05-03-2004, 07:07 PM
Sounds like a reasonable approach to me. I'm in the US, Washington State, and fish in the puget sound area. Many of the piers have lights, which is where most people set up, although quite often the lights don't shine down to the water very well. A lot of people either bring portable generators, or auto-marine batteries with a power converter to plug in lights.
Many people use Halogen lights which work allright. I personally use high-pressure sodium lights, as they put out a LOT more light than the halogens do, with less energy use. ALSO, if you read much about the commercial squid boats, they use either high-pressure sodium, or metal halide lights to attract squid. The likely reason is that these lights give off a wider range of light than halogen's do. I have done quite well using the high-pressure sodium.
Hope that helps
Jon
Many people use Halogen lights which work allright. I personally use high-pressure sodium lights, as they put out a LOT more light than the halogens do, with less energy use. ALSO, if you read much about the commercial squid boats, they use either high-pressure sodium, or metal halide lights to attract squid. The likely reason is that these lights give off a wider range of light than halogen's do. I have done quite well using the high-pressure sodium.
Hope that helps
Jon
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