LIGHT AT NIGHT

[rich]

quote:

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I think it was Dick Walker who pointed out that if you keep the light low enough, and the angle narrow enough, then the light from a torch is reflected off the surface of the water, and does not penetrate

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You will find that this relates to the refractive index of water. If the surface is dead flat calm then this would be correct, but if there were a slight ripple, the beam of light would hit the water at a different angle, therefor increasing the angle of refraction and sending a beam of light almost vertically down through the top surface layers. The best way to prevent this would be to use a red beam (in theory) as it would not contain any "blue" light which is the only light colour which can exist in water below a certain depth.

 

either that or fish in the day

 

cheers,

 

rich.

[Peter Sharpe]

The bit about lighting a cigarette was a throwback to the Walker era. Everything was taken very seriously then! Anyone using a stainless steel rod pod would certainly have been ridiculed.

This is obviously ridiculous: there's nothing wrong with stainless steel...as long as you paint it matt black

[Newt]

Peter Sharpe:

... there's nothing wrong with stainless steel...as long as you paint it matt black    

Gasp!!!

 

Black only if you only plan to use it for night sessions when there is no moon and you are completely away from the glow of any town/city lights. Even then a dull, dark gray would be safer since the stars will provide a little glow most nights.

 

Daytime the underside should match the sky which means you will need a variety of painted stainless. And camo for the top to match your area so about 7 or 8 different patterns will be needed.

[Keith Finn]

aanthony:

The carp brigade in this country can be well OTT sometimes.  

Lol,

Know what you mean mate, Some of them can be a right bunch of To**ers ( Naming fish,swims etc etc)

Take it a bit too serious!!

Keith

[Apache]

I use a Logun rifle lamp with a red filter.

[Kappa]

Just to add petrol to the flames:

 

When I was on holiday this year there was a harbour wall with halogen lights on the water! All the fish wer concentrated in these pools of light including the shark I caught.

 

Isn't it also common practice when night fishing at sea to shine powerful lights on to the waters surface?

 

Rich

[*Ant*]

Yeh Rich, I also found that to be the case while fishing Paignton harbour in Devon.

[Elton]

Peter Sharpe:

 there's nothing wrong with stainless steel...as long as you paint it matt black    

GAFFER!!!!!!!!!

[Gaffer]

Peter Sharpe:

...there's nothing wrong with stainless steel...as long as you paint it matt black    

Whoa! Easy! Paint Stainless Black, do you know what you're saying?!! You can't paint stainless black, that's illegal, surely?!!

The only thing that should be applied to stainless is polish!

 

 

Peter Sharpe:

The carp brigade in this country can be well OTT sometimes.  

Peter Sharpe:

Lol,

Know what you mean mate, Some of them can be a right bunch of To**ers   ( Naming fish,swims etc etc)

Take it a bit too serious!!

Keith

In the words of Austin Powers: Oh behave! You're going the right way for a smacked bottom!

[Keith Finn]

In the words of Austin Powers: Oh behave! You're going the right way for a smacked bottom! [/QB]

Lol

When can we meet up then?

Keith