摘要 |
A method and apparatus for self-illuminating fishing lures is provided so as to increase visibility of the fishing lures to predator fish. Self-illumination is accomplished by chemiluminescence through the introduction of an activator solution, such as hydrogen peroxide, into a fluorescer solution. The color emitted by the fishing lure after chemiluminescent activation may be designed by appropriate selection of the fluorescer solution to create color selections across the red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet spectrum of visible light. Hard-body lures may accept either glow cartridges or glow packets that contain the activator and fluorescer solutions. Soft-body lures may accept cartridges, or may be injected with either activator solution or fluorescer solution to activate the chemiluminescent process. Soft-body lures may also contain the fluorescer solution and a vial containing the activator solution. The vial is then ruptured to mix the solutions causing emission of visible light from the lure.
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