01-08-2006, 12:21 AM
hello glen,
thanks for the reply, firstly, i have not yet used this 600 watt bulb because i bought it in the uk, where i saw them in a gardening shop, so having used torches in the past and the cost of the batteries being so much , i thought it might work with one big bulb 650 watt, but i wanted to know if anyone can tell me what other equipment i will need to make the rig work as i want to elevate the bulb 4 feet off the water at the back of the boat, i have found the bulb holder , with wiring, which i plan on connecting to the boat battery, which i think will give the right power to get the brightness, do i need anything else to make this rig work, i also bought a hummingbird fish finder which helps find and locate the suid in the first place, thses are good to use and can easily spot anything over 2 feet in mass, also as the squid move slowly it seems quite accurate. however using the torches was the first method then i bought a starfire lamp which must be submerged whilst on which causes problems when pullling squid in, from that i learnt that the brighter the lamp the more inquisitive the squid and i have had them up to maybe ten feet from the surface, here is a bay here in gozo that always has several 3 ft upwards size squid about, so really i need help with the actual putting together technically of the 600 watt system, and if you know someone who can give me the right advice it would be really appreciated, also dropping a small amount of bait into the beam helps to atract the hungryier ones.
please reply
sanyassi
thanks for the reply, firstly, i have not yet used this 600 watt bulb because i bought it in the uk, where i saw them in a gardening shop, so having used torches in the past and the cost of the batteries being so much , i thought it might work with one big bulb 650 watt, but i wanted to know if anyone can tell me what other equipment i will need to make the rig work as i want to elevate the bulb 4 feet off the water at the back of the boat, i have found the bulb holder , with wiring, which i plan on connecting to the boat battery, which i think will give the right power to get the brightness, do i need anything else to make this rig work, i also bought a hummingbird fish finder which helps find and locate the suid in the first place, thses are good to use and can easily spot anything over 2 feet in mass, also as the squid move slowly it seems quite accurate. however using the torches was the first method then i bought a starfire lamp which must be submerged whilst on which causes problems when pullling squid in, from that i learnt that the brighter the lamp the more inquisitive the squid and i have had them up to maybe ten feet from the surface, here is a bay here in gozo that always has several 3 ft upwards size squid about, so really i need help with the actual putting together technically of the 600 watt system, and if you know someone who can give me the right advice it would be really appreciated, also dropping a small amount of bait into the beam helps to atract the hungryier ones.
please reply
sanyassi