Spike Its UV Glow

[crappiefarmer]

Has anyone used this stuff? How much to a half cup of plastic? Just got some to try but don't know how much to start with.CF

[CTom]

Is it the powder form or the liquid? I'd be darned careful if its the liquid since it likely has a solvent base....add that to hot plastic and you might get some ugly gases come from it. I'm not sure about the powder form of the stuff, maybe 1/2 to 1 tsp of it to the 4 oz of plastic.

I don't think that it will gain you much. This new UV stuff is supposed to be applied to the surface of baits. The plastic, even clear, will filter light enough to just about stop any UV enhancement from happening. Solid colors, and even transparent colors, will prevent any UV enhancement from happening, period. If the product has any luminescent pigments in it they'll probably be pretty much diluted or not very concentrated so you'll have to add quite a bit to get things to work in the glow department.

I've tried some of the surface coatings and can't say that any have made a positive impression on me.

[RonDon]

The uv glow works great. I just squirt some in i dont really measure it. Its pretty thick stuff. This is an old pic under a blacklight but will give you a good idea how it works. These are all Fl orange. Can you tell which one doesnt have it! Flourescents glow under a black light but nothing like the ones enhanced!

[crappiefarmer]

The uv glow works great. I just squirt some in i dont really measure it. Its pretty thick stuff. This is an old pic under a blacklight but will give you a good idea how it works. These are all Fl orange. Can you tell which one doesnt have it! Flourescents glow under a black light but nothing like the ones enhanced!

Sheesh! CF

[sticksteer]

will it stick to any type of plastic or powder painted head ?

[crappiefarmer]

will it stick to any type of plastic or powder painted head ?

I don't think so. It is designed to be mixed in with plastic. The stuff looks brown in the bottle. I think it has to go through a reaction to work. I ran a test on it. Made some blue and shot some baits. Then I mixed in the UV blast and made another batch. Put them under the black light and the blue with the UV did glow and the original blue did not. It does make a difference.CF

[RonDon]

Sticksteer you can get UV clear powder paint also. Since its clear you can mix it with any color if you like mixing powders. The more you mix the more of a candy effect. Or you can just dip it in the clear uv after you dip it in a color!

[Lowellhturner]

You might as well have a neon arrow pointing to it saying "EAT ME !"

[CTom]

I've often wondered how many black lights there are down there with the fish.

[MO QWACK]

To a scientist it works great but to a fish?? Let put a live shad under a light to see what it looks like. That is some super cool stuff. Who would of though I would turn in to a crappie chemist? Couple drops of color, splash of scents, a hint of softener, a touch of stabilizer and mix in plastic.... BAM a crappie bait lol