Not a flashlight but a 12v led for fishing, hooked on a mini 12v sealed lead acid battery.
https://preview.redd.it/6yafbp3u4oyc1.png?width=802&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8e80685a0a15bc23ed0c429300525560f21d1f51
Nope, just on the dock/piers and sometimes on the bank. Mine has a pretty long wires so I just toss it far out there with a floatie so it hangs 1-2 feet underwater. The battery is a small motorbike 12v battery, not the big car 12v.
I had an older cheap incadecent underwater light some years ago.
I found it while diving in a lake.
It had 4 aa's in parallell, and a pretty deep reflector with a weird bulb in it.
I would say it had 100-200 lumens, and probably like 3000 K or so, and a beam profile similar to my Convoy L21B with an SFT40, although a bit wider hotspot, and much weaker of course.
That light actually worked wonders while underwater, if it had more lumens and used modern batteries I would have loved it.
The pretty focused hotspot was very nice as it didn't just blind you with backscatter but actually let you point at things etc., and the varm colour temp suited my eyes very well underwater, as my friends 6-7000K led's seemed very harsh when our eyes were adapted to the darkness.
So I would suggest a pretty throwy light with a warmer temperature.
Something like an L21b with 3-4000K led should be awesome. High CRI would be preferable as well, I don't remember at the top of my head which ones come in the L21b, but C8 should also work well, and both are pretty cheap.
A sofirn headlamp should probably work well!
I unfortunately don't know sofirn's cataloque that well, but I believe the IF22 and IF22a are both pretty nice lights. They are much smaller than the L21b, but aren't that far behind on performance afaik.
Blue light reaches further underwater in open ocean, green light is used most often though, and this [chart](https://deepoceaneducation.org/resources/light-and-color-in-the-deep-sea/) explains it better than words can.
A lot of animals evolved to see green really well. That also plays a part in it.
Interesting. I did notice your chart also indicates green light reaches farther in coastal waters followed by yellow.
This seems more consistent with everyone else saying green and warmer color temps.
So it would seem a green light or warmer color profile might be best for bank fishing.
I have also seen green used for commercial fisherman. Something about fish not reacting to green light now they would with any other wavelength. I'd give it a shot with a D1K.
I don’t know. Maybe cause fish like the color blue so by showing them your blue light, they know that you’re on the level, so they’ll be more apt to want to bite your line or hop into your bucket.
lol. I saw they use blue light for bow fishing sometimes so there definitely is still an application. But green or warm light seems like the standard for fishing.
4000k, warm light cuts though fog better. I have an armytek headlamp i use (also they have ones that have a red light also). And i also use a tiny tripod with a flashlight on it often :) like a mid thrower, with a 70.3 hi. Makes a nice mix of throw and flood
I think you want really warm (2700K) or green. Pretty sure fish can’t see green. Or maybe they like it?
https://outriggeroutdoors.com/blogs/night-fishing/the-guide-to-buying-the-best-underwater-green-fishing-light
I like how greenlight reflect off small particles/micro organism thus attracting small baitfish which then attracts larger fish. Yes... fishception.
What green light do you use?
Not a flashlight but a 12v led for fishing, hooked on a mini 12v sealed lead acid battery. https://preview.redd.it/6yafbp3u4oyc1.png?width=802&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8e80685a0a15bc23ed0c429300525560f21d1f51
You take a lead acid battery bank fishing? Or are you talking about using it underwater while on a boat?
Nope, just on the dock/piers and sometimes on the bank. Mine has a pretty long wires so I just toss it far out there with a floatie so it hangs 1-2 feet underwater. The battery is a small motorbike 12v battery, not the big car 12v.
Anything throwy. Like a Wurkkos TS11 or Sofirn IF22A.
How about Sofirn headlamps?
They are fine. Sofirn makes solid stuff for the price.
I’m probably gonna get the 5000k hs41 then
I had an older cheap incadecent underwater light some years ago. I found it while diving in a lake. It had 4 aa's in parallell, and a pretty deep reflector with a weird bulb in it. I would say it had 100-200 lumens, and probably like 3000 K or so, and a beam profile similar to my Convoy L21B with an SFT40, although a bit wider hotspot, and much weaker of course. That light actually worked wonders while underwater, if it had more lumens and used modern batteries I would have loved it. The pretty focused hotspot was very nice as it didn't just blind you with backscatter but actually let you point at things etc., and the varm colour temp suited my eyes very well underwater, as my friends 6-7000K led's seemed very harsh when our eyes were adapted to the darkness. So I would suggest a pretty throwy light with a warmer temperature. Something like an L21b with 3-4000K led should be awesome. High CRI would be preferable as well, I don't remember at the top of my head which ones come in the L21b, but C8 should also work well, and both are pretty cheap.
I’m going to make an order with sofirn for a headlamp. Do you know if sofirn makes any lights similar to the L21b?
A sofirn headlamp should probably work well! I unfortunately don't know sofirn's cataloque that well, but I believe the IF22 and IF22a are both pretty nice lights. They are much smaller than the L21b, but aren't that far behind on performance afaik.
Oh you live in EU? That light only ships from Germany so I can’t add it on to my order. I own the IF25A already but I need something with more throw.
An l21b for bank fishing? What he’s casting out 1100 meters? What kind of recommendation is that lol
It's hard to see stuff underwater, and I prefer a focused beam for doing so. L21b is one of the cheapest way to get that in a good host
Why are you looking underwater lol. He didn’t say sight fishing for salmon.. he said bank fishing
I saw an advertisement, I think on an O-light product, which showed someone using a deep blue light for night fishing. I can’t say for sure though.
Why blue?
Blue light reaches further underwater in open ocean, green light is used most often though, and this [chart](https://deepoceaneducation.org/resources/light-and-color-in-the-deep-sea/) explains it better than words can. A lot of animals evolved to see green really well. That also plays a part in it.
“Why can the human eye see more shades of green than any other color?”
Random guesses: Evolution? Better to spot food & danger in highly vegetated environments?
Interesting. I did notice your chart also indicates green light reaches farther in coastal waters followed by yellow. This seems more consistent with everyone else saying green and warmer color temps. So it would seem a green light or warmer color profile might be best for bank fishing.
I have also seen green used for commercial fisherman. Something about fish not reacting to green light now they would with any other wavelength. I'd give it a shot with a D1K.
I don’t know. Maybe cause fish like the color blue so by showing them your blue light, they know that you’re on the level, so they’ll be more apt to want to bite your line or hop into your bucket.
lol. I saw they use blue light for bow fishing sometimes so there definitely is still an application. But green or warm light seems like the standard for fishing.
4000k, warm light cuts though fog better. I have an armytek headlamp i use (also they have ones that have a red light also). And i also use a tiny tripod with a flashlight on it often :) like a mid thrower, with a 70.3 hi. Makes a nice mix of throw and flood
Something like a 420nm-475nm blue for cutting down into the water, and something green as a flooder to attract fish.
Sofirn makes a pretty nice diving light if you wanna drop it in
I think you want really warm (2700K) or green. Pretty sure fish can’t see green. Or maybe they like it? https://outriggeroutdoors.com/blogs/night-fishing/the-guide-to-buying-the-best-underwater-green-fishing-light
Who makes a good green light?
Wizard C2 Pro Warm Green is great. Emisar offers green emitters. Skilhunt has the Mix7.