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Conference wahoo::fishing

Title:	Fishing Notes- Archived
Notice:	See note 555.1 for a keyword directory of this conference
Moderator:	DONMAC::MACINTYRE

Created:	Fri Feb 14 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Sep 20 1991
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1660
Total number of notes:	20970

1255.0. "Calyume! on a jig!" by PACKER::GIBSON (Have SCUBA, Will Travel, Dtn 225-5193) Tue Oct 03 1989 12:21

    The last time I was out fishing for COD was about a week ago. I thought 
    that I would try out a Calyume light stick attached to my diamond jig
    in hopes that it would attract a lunker. Well I did get the first fish
    within seconds of the jig hitting the bottom, but the little glowing
    green light did not attract the biggest.
    
    Has anyone else tried using these lights for fishing? One of the
    negative features is that the chemical luminessance is subject to
    stability by cold. What this means is that the deeper and colder the
    water is, the less light that the glowstick generates. Just where you
    need it most, its the dimmist.
    
    I'll try a few more as I bought a half dozzen in geen and red. But I'm
    not real convinced that they work. Maybe if I spray  them with fish
    repellent/formula it will help?
    
    
                                         Walt

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1255.1	Maybe WD-40	ARCHER::PRESTON	Punch it, Margaret!	`Tue Oct 03 1989 13:01`	10
	I read an article about the advantages of luminescence on lures, and the bottom line was that less is actually better. For some reason, too much turns them off, but a little is magic. This was for fresh water fish, though. Maybe it's different for salt water. I don't thing that fish repellent would help, though - it might actually drive them away!! Ed
1255.2	I'll try almost anything......once	VICKI::DODIER		`Wed Oct 04 1989 15:44`	13
	Walt, Somewhere in this notes file I entered a couple notes on it. Trying to find them is another matter so I'll just summarize. I tried both the large and small green calyume light sticks (on bait though, not jigs) and did not notice any difference over not using them. I have had people tell me otherwise (which is why I tried them in the first place) but this conflicts with my own actual results. Comparisons were fairly easy since I was on a party boat at the time. RAYJ
1255.3		WAHOO::LEVESQUE	You've crossed over the river...	`Wed Oct 04 1989 17:22`	5
	Cyalume sticks are often used when fishing for swordfish. They are inserted in a whole (dead) squid and fished very deep at night. Supposed to be a good way to rod and reel them. The Doctah
1255.4	Light just one little candle...	ROBOAT::HEBERT	Captain Bligh	`Thu Oct 05 1989 09:28`	8
	Walt, I bought some "Lunker Lights" some time ago, and still haven't tried them. How did you tie them on? On the teaser? I want to get in one good cod trip before I winterize. Art
1255.5	Nuke a Cod *	PACKER::GIBSON	Have SCUBA, Will Travel, Dtn 225-5193	`Thu Oct 05 1989 10:45`	15
	Art. They way I hooked the caylume up was I tied a coastlock swivel on my line, then a double surgens loop on my leader, two dropper loops onto which I put my "Smurfs" and then another coastlock to a 200 gram Vike Jig. I tried the caylume on both the top & bottom coastlock at different times, just to see which one would work the best. When are you going for COD fish? Where? Walt P.S. I am currently doing a study on lobsters & the use of radium salts was mentioned in various applications as lure augmentation. It seemed to have little effect or even negative results on attracting lobsta'. Looks like people will try anything?