cadman]

I can't give you any honest long term info on the UV blast as I tried it once and didn't like it. If I want glow in the dark jigs, I use the regular greenish glo powder paint. Others will definitely give you more info.

[smalljaw]

If it gives you confidence when you use it then by all means go for it but in my honest opinion it is a marketing gimmick like the tightlines UV plastics. I've read studies saying fish can see color and others that say fish can't see color and others still that say they can see a few colors so even the color issues isn't clear but the only studies I ever saw that claim fish see UV light happens to come from companies that make some kind of UV product so I really don't believe it. Now if I was fishing side by side with baits using UV blast and baits without it and the UV was getting bit 3 to one on a consistant basis then I'd say that it probably works but so far no one has done anything like that.

[Kasilofchrisn]

I believe that the theory behind the UV products is that UV light penetrates deeper into the water column then ambient light does.

I just attended the Great Alaskan sportsmans show a few weeks ago and there are certainly people who swear by the UV products.

John Beath the owner of Halibut.net swears by it. Then again he sells a host of UV products on his website and at the show.

His theory during a seminar he was giving was that UV light reaches much further into the water column than standard light. This of course was all based on Data he provided. He was also talking about Halibut fishing in the ocean and depths exceeding 100' many times.

If I was fishing in lakes or other freshwater or perhaps ocean fishing in shallower depths I would say it is not going to help much.

As for fishing deep water exceeding 100' I am still not convinced it helps but I did buy some UV skirts to try this year on some of my jigs.

Worst case scenario is I end up with some skirts that fish normally with out added benefit so thats ok by me.

So even though I am going to try some UV skirts on some jigs this year in my saltwater fishing I don't honestly believe it will make a big difference.

For what it's worth I have tried the fising lights that hang on your line for my Halibut fishing and didn't see a marked inprovement in my catch numbers or size numbers. The same guy John Beath also sells those and swears by them too.

[Oldfart9999]

While color can be very important at times I don't think enough studies about uv to know, if you have more confidence with it use it.

Rodney

[Kasilofchrisn]

For those who have tried the UV blast how was it to work with? Does it lead to more drips in the paint or other problems due to having one more layer?

You know we were discussing fishing the other day at work . I had brought in some of the new jigs I had just made and powder coated.

One of the things I was commenting on was how some jigs are made to catch fish and some are made to catch fishermen.

You ever notice how some people will always buy the lastest gizmos or the fanciest looking lures? One of our bosses raised his hand and said "Guilty". The reason was because he always finds himself buying the fancy looking stuff regardless of what other are buying and using and he makes enough money to easily afford it.

Although there are merits to some things not every new item is a hit with the fish.

So far the only people whom I know who swear by the UV products are those selling the products.

I do know that sometimes glow jigs can improve the fishing for certain deepwater species but that is a totally different comcept.