Reflective Tape?

[nofearengineer]

I was thinking about something I had read a while back concerning typing a small jig on ahead of or behind a lure to make the fish think something was being "chased". Supposedly, this would arouse their competitiveness, and get them to join the party.

I was wondering if I could achieve the same result with a 4"-6" piece of reflective mirror tape, attached a couple of feet in front of a crankbait. Anyone ever try this or see it tried?

I was thinking it could be held in place by a dropper loop, then folded over on itself through the loop...kind of like a single-strand streamer. Hmmm....the more I think about it, you could use something like a piece or two of Christmas Tree Icing, or anything else flashy (and cheap) you wouldn't miss. I wonder if the fish would start hitting that instead of the crankbait. I guess you could put a single hook on the dropper loop too if that were the case.

Oh well, something to try out this weekend maybe.