Preparing To Night Fish
Craig Sandell © 2010
Night Fishing Suggestions - If you are not
fishing Musky at night you are missing one of the great experiences of a lifetime. There
are a couple of items that you should, however, have with you when you go out for the
"Night Bite".
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First and foremost is a flashlight. Get a nice water proof one made of high
impact plastic and be sure that the on/off switch has a rubber boot over it to prevent
water from screwing it up. There are 6 volt flashlights that have inserts that allow you
to use four 1.5 volt flashlight batteries rather than the single expensive 6 volt battery.
The other flashlight that you must have is a head lamp, shown here at the left. They used
4 AA batteries and are indispensable to night Musky fishing. |
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may have noticed that the common denominator to flashlight items is batteries. You can see
that you can go through a lot of batteries for your flashlights, head lamps and even the
small side finder depth finder. You could go out and buy Nicad batteries, but they are
very expensive and they tend to diminish in performance over time. The device shown here
at the right is an inexpensive battery charger that will recharge regular alkaline
batteries as well as Nicad type. It handles all sizes from AAA to D. It costs around $20
in catalogs and is well worth the price. |
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Another light source that you might want to consider is chemical light. They
emit light through a cold chemical reaction and provide good local illumination for about
8 hours. They come in a variety of colors and can be bought in a pack of 10 for about $6.
You may not want to use them all the time, but they are an excellent source for emergency
lighting. |
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