The regs state "........the use of light emitters to flies are debarred" can anyone tell me please, does this include luminosity? ie luminous thread etc.

Thanks.

Flourecent thread and material is allowed but I dont know about Luminous thread or materials.I have never heard of Luminous thread.
It is really meant to exclude things that produce light IE Lightsticks..

Jim

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The luminous materials you're referring to are sold by lureflash? If so, yes they're okay.There was, many years ago, a little light emitter which you could tye into or onto your fly, this was used mostly in the USA for Salmon and Steelhead etc. That is the item which is banned...I believe.

Think the important word is 'emit'. Leave the spool in daylight for an hour, cup your hands round it and if is shining in the dark it is emitting light. It probably won't be and as such it has some kind of relective property which is ok.

I use glow in the dark flashabou. its great stuff for bodies, ribbing and tails.

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Kreinik make it and sell it under their metallics range(glow in the dark) it's been around for at least 10yrs..theres a lovely coral pink shade, I like.

Thanks for the input guys.

It is definitely luminous I'm talking about as opposed to fluorescent. I came across it by accident when somebody gave me a fly. At the end of the day it was left lying on my desk under a lamp, and just as I was leaving the room after switching off the light, I noticed it glowing! It looks like normal white/cream thread, but it is actually luminous, and I see that Veniards make a version.

Still not clear if it contravenes comp. regs though. Perhaps I'd better raise an official enquiry!

Do you think we could call that ''Charged luminosity'' rather than having a power source,which is what I believe is alluded to.IMHO.

Jim

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Good angle Jim, and a nice distinction - I like it!.

I can hear my learned gentleman now.... "M'lud, the defendant maintains that he should not be disqualified because his fly was merely exhibiting 'Charged Luminosity' and was not in fact 'Light emitting' ".

For safety I've written to Tom MacTaggart of SANACC who very helpfully, and very quickly wrote back advising that luminous, fluorescent and uv are all permissable. Sorry if this information doesn't help you guys outside Scotland!