smufter Posted November 5, 2017 Report Posted November 5, 2017 Been offered a set of three really cheap by a mate. Too cheap to resist actually..... Just a question on the "JAG" isotopes that are available for these. They come encased in an acrylic sleeve that helps protect them, and fits the bobbin's body perfectly. JAG say that this acrylic sleeve actually helps increase the isotopes perceived brightness. Is this the case, or is it bull****? Just trying to find out how bright they are in relation to other isotopes. Quote
greekskii Posted November 5, 2017 Report Posted November 5, 2017 Key word is perceived. I'd assume the acrylic somehow reflects the light somehow and make them seem brighter? Quote
smufter Posted November 6, 2017 Author Report Posted November 6, 2017 19 hours ago, greekskii said: Key word is perceived. I'd assume the acrylic somehow reflects the light somehow and make them seem brighter? Mmmmmm. Common sense tells me otherwise but we'll see. Just picked up three on the 'bay relatively cheap. Quote
yonny Posted November 6, 2017 Report Posted November 6, 2017 I have a set of the black ones. They're brilliant for slack line/close in work, not so good for distance or tight line angling. Can't answer your question about the isotopes as I fitted normal ones in mine by placing them in cut down clear PVC tubing to increase their diameter to fill the void in the bobbins. Quote
smufter Posted November 6, 2017 Author Report Posted November 6, 2017 Cheers Yonny. I don't fish at distance or tight lined, so these should be fine. I'll let you know about the isotopes. I had read somewhere else that clear PVC tubing would do the same, but as I say I got these three cheap on the bay so I took my chances yonny 1 Quote
smufter Posted November 9, 2017 Author Report Posted November 9, 2017 Well they've arrived, and bearing in mind they are blue, (which aren't as bright as green), they are fine. Look quite funky!! There is a small amount of room left in the body, so to give them a little more weight I am going to feed a tiny amount of tungsten putty into the bottom of them which will help, failing that I will attach a Fox Edges kwik-change weight to the cord tight to the base, which will work and won't look too odd. Quote
smufter Posted November 11, 2017 Author Report Posted November 11, 2017 Sexy little beasts in green.......................... Quote
TM1985 Posted November 22, 2017 Report Posted November 22, 2017 Had a set in black but they were way too light for me! Quote
smufter Posted November 23, 2017 Author Report Posted November 23, 2017 11 hours ago, TM1985 said: Had a set in black but they were way too light for me! I know what you mean but it's amazing what a dob of "Heavy Metal" can do, along with swapping the cords out for some 30lb coated braid..... Quote
greekskii Posted November 23, 2017 Report Posted November 23, 2017 personally i'd have bought much cheaper indicators that dont require modifications to work properly... Quote
yonny Posted November 23, 2017 Report Posted November 23, 2017 I managed to find a buyer for mine a couple of months ago but found I'd misplaced them. Looked everywhere, no idea where I put them. More than a hundred quids worth, lost..... not best pleased with that.... Quote
smufter Posted November 23, 2017 Author Report Posted November 23, 2017 1 hour ago, greekskii said: personally i'd have bought much cheaper indicators that dont require modifications to work properly... Yeah, but they wouldn't have looked so funky..... and we all know that funky puts more fish on the bank 😉 Quote
greekskii Posted November 23, 2017 Report Posted November 23, 2017 @smufter true. carpy lands more fish. Quote
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