Strobe Lights

[ChrisMalta]

Dear all,



I'm in the process of doing some experiments with these LED/Strobe lights when trolling jigs from land in deep sea.



Do any of you use this system ? Maybe someone can highlight some of the experience they have regarding this option.



I was just thinking of using a stobe light in front of the jig or maybe try behind the jig, what do you think ?

Also I was considering in throwing a strobe light at a specific depth in order to atract squids and then I just spin the jig back near the light, what do you think ?

Thanks for your help guys,



Chris

[ChrisMalta]

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[glen]

hi chris,



i am guessing that it would be better to have the light in front rather than behind the jig. by having it in front, the squid should see (and follow) the light and then see the jig trailing behind. whereas the other way round the squid would possibly not see the jig at all.



also, i would guess that a static (non-flashing) light would be better than a strobe (flashing) light but you will only find out by testing both.



let us know how it goes! Happy Christmas!



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[ChrisMalta]

[quote name='glen' post='9730' date='Dec 26 2007, 11:07 PM']hi chris,



i am guessing that it would be better to have the light in front rather than behind the jig. by having it in front, the squid should see (and follow) the light and then see the jig trailing behind. whereas the other way round the squid would possibly not see the jig at all.



also, i would guess that a static (non-flashing) light would be better than a strobe (flashing) light but you will only find out by testing both.



let us know how it goes! Happy Christmas!



cheers, glen <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/xyxthumbs.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':unsure:' />[/quote]



Hi Glen,



First of all thanks for your reply, really appreciated it !!

Second, do you know of any lights which don't flash and are used for this purpose ? The ones I've seen for sale are all flash lights as far as I know !!! Maybe you can point to something in particular ?

Thanks



Chris

[glen]

hi chris, i have seen some static underwater lights that don't flash. they are usually a small cylinder that can fit a light bulb and a AA battery inside. i have seen them in fishing shops from time to time but they were usually "no brand" items. though please note that i was just commenting on what i thought might work. I have not tried this so I might be wrong. I guess you can try the flashing one first to see if that works.



another option is to get a submersible light that can be lowered down into the water on a cable. there was a previous discussion of such devices here:



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[ChrisMalta]

Hi Glen,



My idea was to attach some light to the fishing line in order to have light illuminating the jig as it is trailed back to shore by the reel. A friend of mine uses the submersible light you told me about, but I prefer to use a 60Ah battrey and a 50 W halogen bulb to light the place where I fish !!! It's better because like that small fish are more attracted to light and so predators come along. The system I use spreads light on the amount of area I want according to how close I put the light close to the sea and also helps when something is caught so you can see when you can get it out of the water up to land !!!

The submersible doesn't help that much but is good to attrat squids aswell I think.



I was thinking of attaching some small led which weighs not more than 5 - 6 grams not to have my lure sinking too fast. I've seen these flashing jigs once with no success in Malta and have been told they aren't good !! Maybe because they flash, they make the jig too artificial, who knows !! I tend to agree with you that a non flashing light in front of the jig would be better but I cant find such item !!!



Will continue searching, thanks for now.

Regards,



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[johno spinman]

i am keen to hook up some lights and try a large lamp and 50w to 100w on the water have any of you guys tryed this at all



re johno

[ChrisMalta]

[quote name='johno spinman' post='9739' date='Dec 28 2007, 11:06 AM']i am keen to hook up some lights and try a large lamp and 50w to 100w on the water have any of you guys tryed this at all



re johno[/quote]





Hi Johno,



At the moment I'm using a 50 W halogen lamp and a 60 Ah battrey to light up the spot were I fish and found out that the amount of light it gives, if spread in a good way, can be very effective when fishing for squids and cuttlefish !!!



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[funna1]

led lights ive noticed aint that good as it seems but ive caught 9 of a new jig brand called "phenomna" on the squid pole this jig changes colour from orange to green to yellow ive caught 9 in 2 nites of portsea pier and all decent and big sizes the jig costed 26 dollars aus but was worth every cent anywayz .keep jigin

nathan