Fishing at night from a boat.
After spending a nice afternoon last week with "the Supervisor" on his fully decked out boat, the subject of nightfishing came about.
Some very usefull information was kindly given to me, regarding decking out a boat for this.
LED lights were a favoured option to have for this.
Also how to install it so it does not blind you while having it luminate the boat.
I bought 2 x 3mtrs of LED light strings and put one 3mtrs string in my boat just to see how bright it is.
Just switched it on, in the dark, and it is just awsome! and more than enough.
Minimal battery drain is paramount!
Also rigged up a 8w fluro (Malz $9.00) in the bimini for light from "above"
Maybe other tips and to do items regarding fishing at night from a boat could be discussed for all to learn and maybe a fishing expedition at night could be organised soon!
glastronomic
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I know it is not sharp, but
I know it is not sharp, but gives an idea of what light they emit!
hlokk
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If you rig it up so you don't
If you rig it up so you don't get direct light in your eyes it will be a lot easier on the eyes (and for your night vision). E.g. Putting them under the gunnels or behind the console (or whatever you call in on a cabin boat). You don't need a heap of light either as you can make do with a little most of the time (and can see the water better), so having dim lights or even a switch panel for diff lights. If your lights are dim, then you can install a down facing light so you can switch on when needing more light for knots and whatnot. If it's below eye level you won't be looking straight at it either. For some led light strips you can cover them in something so they diffuse the light so it's not bright tiny points of light.
Also make sure the lights don't get in your way when driving (can switch them off though).
Hoping that fluoro has a plastic tubing around it so you don't knock it? If it's in the bimini, if you had a cover you might be able to keep it out of your eyes but still illuminating the deck.
abeldog
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Great Looking Lights, Hey Burt, when am I
going to be invited on the Disco Boat,
A Mirror Ball on the outrigger, Stayin Alive on the mp player and away we go.
I will be casting Tango Dancers.
Iam sure the photo does not do it justice.
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glastronomic
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You are always welcome,
You are always welcome, Ablecanine.
thesupervisor
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thats looking great bert
thats looking great bert everything looks good
just need to wait for a good night fri coming may be ok but sill see what happens
other pointers are try to have some rigs pre made so there ready to go
another thing i did wich makes day and night safer is install a clip and float to the anchor rope
if you need to move quick or chase a fish unclip and come back for the anchor
will let you know about fri if it turns out good
getting the bottom line final answer from a bunch of blokes that use false names and put smiley faces at the end of paragraphs is not the best place in the world to get the information you seek.
abeldog
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Looking at
Windfinder, Friday night looks real good.
We might be heading to the Fads on Saturday.
Another training run before Exxy
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We Can All Dream of Things That Never Were and Ask Why Not!!"( RK )
glastronomic
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Have just made a clip and
Have just made a clip and float for the achor line, excelent idea you told me before, but I suffer from advanced CRAFT!
Ablecanine; FAD's run Saturday, ohh dear, any places left for a trainee on this "training run"?
Hopefully I will be able to walk/stand by then.
abeldog
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You Very Welcome Mr Galstronomic
Keep an eye on the weather, will confirm on Thursday.
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Pete D
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Tip
Another good tip for fishing at night - wear some clear safety glasses when on the move. Great for driving around - you don't have to squint with the wind in your eyes.
Also, stay well away from boats at anchor with a red on white on red light
Cheers Pete
thesupervisor
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another tip i will always
another tip
i will always keep extenting my time with sea rescue
so if something does go bad they wont be waiting to hear from you in 5 hours
getting the bottom line final answer from a bunch of blokes that use false names and put smiley faces at the end of paragraphs is not the best place in the world to get the information you seek.
glastronomic
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How about "safety in numbers"
How about "safety in numbers" ;i.e. more than one boat with people that know of each other and are somewhere in the vicinity?
If something goes ape, the other boat can come and help in a very short moment of time.
If we could have a few dedicated boats rigged up for nightfishing and some deckies to join? (esp my boat) then it should be possible to go out acompanied, just an idea.
dedicated topic on this forum??? to get it/keep it running?
lets show our interest in this nightfishing from a boat;
forum name, boat? NOR/SOR, decky (required.)
