pi ,joppa

[greenacres]

fished the last hour of out going and hung on till i had to scrape the no see ums off my arms last night ,caught a few ,mid 20"s chunking though, so I dont usually post much ,talked to one guy at the ramp with a fly rod said he picked up 20-30 fish all small. I was cursing the wind all afternoon till it stoped and the bugs came up any one ever set up lights on the yac ,,,,heavy coast gaurd pressure in the area, and some miami vice wannabees ,musty be summertime again,

[ruge13]

I have seen guys with lights on the stern of their yaks hooked up to a small battery. I talked to a regular expedition guy who swears by strobe lights hanging from his PFD. I have only seen the lights mounted on a mast about 2-3 ft high off the back of the boat. I know you can order them online and would probably be usefull at night. I am not sure what the cost is but the smal strobe lights that you can clip to the PFD are about $15-20 I think. I find the most comforable and usefull light I have used os a head lamp. Its always pointed where you are looking so if yo are using it for boat safety you can always just look at the boat heading at you. mine has a battery that attatches by wire and sits in my lap but its old. Now you can get ones with small lithium bateries that are in the lamp itself so its nothing more than a flashlight strapped to your head. As far as visibility, they are pretty bright and easily seen from a good distance away at night. This will help with usually boat traffic and coast guard boats, but nothing will save you from the miami vice wanna bee's you are stuck flounderng in their wake...

[Wes]

stern light (http://www.wavelengthmagazine.com/1999/as99night.php)

This is a link to an article for building yr own, I thought it was pretty good. I use a headlamp and carry a big ol' 3 cell maglight just in case. If you paint yr paddle blades a bright color and shine yr headlamp on one yr pretty visible. Any type of strobe will make you a lot more interesting to the USCG and/or Harbor Police, strobe's are generally considered emergency signals. It's a good idea to have one, however, if you do have an emergency. USCG will only require a flashlight to warn oncoming boats and you should have a horn.

And speaking of Joppa- Shaun, thanks for the suggestion to go there. I did, it was a great yak spot and lot's of fish. Not particularly cooperative fish, but they were there and I had a great day. thx

[ruge13]

yeah thats true about the strobe...you donb;t need the coast guard thinking you are drowning everywhere you go...I already look enough like i am drowning when I paddle I don't need the help of a light...
Wes..good to hear....I have yet to head up there...maybe the 5th of July...we will see....

[G-Man]

That light Wes mentioned is great.
I built one from that link.

The lamp mentioned in that article is ingenious.
2 AA batteries lasts over 8 hrs, gives a bright ring of light, and does not affect your night vision. Totally waterproof.
I could post a pic if anyone wants.

I also use a waterproof headlamp when needed.

[ekg]

Iuse a PrincetonTec Aurora led headlamp. Three intensity settings two strobe rates. its is tiny and enbelievably bright.My first fishing headlight was a metal 6 c-cell job with a headlight that weighed more than a pound. the batterries were separate. The aurora comes in under three oz. and is brighter. with about a 50 hr. burn time on high.