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so decided to try out night fishing. pretty nervous, scared, but extremely excited. i know i need the typical lights. spot light, lights for my hat, regular boat lights.
what other types of lights would be helpful? id think a big flood light would attract space ships and bugs like crazy. what about black lights? arent those not supposed to attract bugs?
what types of night lights do you use to help out with fishing at night and keep the monsters away also?
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | No lights. The only time I use my headlamp is when I hook into a fish. Keep the lights on the boat to a minimum. Just what you need to stay legal. The more lights = more bugs and more spooked fish. Also, it makes it harder to see the shoreline. Your eyes will eventually adjust to the darkness. |
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| I agree with JimtenHaaf you rarely need light unless you hook into a fish, need to work on something in the boat, or are navigating if you dont have a gps. I would just in case have handy a deer spotlight for getting back to the launch safetly or if you dont have a gps. |
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Location: Hayward, WI | Yep, just keep the white marker light on (or whatever is legal where you are fishing), keep the head lamps off until you hook a fish, and turn the brightness on your depthfinder/GPS down as low as they'll go. Maybe use the "nightvision" setting if your depthfinder has it. The darker you can keep the boat, the better your night vision will be. If you need to turn a head lamp on to change baits or something, close one eye and keep it closed before turning the light on, and keep it closed till you turn it off. That will preserve the night vision in at least that eye.
I think I heard that tip from Lambeau on here, and it does seem to work.
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Location: South East Wisconsin | Red or green will not affect your night vision. I have two green head lamps and one red spotlight in the boat.
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| ya basically have your bow and stern lights in with at least one person wearing a headlamp with it off until you hook into one. your eyes will adjust within ten minutes or so of darkness. |
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Location: Twin Cities | JimtenHaaf - 8/17/2009 9:58 PM
Just what you need to stay legal. The more lights = more bugs and more spooked fish. Also, it makes it harder to see the shoreline. Your eyes will eventually adjust to the darkness.
Sounds like a good way to get run over. It depends on where you're fishing, on a busy lake/area i'd be lit up real well for safety. I've had too many close calls this year as it is and i've usually got more lights on than you *should* need. |
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Location: lansing, il | im sure captain ahab and his sidekick will be along to tell me im wrong, but ill never go night fishing again without a net light. they really make a huge difference i think.
http://www.mikehulbert.com/products.shtml |
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Location: Verona, WI | I put the red LEDs from Bluewater LED in my boat and leave them on while night fishing. It doesn't impact your night vision and allows you to see well in the boat. When we get a fish on we hit the headlamps and it's all the light we need.
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| i like the Mike Hulbert net light too. if you are fishing by yourself, you must have one of these attached to your net. if you do not believe your partner can handle a flashlight and a net at the same time, this net lite will help out a ton too. the light shines right where you need it...it's a great accessory for night fishing.
i have one on my net and a back up in storage. |
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| I use the red LED headlamp and keep it on all the time. Gives just enough light to see the lure before you reel the leader into your rod guides.
I also ran some red LED's on the underside of my gunnel which is great for keeping some light on the deck to avoid stepping on or finding stuff in the boat.
Don't like keeping the navigation lights unless there are other boats on the water. They attract too many bugs and cause your eyes to adjust too much for good visibility. |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | JRedig - 8/18/2009 3:14 PM
JimtenHaaf - 8/17/2009 9:58 PM
Just what you need to stay legal. The more lights = more bugs and more spooked fish. Also, it makes it harder to see the shoreline. Your eyes will eventually adjust to the darkness.
Sounds like a good way to get run over. It depends on where you're fishing, on a busy lake/area i'd be lit up real well for safety. I've had too many close calls this year as it is and i've usually got more lights on than you *should* need.
Sure, but that's ok. I have a little bit older boat, with full covereage. Great way to get a new one! LOL!  |
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Location: In the cabbage | I use a red light. |
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Location: Germantown, WI | I leave my navigation lights and stern light on at all times when out after dark. For me it is a safety issue and it's the law. Those who choose turn off their lights while out after dark are flirting with a ticket or getting run over by another boater. Other than the required lights I do carry a fairly cheap headlamp that I use when a fish is boated or when re-tying. Please be safe out there after dark. Keep the amount of clutter in your boat to a minimum. Be very careful of water hazards, rocks, stumps, etc. If it is an area to be careful of during the day you might want to think twice about even motoring into that area after dark. Just my 2 cents. |
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