Flashing Lures

[Security man]

Forgive me if there is a thread about this somewhere else, but I can't seem to find any..

Just got some 'Flashing Lures' from Hong kong (via ebay!! ).

They're about 5-6" long, various colours - identical to a Bass plug except they're made out of transparent rubber with foil inside.
There is a tiny little battery-operated 'strobe-light', which once switched on, slides into the stomach of the lure through a tiny gap. This reflects the foil inside wonderfully, and lights up the whole fish. Looks like a size 4/0 hook embedded through the backbone, into a lead weight which is moulted into the head...

Just wondering has anyone ever tried these before and what the possibility of catching fish would be??
Its a very powerful LED and would attract fish (I'd say) for up to 1/4 mile at night... (whether they try eat it or not is another story )
Thanks.

[donal]

herd there very good for squid of a boat never used them my self though

[daithi]

hello,
i bought a couple of plugs from crabrock that have a red l.e.d. light inside that flashes when its in the water. i've had pollack follow them a few times but never any takes. i didnt find em any better or worse than some of the other lures i've got which also got followed but no takes. i'd say if i had stuck with em they would have gotten takes but i always switched to more productive lures. hope that helps,

dave

[Tanglerat]

Just wondering has anyone ever tried these before and what the possibility of catching fish would be??
Its a very powerful LED and would attract fish (I'd say) for up to 1/4 mile at night... (whether they try eat it or not is another story )
Thanks.

Be handy if there were any stray Broadbill Swordfish around............

Best bet is just to get out therre and fish away with them to find out how productive they are. And then let the rest of us know...........

[Security man]

No bother,

Thanks Guys....
I'll give them a lash & see what happens....