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Pautzke Fire Dye UV-Enhanced Bait Dye, 4 oz

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Color: Blue

Size: 4 oz

  • 4 oz
Item weight
0.25 Pounds
Product dimensions
5.98 x 1.42 x 1.42 inches

Quick take

UV-enhanced bait dye that colors live minnows and eggs to attract fish in freshwater and saltwater.

This is a blue UV-enhanced dye in a 4 oz bottle, made to change the color of live bait such as minnows and eggs as well as artificial baits. It works in both fresh and salt water, so one bottle covers a range of trips. Anglers who like to customize their bait color to the water they fish will find it a simple way to do it.

Best for

  • Enhancing visibility of live minnow bait
  • Egg presentations that need extra attraction
  • Experiments with bait coloration and visibility

Skip if

  • You use commercial dyed baits
  • You prefer natural bait presentation

Strengths

  • UV enhancement makes bait glow under certain light conditions
  • Works on minnows, eggs, and various live baits
  • Small 4 oz bottle lasts many bait applications

Trade-offs

  • Artificial coloring may repel some natural-feeding fish
  • Dye stains hands and clothes during application
  • UV effect diminishes after several hours of use

Fishing fit

Water
  • Freshwater
  • Saltwater
Techniques
  • Live bait

Specifications

Specifications
Typebait enhancement dye
Volume4 oz

How to choose a color and size

Color

Colors and when to pick them
OptionsWhen to pick itConditions
PinkStands out in stained or muddy water and in low light.
  • Stained
  • Muddy
  • Overcast
  • Low light
RedMatches crawfish in cold to cool, stained water early in the season.
  • Stained
  • Crawfish
GoldFlashes in stained, tea-colored water and on dark days.
  • Stained
  • Overcast
  • Low light
BlueThis oneShows a solid outline in muddy water, at dusk and at night.
  • Muddy
  • Low light
  • Night

Which one should I pick?

Versions of this product on this site
VersionColorSuits
Pautzke Fire Dye UV-Enhanced Bait Dye, 4 ozColor:BlueSuits:—
Pautzke Fire Dye UV-Enhanced Bait Dye, 4 oz, GoldColor:GoldSuits:—

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