bassinOUT89 Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 Has anyone seen the commercial for these baits. They claim the bass can see this better because of a "UV" technology. Is this actual science or is it a gimmick? Quote
AllTerrainAngler Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 It seems like a gimmick... Remember the banjo minnows. Quote
sprint61 Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 I feel like anything that' says "call now get two for $20" or something like that is a gimmick. Quote
hoosierbass07 Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 I bought a pack of their lures over the winter and I plan on trying them out this spring and summer. But here is how I see it - if UV stuff really worked we would see all the pros use them and all the Walmarts would be stocked full of them. So I see UV baits the same way I see the crankbait I have that makes sounds - something to play with that might catch bass but probably is more a gimmick than anything. Quote
junyer357 Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 I know some of the lure making forums have experimented with UV/glow paints for a while. Mixed results on paints as well as bites. Quote
Nice_Bass Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 Read doug stange's recent article on uv baits...science is not exactly in quite yet... and there is also a difference in the way light is actually reflected vs. actual uv light, etc. I wont buy into them.... Quote
doyle8218 Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 Well live bait is not uv coated and the see that fine. 1 Quote
gobig Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 I am not sure how it will work with bass but I know it can make a difference with trout and salmon. I ran Identical rigs with flashers other than one being UV, enough times last year to see that there is a difference. I had days where they would only hit the UV. I am not sure if it was coincidence but I noticed the biggest difference when the salmon were eating krill as apposed to bait fish. Quote
Super User smalljaw67 Posted April 8, 2015 Super User Posted April 8, 2015 I'm not sure if it helps but I no it doesn't hurt. I did a side by side for 3 years but it was with hair jigs using UV flash materials as well as some UV flash on finesse jigs and believe it or not the UV enhanced jigs generated more bites but there are just to many variables which makes it hard to know exactly why a lure is getting bit. I think UV belongs in the scent category in that we don't know with 100% certainty that scent is really working or if it is just giving the angler more confidence which makes him focus a bit more while fishing it. Quote
primetime Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 I would ask saltwater charter captains all the time when I would be spooling their reels for them and I would always ask if they use UV Pro Cure, or UV baits like Grubs, Shad bodies etc..I would say 75% of the offshore charter captains who fish for Grouper and Snapper would all say they used some type of glow bead, bait button, trailer on a bucktail, since all fish see in deep water is UV and Fluorescent colors since the gray scale takes over...I think a lot has to do with what species you are fishing for, some fish rely on Sight more than others, and some are attracted to brighter lures (See the legendary REd and white Daredevil spoon, and all the Electric chicken colors for saltwater baits... b Tightlines is pushing UV baits and are based here in Florida and some people love em, some think they only make a difference when trying to get a fish fired up or it's territorial instinct to kick in...I have used the Pro Cure UV gel on big Sluggos and Senkos when working them fast like a jerkbait under the surface, and have had days when the choked it, and days when they would not look at it..I am not 100% sold, but this I can say with 100% confidence. Glow colored soft baits sell better than other colors when it comes to crappie baits, shad bodies, grubs, and even swimbaits and flukes, so obviously they work. I think color has a lot to do with confidence. Also, the Banjo minnow is still a top selling item, #1 fishing item on a few popular sites, I am always surprised when I see how many they sell, and that mighty bite kit sells thousands per day just online on 1 site... If not for the Banjo minnow, we would maybe never lip hook swimbaits or never have seen the Imakatsu Javaolon, Magic shad, segmented swimbaits, they flat out worked, people just could not get over the infomercial, and the colors which are goofy, but they are simply a soft swiimbait that has multiple segments similar to the baits we now pay huge money for...Mighy bite seems to be a scam, but if It gets new fisherman to join the market it is a good thing, the Flying lure was a scam, and so was another lure I purchased at a fishing show, it was a drill bit shaped spoon, looked awesome and my father purchased 2 for $10 each back in the late 80's so big money for lures...we could not get a bluefish to strike it and would troll it through schools of them, never have seen a shiny object a bluefish would not hit.... Quote
Josh Smith Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 From what I understand from my own research into these, they catch small bass better as younger bass see UV better than older bass. Good for 10" bass, maybe, from my reading. Josh Quote
ripinit Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 From what I understand from my own research into these, they catch small bass better as younger bass see UV better than older bass. Good for 10" bass, maybe, from my reading. Josh This has been my experience. They do catch juvenile bass pretty well,but if you want bigger bass, there are better options... Quote
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