Glow Fly (Opinions Please)

[Skip48]

I am working on a glow fly and need some of you guys and gals expert opinions. First I think maybe it should have a thinner glow portion. Other than that what comments do you have please?

Oh yeah, it's a size #10.

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Here it is in the light....


Glowing and I had some trouble getting this any good at all. I have been able to do a good job with my glow jigs taking pics, but this was harder.

[TyroneFly]

I like that! Have you fished it? If so, did you get hits?

[flyandtie]

That is cool!

[DShock]

The proportions look OK! It would be fun to watch that fly around!
Doug

[flyfishfairwx]

Get this now - I am not a Luddite, nor a prude

But that fly would look good on a bass boat, can you fly fish from a bass boat?

Better yet should you fly fish from a bass boat....



I there such a thing as a level wind fly real or a flip and pitch fly rod....

[Fly_Line]

That fly ROCKS!
What are you using for glow material and can you get it in red?
I can see many crappie in the live well from a fly like that!

FYI - Bass boats make very good fly casting platforms.

[Skip48]

That fly ROCKS!
What are you using for glow material and can you get it in red?
I can see many crappie in the live well from a fly like that!

FYI - Bass boats make very good fly casting platforms.

Red is not an option except for what you use around the glow stuff. I can use red as a base color, but it would not look as bright, but it can still look red when not glowing.

As for this fly, I have to work on it as I think it's too top heavy and I need to figure a better way of using it on flies. Right now I believe it will come through the water upside down?

I have never told anyone yet how I make this stuff and lately have thought about sharing the info, but have not come to grips with that yet.

I put a lot of time and research into this stuff and in the beginning I needed to recoup some of the money I spent learning and buying the materials. I have done that so now it's a matter of me just coming to grips with letting the cat out of the bag so to speak. I don't know of anyone else doing this; not that I am the only one, but I just have not seen it anywhere else.

Give me a few days to think about it, OK?
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[john52948]

it riding thru the water upside down, is not a bad thing !!

[HMD]

Not sure how you have done your glow fly but in response to the red glow question. Don't they make a glow paint in red that glows red? It's a jig paint but could be neat for pupils on the eyeys of a baitfish pattern. Kinda like a demon bait fish. I have a bunch of ice jigs that are glow red and some glow blue that are great for winter still water rainbows, they just don't seem to hit the glow green as much. Think they just see to many of them.


-HMD

[Skip48]

Not sure how you have done your glow fly but in response to the red glow question. Don't they make a glow paint in red that glows red? It's a jig paint but could be neat for pupils on the eyeys of a baitfish pattern. Kinda like a demon bait fish. I have a bunch of ice jigs that are glow red and some glow blue that are great for winter still water rainbows, they just don't seem to hit the glow green as much. Think they just see to many of them.


-HMD

I don't have any that glows red, but then I don't use paint. All the paint I ever used that was glow paint was disappointing as it didn't glow very bright at all.


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