Thinking of setting up some night fishing lights ( i hear daytime lights are a waste of money)...i was looking at some docking spots...thinking of mounting them onto my rocket launcher....just for when your bringing in a fish so you can see waht youve caught...i use a headlamp now but would like a bit more.....anyone else have this style setup...feedback...good ...bad?..
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JuJu I put 2/ 55 watt docking lights on rail under canopy, found they are way to bright and hot they also draw a fair bit of power. Iam trying to find 10/20watt marine brand lights cause its a good idear.
Have a look at led's as an option.
juju, i have been thinking the same thing, just a few things ive been told... if you mount them on your rocket launcher you will have big shadows when your standing at the bait bored.
Although fluro tubes or LED's are the way to go, with less drain on the batteries.. but i also interested to here other peoples ideas.. and from someone that might have then set up already..
I have seen some LED ropes that are waterproof and can be bent around anything and hardwired to a switch. I wonder how they would be placed around the outside of the boat right up under the gunnel facing down. Be right out of the way and no more reaching for torches anymore.
Jack.
Good idea Jack but as soon as you do something above the gunnels it's as black as the ace of spades.
The only way to stop shadows is the have a light above or in front of your noggin'
How would a bent arm be that you can put in a spare spot in the rocket launcher and have some of the strip led's mounted on it with a plug on the end of the lead.
That way it could be pointed in any direction to suit (even over the baitboard) and could be taken out when the suns out to shine on everything
I put some LED's in the launcher bar once and the bloke thought they were great. Is that right Crestcutter??
Some ideas for cheap LED's here.
http://www.besthongkong.com/index.php
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juju try this site www.theledshop.au i have the fluro type led in my boat and the light it produces is more than enough.
Indeed you did Scotty. Top job and more than bright enough. I will dig out some pics of them .
I have a fluro light that is about 40cm long and has a long cord with a 12v plug on it. I just zip tie it to my rocket launcher and it lights up the back of the boat like daylight. The light extends out the back of the boat by about 10 feet so it is easy to see when the fish are getting to the surface. They are readily avaliable at any auto shop. My boat is 5.5m long and I don't suffer from shadows because of the light.
Every-one that has fished at night with me says how good it is !!!
Rumy, do you find that the fluro interferes with your radio's? ive used them over the years, even modified ones with supressor's but found the interference ennoying...
Have a look at led's as an option as Shayned has stated
I also have a porta power pack and 12volt fluro as well. It seems to work. But I am also looking for something else the same as you.
JuJu,
I put my plug in Flouro's under the side coamings facing down and slightly out. (to the middle of the boat)
This throws light on to the deck - doesn't spook the fish as they are coming up to the boat.
Also it doesn't seem to spoil my night vision as much (because you are not looking into a light)
Hope that helps,
Mark
captain rednut has red led's on the underside of launcher on both sides of boat, soft light but still good for vision only thing was we got got attacked by some weird little birds!
Red and Blue LED's are apparently less intesive on the Fishs' eye's and spooks them less. It was in and underwater LED thread a few months back. There was a link to a US company that sold them, theres a a company on the gold coast that sells them too(through hull version). Theyre suppose to attract all the baitfish at night too. So if you do go coloured LED on the rocket launcher there is a pro there.
P.S. RED light at night is far less intensive on our eyes as well but cant be seen nearly as far as White or Blue.
Cheers Chris
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My boat has a 2' flouro each sode of the cockpit facing inwards or down and i can rotate them in thier brackets upwards if i want the light facing that way for whatever reason. I think most of us have the inside of the boat sorted out with lighting.
I thought the question was for a light for outside of the boat for netting or gaffing fish rather than fumbling torches rods and nets with one set of hands??
Jack.
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