what's required to have fishing at night?

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what's required to have fishing at night?

Post by Toady king » Sun Jul 30, 2017 8:10 pm

what's required to have when fishinb in a kayak at night?

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Re: what's required to have fishing at night?

Post by Texas » Sun Jul 30, 2017 8:20 pm

Lights, bright lights.

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Post by Toady king » Sun Jul 30, 2017 8:25 pm

Texas wrote:Lights, bright lights.

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anything specific ? do they have to be on until im back on shore?

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Re: what's required to have fishing at night?

Post by davek » Sun Jul 30, 2017 8:31 pm

Check this out, may help you
https://www.kayalu.com/k/recommendation ... ngling.php

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Re: what's required to have fishing at night?

Post by 4liters » Sun Jul 30, 2017 8:43 pm

Same as for boats but you don't need the red and green nav lights I believe. Keep in mind kayaks are low to the water, don't have much of a silhouette and a small light is easily 'lost' among a backdrop of residential lights onshore - you should make sure you have as bright a light as possible or you risk becoming a speed bump to a passing boat. The risk of this is heightened during snapper season when you'll have blokes cruising around fixated on their sounders looking for arches.

There's some interesting DIY designs on Vyak using LED strips that will make you stick out like dogs balls on the water.

It's a good idea to have an EPIRB or PLB at night because your chances of being spotted by a passing boat if you get in trouble are less at night. It's also a good idea to have a GPS and a backup like the Navionics app on your phone because it is really easy to get disorientated at night.
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Post by rb85 » Sun Jul 30, 2017 8:48 pm

All of the safety items mentioned above make sure you can be seen at all times from all angles.

Other items that are essential to fishing are tackle world shirts or Shimano jumpers. :rofl:

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Post by FishnMiss » Sun Jul 30, 2017 8:59 pm

What 4Liters said +Bailer or mechanical/motorised bilge pump.
I'd also have: Bouyant waterproof torch, Mobile phone in Wproof Lanyard, Triband VHF floating handheld
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Re: what's required to have fishing at night?

Post by Toady king » Sun Jul 30, 2017 9:30 pm

hi everyone, thanks for the responses it helps a lot :banana: I'll make sure to to get myself a bright light and some other safety equipment!!

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Re: what's required to have fishing at night?

Post by Tim399 » Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:03 am

On my kayak I wrapped about 1.5m of this led rope around the top of some 20mm pvc pipe that I sit in a vertical rod holder behind me
http://m.ebay.com.au/itm/172657680175
The wire runs down the inside of the pvc to a switch then the positive wire runs through a 3 amp blade fuse (typical car fuse type) then positive and negative attach to a small battery I got from jaycar. Cost me about $60 all up and is very bright. A few weekends ago a kayaker told me he could clearly see me launch at apex park all the way from millers road in the dark. Also try to use cool white rather than warm white as warm white can be hard to distinguish from street lights on shore :thumbsup:

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