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Light for floundering
Posted on 4/13/19 at 2:25 pm
Posted on 4/13/19 at 2:25 pm
I gigged all my young life but haven’t in about 20 years. I’m going to spend a good bit of time on some areas this summer that will afford me the chance to get back into it. I have my gig which is an old mortar hoe handle with a spike driven into it. It’s long and heavy so I can gig and hold a flounder with one hand. I’ve always used a Coleman lantern with a pie plate and have several and had friends that tried handheld q beams that didn’t work. Too much light.
My question is, since lights have come a long way, is there anything out there that could be used in lieu of Coleman lantern? A specific headlamp maybe?
For your effort:
My question is, since lights have come a long way, is there anything out there that could be used in lieu of Coleman lantern? A specific headlamp maybe?
For your effort:
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Posted on 4/13/19 at 2:34 pm to Martini
There's a lot of LED options for this, but the truth is, I haven't heard anybody say any of them work better than a lantern and a pie plate. Something about that combination and the fact it doesn' create a lot of glare that just works.
Posted on 4/13/19 at 2:34 pm to Martini
the new LEDs on a stick that shine underwater are the shite
and like you I grew up with a mantle lantern and aluminum foil
and like you I grew up with a mantle lantern and aluminum foil
Posted on 4/13/19 at 2:44 pm to Martini
Get a Princeton led dive light, an adjustable metal hose clamp, and build a 1/2” pvc pole with an arm rest and 45° angle on the bottom. Bottom piece is about 12” from the 45, 3-4’ section to a t coupler, another foot or so section above that. And about a foot section for the arm rest coming out of the t. I’ll get better measurements when I’m home tomorrow but that’s what we all use, and the led is a serious floundering light.
Posted on 4/13/19 at 4:11 pm to Martini
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Posted on 4/13/19 at 9:08 pm to Martini
Those underwater LEDs are legit. Just make sure you do a trial run before you get to floundering hole. Had several adjustments to do on mine. So much easier than the old Coleman’s.
Posted on 4/13/19 at 10:28 pm to Martini
You can build your own with a light from oznium.com. I’ve built 6 of them myself. Easy to build.
Posted on 4/14/19 at 3:51 pm to Martini
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My question is, since lights have come a long way, is there anything out there that could be used in lieu of Coleman lantern? A specific headlamp maybe?
With the exception of getting burned by the Coleman, it is about all you need. A LPG Coleman with a reflective shield was almost perfect. And your gig though not state of the art was deadly effective also. I don't see why you need to really upgrade from that nearly perfect setup but I understand we are in the modern times so LEDs and batteries may be nice but are not needed.
Posted on 4/14/19 at 6:59 pm to Martini
You need to mount some underwater lights to your shoes
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