DIY Squid/Bait Light
Submitted by tnarg79 on Mon, 2012-05-21 21:34
I thought I'd attempt to make myself a floating squid/bait light using an old childs toy. The toy screws apart and each section is filled with air.
A small sinker in the shaft ensure's it stays right way up.
A few small holes (at each end) will cause the shaft to fill with water. The other part is sealed up and becomes a float.
A length of waterproof LED's from my fav online auction site will do the trick
A light sand and a coat of adhesive added
Wrap the LED's around and attach a long lead to a 12V plug.
Works a treat
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tnarg79
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Squid/bait Light
I can turn this lamp other way up, sit it on the boat or car and it makes a great work/camp light.
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Lamby
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That's thinking outside the
That's thinking outside the box, nice one
Snags
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that is mint! How much??
that is mint!
How much??
tnarg79
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All under $25
Toy - free, my daughter donated to a good cause
Lights - around $24 for 5m delivered from ebay (I used about 2m for this)
Cable/plug - $free as were laying around the shed
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scottland
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To quote bruce mcevaney
"clevvvvvver" hahahah would work a mint
i support two teams eagles and whoever is playing the dockers
Sandgroper-WA
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Working on something similar,
Working on something similar, but this look so much simplier than what I've been working on.
till
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Cool! Let us know if it
Cool! Let us know if it improves your odds!
SABRE
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Well done kudos for the
Well done kudos for the idea-brilliantly simple. I,m shore based would this work the same of a jetty ?
If fishing is a sport I,m an elite athlete
tnarg79
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low voltage
The lights are ultra low voltage and heat so there is no reason why you couldn't use a really long lead to your porta battery pack or vehicle. They'd run all night will little drain on the battery.
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dkonig82
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You've inspired me.Going to
You've inspired me.
Going to order some LEDs now
When asked by a non-fisherman 'how many fishing rods do you really need?' the correct answer is either:
n+1 (where n is the number of fishing rods you currently own); or
n-1 (where n is the number of fishing rods which would cause your significant other to dump you.
Ericl
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Hi tnarg79Got my led strip
Hi tnarg79
Got my led strip light and am going to make something similiar. Thanks for the idea, I was going in a different much more complicated direction
Few questions if i may
1. Is it necessary to use adhesive, my strip light has self adhesive backing
2. Is the connection between LED and cable waterproof, or did you have to do anything to make it more watertight
3. Lastly, did it improve your catch rate
Thanks
Eric
Don't spend all your money on beer, boats, and fishing. Save some to spend foolishly
dkonig82
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Hey EricAfter seeing this
Hey Eric
After seeing this post I made myself one also, so can probably answer your questions.
1. I just used the adhesive that came with it, but made sure to keep the wraps very close together to keep water from getting between them as much as possible and I also put a large cable tie around the first and last wrap. Note though my cylinder was a constant diameter, with a cone as per the above you'd probably want better adhesive.
2. Depends how you connect it. We ended up cutting both ends off and soldering it onto cable directly, then coating in sikaflex and heat shrinking. She's waterproof now, but if you just used the plug I wouldn't trust it.
3. Too early to tell. We gave it a 30 minute bash one night and some small shrimp looking things and little fish started hanging around, but didn't pull any squid off it. Will give it a better go another time.
Be mindful of battery usage, and also of using any high current items (such as starting the engine) when you have this connected depending on what gauge cable you've used.
Dan
When asked by a non-fisherman 'how many fishing rods do you really need?' the correct answer is either:
n+1 (where n is the number of fishing rods you currently own); or
n-1 (where n is the number of fishing rods which would cause your significant other to dump you.
topperQ
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Haa..ah..! nice work! Very
Haa..ah..! nice work!
Very creative indeed.
Live to fish
Walfootrot
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Thats a bright idea! LOL,
Thats a bright idea! LOL, think it would work well over some weed banks for the squid!
More drum lines, kill the bloody sharks!
grantarctic1
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Nice job
Nice job mate. Simple but looks great and would be cool to see some results in the future. I wonder how it would go for prawns ?