Glastronomic +boat (North of river) (always can accomodate a deckie)
biggerfish
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Im always keen for a night
Im always keen for a night fish let me know where and when u decide to head out
Play hard fish harder
glastronomic
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How are we fairing to
How are we fairing to organise a nightfish session with a few boats?
Tony Halliday
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another little tip from
another little tip from expereince,
keep a few glow stick on board, if you have failure of your lights, it helps a ton.
i have used a red and green glow stick as nav lights once before when we blue all the fuses.
Lastly I'm a believer in two batteries that are separated. one for starting the donk and one for lights and nav gear etc...
You can't push start at sea...
Fishing at night in tinnies, you can get one of those quality jump packs, the $200 ones, easy to use, powers LED lights all night long and easy to carry back to car / house to recharge.
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dkonig82
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Definitely agree on the 2
Definitely agree on the 2 batteries thing. I have them both on as I motor out, but as soon as I anchor up I switch to 1 battery.
That way if I drain one with all the electrics on all night (hasn't happened yet) I still have a freshie to start the motor!
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.
smash
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dual battery operation
slightly off the topic, but you should never run dual batteries at the same time except if needed to start engines. Should swap back and forth or maybe use a VSR, and even with a VSR I think you could have the same situation.
If one battery sh*ts itself, and it is on "both", you can end up with nothing, or at least you wont know its sh*t until the other is flat also.
Many a commercial skipper has been caught out like this during their careers :-(
biggerfish
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Biggerfish south of river
Biggerfish south of river deckie spot maybe any Friday Saturday night 5.2 genesis
Play hard fish harder
Pete D
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Check for bommies in the area
Check for bommies in the area you have anchored and don't trust that GPS. This is of great benefit to the prop when you head home
. I knew all 1m of it was there...and found it last night. Slightly used, new prop for sale!
Good tip on the cyalume sticks Tony. Onto the list.
Cheers Pete
Tony Halliday
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Peter Peter Peter, we can't
Peter Peter Peter, we can't let you out after dark without adult supervision!
Oh well off too the mad Greek you go and he will fix it for you.
another tip is always check the tides, twice I have anchored up at night and got myself hemmed in by reefs that are now a lot lower than when I went into the bay! Had to lift the leg once and walk the Trophy out through shallow water with the keel scraping all the way...
Also a hand held torch is absolutely no good in navigating hazards at night. If you can't afford a good spot light on the boat, just but a cheap single roo-bar spotty and mount up front on a clamp or screw-bracket. if you aim slightly down, you get a little bit of water penetration with the light as well and can see the rocks if it's calm.
another trick is to keep a nice long 2m piece of bambo or even stiff rod to check the depth ahead of you in shallow areas.....
Remember you transducer is basicly inline with your prop and far too late to warn you that you over a bommie or about to run aground. Rather sound the old fashion way at night from the bow if you worried about the water depth or know a bommie is close
Tony Halliday: ~Meals on Reels ~
It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it
"It is always in season for old men to learn." Aeschylus (525-456 BC)
"In a mad world only the mad are sane." Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998)
Paul G
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WHY would you go put yourself
WHY would you go put yourself in an area at night with a chance of running aground .light to see the rocks stupid if you ask me
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Tony Halliday
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100% Paul, we should never go
100% Paul, we should never go where we don't know the waters well after dark.
Yet every now and again you end up where you should not be at night!
Tony Halliday: ~Meals on Reels ~
It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it
"It is always in season for old men to learn." Aeschylus (525-456 BC)
"In a mad world only the mad are sane." Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998)
Paul G
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Don't get carried away with
Don't get carried away with all the we need this and that .no diff to any other fishing trip .you gear and boat should all be sea worthy and in good working order .day or night ..Fishing inside is a little more of a challenge .know the area you intend to fish and don't take any unnecessary risks. I prefer the 80,90m at night good long drifts .I would be up for a fish over night but would have to fit in with work .have done many night trips out from two rocks.
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glastronomic
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Well, got GPS on board plus
Well, got GPS on board plus all the lighting, so I izz ready for the DARKSIDE OF FISHING!
glastronomic
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With these glass like seas as
With these glass like seas as the Freo docktor has gone, a nightfish session would be excelent in my book!
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