18-01-2007, 08:46 PM
[quote name='glen' post='8004' date='Jan 18 2007, 06:08 PM']hi jon, i got the impression the quiver was a rod or net or something like that. it seems to be separate from the lamp?
thanks for the extra info about black lights. i didn't know they were good for charging luminous objects! i will keep it in mind.[/quote]
Hi Glen,
The quiver sounds like some sort of gaff that they snag the squid when they can't see it coming.
Regarding the black lights, they work great!!! BUT!!! only if they are big enough. I have tried the small hand held ones, and they really don't put out enough UV to properly charge anything. Anything that glows in the dark requires UV light to make it glow. Just about every light source will provide UV, but not at the same levels. For instance a halogen light puts out UV, but a (Metal Halide, Mercury Vapor, or High Pressure Sodium) puts out much higher levels of UV for the same power output. They even make filters for the large Metal Halide lights to make them a black light, a black light is only light that has good UV output, but with a black filter to block out the visible light. I think they use a lot of those really big black lights for theatre stages.
In my own squid fishing setup. I have a 12 Volt auto battery with a power inverter, and all of this put inside of a portable box. Then I mount an 18 inch fluorescent style black light. This way I can take it to the pier at night and charge my jigs. The other fishermen get SOOOO excited when I open my box and they see hundreds of super glowing squid jigs inside.
Jon
thanks for the extra info about black lights. i didn't know they were good for charging luminous objects! i will keep it in mind.[/quote]
Hi Glen,
The quiver sounds like some sort of gaff that they snag the squid when they can't see it coming.
Regarding the black lights, they work great!!! BUT!!! only if they are big enough. I have tried the small hand held ones, and they really don't put out enough UV to properly charge anything. Anything that glows in the dark requires UV light to make it glow. Just about every light source will provide UV, but not at the same levels. For instance a halogen light puts out UV, but a (Metal Halide, Mercury Vapor, or High Pressure Sodium) puts out much higher levels of UV for the same power output. They even make filters for the large Metal Halide lights to make them a black light, a black light is only light that has good UV output, but with a black filter to block out the visible light. I think they use a lot of those really big black lights for theatre stages.
In my own squid fishing setup. I have a 12 Volt auto battery with a power inverter, and all of this put inside of a portable box. Then I mount an 18 inch fluorescent style black light. This way I can take it to the pier at night and charge my jigs. The other fishermen get SOOOO excited when I open my box and they see hundreds of super glowing squid jigs inside.
Jon
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