Why fish ?? The enjoyment of fishing is as personal as the lure the angler chooses. Our enjoyment also increases as the catch increases. This is why so much attention is given to the design and selection of lures, spoons, plugs, spinners, flies, etc. Today, Photoluminescent and Glow in Dark has taken over as the leading edge in lure design.

History

The use of artificial fish lures dates back as early as the third century B. C. being mentioned by the Greek poet Theocritus . In 1778, Captain James Cook observed that the natives of the Sandwich Islands ( Hawaiian Islands ) used spoon-like lures made out of bone.

More recently, in the early 1800's a Vermonter named J. T. Buel accidentally dropped a teaspoon overboard while eating his lunch. He noticed that the motion and glitter of the spoon in the water drew a pass from a large fish. After using up his own stock of spoons, he went on to make spoon lures commercially.

In 1886, James Heddon was whiling the time away by tossing bits of wood into a stream, the Dowagiac Creek in Michigan , when a large bass made a pass at a plug shaped piece of wood. This promoted James Heddon to go into business making plug lures.

Now, through the courtesy of modern paint chemistry, attractive brilliantly photoluminenescent (and/or luminescent) colors may be applied to lures, spoons, spinners, and plugs, to enhance their appeal to the wily fish.

Commercial

The fishing industry generates more revenue than any two major professional sporting associations. Commercial and private alike, a lot of money and energy go in to developing that illusive “perfect lure”. SUNLITE has been supplying lumiscent and photo luminescent pigments/ paint to the fishing industry for years.

Attraction of Fish and Light

It is a well-established scientific fact that fish are attracted to any form of light. Even on the brightest day, unless the water is exceptionally clear, very little light penetrates to the depths in which some of the larger fish are to be found. By painting a lure or other artificial bait with Risk Reactor's phosphorescent paint, it becomes a tempting glowing morsel when dropped in these dark depths, The mere act of attaching the luminous lure to the line in bright sunlight is sufficient to cause the paint to glow brilliantly. At night, the glow may be activated by shinning a flashlight on the lure.