Experiment to catch fish

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:33 pm

Reading Seasurfer’s remarks on night time sea fishing and the use of Glow sticks to light up the end of your rod,( incidentally I think that tip deserves 10 out of 10 ) I was thinking of going one step further to the extent of searching the internet and finding http://www.glowingmad.com/miniglowsticks.asp . These glow sticks are 1.5” in length, how long they last for is anyone’s guess. So in for a penny and in for a pound I’ve ordered a pack of 50. When they eventually arrive I intend to attach one to the rod tip as Seasurfer suggests and attach one or two to the rig. Whether or not this will help in seeing the weight hit the water at night remains to be seen. Also we have probably all noticed adverts stating the forgotten secretes of sea fishing. Well the secrete is lights hung below small fishing boats, these lights attract small fish and in theory bigger fish come in to feed, hence more big fish are caught. So if I attach a couple of mini glow sticks to the rig it may help seeing the weight hit the water and may attract fish to the bait. Of course it's not often I'm right and I could be wrong again, it’s worth a try.
Has anyone out there tried this method?

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:51 pm

Glow beads and flashing lures are used to atract fish, so I see no reason as to why your idea wouldn't work.
Go for it and post the results, would be interested to see the results.
Cheers keith big grin

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:55 pm

hi mate, ive got 1 box of the 2inch glow stick which cost me 10pound fom glasgow angling superstore? if you want i got 10 or so spare if you pm me your address i will send you some. free of cost?

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:01 pm

hi m8 i have used small glow sticks taped to pirks when wrecking in deep water with some good results

Dave big grin

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:04 pm

i got 100 or the 1.5 glowsticks from ebay and they are still glowing after 6hrs i tape two together on a rod it helps you to see it more clearly and as they cost only a few pence each instead of 2 for a pound from the shops

if the shops complain that they use customers to ebay then they should look at thier hugely inflated prices

i used to work in a tackle shop years ago and we gave club members 25% discount and still made a profit

SO WAKE UP TACKLE DEALERS

i will stick to ebay

cheers steve

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:06 pm

we were fishing magor in oct,when 1 of the boys pulled out a green muppet.we all took the p--- while he tied it on.to top that he inserted a snaplight inside it.11 whiting later he was taking the p--- out of us.

regards mike

Member Joined: Jan 22, 2009 Posts: 29 Location: Wickford

I've been using Glow Bugs just above the hook (like a bait stop) on some rigs for a while now. Not sure if they have increased my total catch rate, but I've definitely had more foul hooked fish on the rigs where I use them - usually hooked close to the mouth/head but hooked from the outside.

I think this can be explained by the fish biting the glow bug (above the hook) rather than the bait itself.

If you attach the glowsticks to your weight I think fish could attack the weight rather than your hook, so you might get false bites and/or the big 'uns will be missing your bait, distracted by the glow.

Anything's worth a try though, good luck !!