prawn light / night fishing light idea - thoughts?
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2014-06-12 20:35
Hey guys, I went prawning last year in my dad's boat and I found the traditional prawn/flounder lights ok to use but had trouble mounting to the boat. With the strong current racing out the dawesville channel I found it hard to position the light exactly where I wanted it.... any way I've come up with a new idea, it can not only be used for prawning but night fishing as the new lights draw stuff all power and are bright! I've done it so it can be placed below the water line when fishing, but then removed for a front spotlight for the way home..
I'm going fishing tomorrow night so I'll post some pics to see how it goes... As you can see from the picture I still need to wire it up but you get the general idea. The suction cap Is 90mm in diameter and fits nicely between the ribs of the boat.
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hilly9
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Looks the goods. Be
Looks the goods. Be interested to see if the suction cap works well underwater over a couple of hours
Anyfishwilldo (not verified)
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tested the light tonight and
tested the light tonight and it worked well... yeah Hilly9 that was my thoughts also, but had no issue with the suction cap at all. I didnt take any photos of it working, but when I go out next I will make sure I put a few up.
dkonig82
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get a few prawns with it?
get a few prawns with it?
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.
Ol Tom
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That light looks good, but
That light looks good, but where did you get it??
Anyfishwilldo (not verified)
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na no prawns, we ended up
na no prawns, we ended up going out the cut fishing... worked well lighting up the side of the boat, I orded from over seas... ive got a whole bunch coming in the next few weeks, I use the same lights on the back of my 4x4 as a reversing/work light... if anyones interested in the lights ill post back on this thread when they arive... ive also orded a bunch of suction caps. The caps also mount the go pro cameras... lights $22 ea suction caps $10 ea....
Ol Tom
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Yep interested, let us know
Yep interested, let us know how you go, definately interested in a couple
Cheers
Ashen
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Can you please give me/us
Can you please give me/us the specs on the light? Eg: LED wattage/bulbs and lumens etc
Thanks!
A fish in the hand is worth 10 in the water!
Anyfishwilldo (not verified)
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Yeah sorry.. specs might
Yeah sorry.. specs might help
sandbar
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Keen
im keen,I bags 1. pm when they arrive.
Anyfishwilldo (not verified)
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lights have arived.... are
lights have arived.... are the round version not the square type... will place a add in the bye and sell section when I get a chance
Snags
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this is pretty cool!
A member knocked this up a while ago...
http://fishwrecked.com/forum/diy-squidbait-light
Anyfishwilldo (not verified)
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yeah snags ill have to give
yeah snags ill have to give that one a crack I think....