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Old 04-06-06, 01:02 PM   #1
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It gets pretty warm down here in Louisiana in the summer, so my partner
and I do some night fishing for Bass. I was wondering what ya'll do for
lights. I've used laterns before. Put 1 on each end of the boat, put foil
on one side to direct the light.

I was thinking about trying out those lights you can wear on your head.
Any suggestions?
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Old 04-06-06, 01:07 PM   #2
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Ok here is my suggestions.....

For a headlight I use Cats Eyes. they are small light weight lights that attach to the brim of a hat. They work really well......

If you are on a boat I would suggest a blacklight. Youd have to figure out mount and wire it. You get line the "lights" up with a blacklight. just my .02
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Old 04-06-06, 01:14 PM   #3
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If you have a couple of mini Maglites you can duct tape them to your hat, not vary attractive but functional.
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Old 04-06-06, 01:17 PM   #4
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up here in Pa.. i usually dont use any lights (unless retyin)..
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Old 04-06-06, 03:11 PM   #5
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a little flashlight for tieing knots, other than that I just use the moonlight (if any).
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Old 04-06-06, 03:36 PM   #6
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Thanks for the info. Good luck this weekend for those who can go fishing
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Old 04-06-06, 04:26 PM   #7
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i was going to say tha cat eyes are nice but some one allready said it
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I have one of those headlamps but I don't recall what brand. Definately, a good investment. It is nice to be "hands free" when night fishing. I usually only turn it on when I am re-tying.
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Old 04-06-06, 05:05 PM   #9
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i found a mini maglite head holder.it is pretty much just a head band with a spot for the mini maglite and it was about $3.it is very,very handy.
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browning lightin bug..
i shut all lights off except the navagation lights on the boat... perfect condition new moon as dark as you can get no moon no stars full cloud cover..

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i forgot i have 2 night fishing tournaments this summer
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Old 04-06-06, 08:56 PM   #12
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OOOH man do I love the black lights, and flourescent line at night, it's just plain old cool to see it. Black lights have less tendancy to attract the skeeters, all of mine are a combo black/flourescent so I can flip the switch and immediatley go from one to the other. I showed Tom where I have holes drilled in my boat to mount two lights, and I have a another one I keep up front with me. I don't know if it really helps me catch fish, but I sure do enjoy it a lot. It will help you see your line a lot better, but I usually prefer topwater at night. Nothing better than to hear the plo-plop-plop-plop-plop of a jitterbug, and then here a SWOOSH-SPLASH, and have a Hawg on the end of the line.

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I use the light I bought years ago from BPS and put it in the bottom of the boat just for retying,removing hook etc etc and the blacklight does give off just enough light to make the floro lines glow other than that use the natural light in the sky. You wont beleive how well you can see once your eyes become adjusted. A big plus in night fishing is that you have to rely more on feel which in turn will make you a better fisherman.
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Old 04-12-06, 06:59 AM   #14
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Thanks for all the info. Because I use flourscent line any way, Iim going to look into getting some black lights.

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