Advice Tip light?

[Thrasher]

Fish in daylight ?

Seems to be way more productive in the dark though. ?

 

[Phis]

Seems to be way more productive in the dark though. ?

There is that to it ?

 

[Thrasher]

I've been using these off eBay I only clip the holder on when I need it I did leave the holder on but lost one with a hamfisted cast with wet hands and nearly chucked the whole lot in the drink so a lost clip was a result ?View attachment 20546View attachment 20547

they look quite tidy.

 

[Phis]

they look quite tidy.

Aye they are quite small the clip is tight on the tip excellent bright light and the batteries last for ages I can't fault them

 

[flappy]

Have you thought about using bite alarms..?

 

[j willson]

i started to use the sidewinder ones , i fine them good ,even if i not looking at them i can see the light move

 

[Thrasher]

Have you thought about using bite alarms..?

No I haven't but probabaly not that practical either.

 

[Thrasher]

i started to use the sidewinder ones , i fine them good ,even if i not looking at them i can see the light move

And are you just taping them on J?

 

[Cfish]

Mini starlights if at all!!!! I don't like lighting up the whole bay!!!!

 

[Ianpick]

Nothing worse than some 'erbert 400 yds away with a headtorch with the power of a million candles looking at his rod tip and straight at you at the same time.
I like to think what else I'm lighting up.
Most of the time I prefer to fish in darkness and all of my rods have "Mightybright" tape on the tips.

Headtorch on low power when I'm tip watching and full when reeling in. Some places are too dark to fish without though.

Not all fish are spooked by light though.
A couple of nights ago I looked over the edge of the sea wall to see a bass in about a foot of water two feet from the waterline.
I dropped a bait right in front of it while shining my light on it. It sucked it in almost immediately . May have been a dumb fish buts it's been removed from the gene pool.

 

[flappy]

No I haven't but probabaly not that practical either.

I was jesting.

 

[Thrasher]

I was jesting.

I am sure there may well be times when with a bit of thought they could be used.

 

[Thrasher]

Nothing worse than some 'erbert 400 yds away with a headtorch with the power of a million candles looking at his rod tip and straight at you at the same time.
I like to think what else I'm lighting up.
Most of the time I prefer to fish in darkness and all of my rods have "Mightybright" tape on the tips.

Headtorch on low power when I'm tip watching and full when reeling in. Some places are too dark to fish withouit though.

Not all fish are spooked by light though.
A couple of nights ago I looked over the edge of the sea wall to see a bass in about a foot of water two feet from the waterline.
I dropped a bait right in front of it while shining my light on it. It sucked it in almost immediately . May have been a dumb fish buts it's been removed from the gene pool.

I quite like sitting in the dark though, probabaly the sea trout fisher in me, only using a torch when needed.

I used to use a coleman lamp and old petzl head torch back in the day, now very much superceded with more powerful and lightweight torches and lamps.
Tip lights you can also pick up in your peripheral vision if doing something else and not staring directly at your rod tips.

 

[jackjock]

With having bad eye sight i do like a very bright head torch .We would all like the eyes of a eagle . Falling over off some remote rock or cliff mark in the dead of night believe me is no fun.

 

[Thrasher]

With having bad eye sight i do like a very bright head torch .We would all like the eyes of a eagle . Falling over off some remote rock or cliff mark in the dead of night believe me is no fun.

I would agree, shortsighted and wear varifocals which are a pita. I think it is more the inappropriate use of powerful torches that rips folks knitting.

 

[Wolf]

Very true Ianpick,& Thrasher , people using powerful torches on the beach ,are inconsiderate shining the light here there & every where,there is no need for it in my opinion

 

[Thrasher]

Very true Ianpick,& Thrasher , people using powerful torches on the beach ,are inconsiderate shining the light here there & every where,there is no need for it in my opinion

I thinm the trouble is that you can forget how bright they are until you turn to talk to your mate along the rocks from you and all you hear is "jesus!".??‍??

 

[Warby72]

Not all fish are spooked by light though.
A couple of nights ago I looked over the edge of the sea wall to see a bass in about a foot of water two feet from the waterline.
I dropped a bait right in front of it while shining my light on it. It sucked it in almost immediately . May have been a dumb fish buts it's been removed from the gene pool.

I've watched a fair old amount of bass fishing films from the States where they use green lights to attract them in.

 

[Mr Fish]

I would agree, shortsighted and wear varifocals which are a pita. I think it is more the inappropriate use of powerful torches that rips folks knitting.

Yes, I hate it. If you need it for difficult terrain or landing a good fish, absolutely, use it.

Very true Ianpick,& Thrasher , people using powerful torches on the beach ,are inconsiderate shining the light here there & every where,there is no need for it in my opinion

This is my biggest gripe. It’s not just that people have bright lights but some are as twitchy as feck.
Shine it on the water, behind them, at me, behind them again.
Every time you go to cast out or reel in you have spotlights on you as if they expect you to do a turn on stage.

I don’t know if it’s nosiness, scared of the dark (surprising how many people are), or just that some people are fidgety and indisciplined, but the constant movement annoys me, especially when my pitch is being lit up every 30 seconds.

Another reason why I try to fish as far away from other people as I can!

 

[hullcitytilidie]

I bought this pair of Daiwa High Performance Beach rods for £50 at a bootsale off an ancient bloke giving up his beloved beachcasting.

I'm surprised that no one on here has come up with such ingenuity? or is it miserliness? or Stupidity??

Saves messing about with headlamps, glow sticks, torches and the like??