rod tip lights ,whats best ?

[kela66]

i have been using the mini glow sticks but have seen lads using battery types , what does everyone prefer & if battery if best what make would you recommend ? many thanks davey

 

[greggthe1]

I have both but always just tape a glow stick on mate. Cheap as chips and last all night. I've seen the lads i fish with use the battery 1's and lost them casting out. Also i was sorting my tackle box out after a few sessions and my battery 1's were ruined by some water that had got on them along with the spare batteries.

 

[paulthespark]

i prefer the mini tip lights ,i find the battery ones a bit too heavy on your rod tip when there is a good blow on [ but i would like to know what the best mini tip lights are ]

 

[jamiebrennan]

I prefer the battery type as its much easier to pick it out if your away from your rod for some reason, however i do find that after a long night sesh, when you do close your eyes to go to kip you still see the light if you know what i mean!

 

[Deans]

stick to snap ons.the battery ones available now don,t last long.
how many of us have opened our kit to find that battery light from last week dead.

am sure the senior members will agree.....................................hopefully

rutherfords does 5 guddins for a quid,this deal taks some beating. some shops sell the crap tiny uns for 1.50 a shot

 

[kela66]

cheers for the advice lads , i must remember to keep some tape in me tackle box though, trying to tie one on with some line the other night was a joke :red:

 

[Defective]

Im another for snaplights but i use glow bugs holders for them rather than taping them on for each session.

 

[thewestwind]

Stick with a wrap of quality reflective tape there are some very good tapes available.
Why? if you're unfortunate and snag the tip light with your leader there's a very good chance you'll be saying goodbye to 4 inches of rod tip.

 

[johnf]

Keep an eye out for the Aldi fishing tackle sales. They sell boxes of the chemical lights cheap.

 

[PAUL MOUAT]

snap lights

snap lights

snap lights for me defo m8

 

[seanyrooroo]

I prefer battery ones, I use 'THE TIP LIGHT MK4' batteries last ages and ages and as Jamie said you can see it from a mile off if you're double patting or answering a call of nature. At the end of the day though it's down to personal choice.

 

[Charlie_Thompson]

glow bugs for me, the skinny ones with the red LED - they always seem to switch themselves on in your tackle box though and run out of juice

 

[fishingfanatastico]

I like the glow bugs,the holders what you get with them come in handy as well if you're glow bug runs out,then you can fit a starlite/snap chemical light into the holder.

 

[gazzawill]

i agree with sean ive used a mark 3 or 4 for years never let me down yet most people i meet on the beach have the tip light mount on the wrong way round and ask why mine is taking a cast durrrrrrr work it out
i always carry a spare and a pack of starlights just in case tho

for the tip light mounting i just whip it on with normal sowing cotton and add a drop of super glue bobs your mums brother


never moved yet

 

[kela66]

i agree with sean ive used a mark 3 or 4 for years never let me down yet most people i meet on the beach have the tip light mount on the wrong way round and ask why mine is taking a cast durrrrrrr work it out
i always carry a spare and a pack of starlights just in case tho

for the tip light mounting i just whip it on with normal sowing cotton and add a drop of super glue bobs your mums brother


never moved yet

cheers gazza , i was looking at them in a shop yesterday and the whipping them on put me off. i thought a shop would have to do it for me

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

I prefer the battery tip lights (mk 4)...bright as a lighthouse

...downside is they cost a bit more, but it's hourses for courses in this game

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

cheers gazza , i was looking at them in a shop yesterday and the whipping them on put me off. i thought a shop would have to do it for me

use electricians tape...a lot easier

 

[eddie t]

i use a battery tip light and use electrcians tape to tape the housing on and i always have a few battery with me just in case but i always check it before i go fishing.

 

[TOMMY NEPTUNE]

A glowbug holder takes chemical snap lights perfectly, I got a million..( slight exaggeration..) from china on ebay for about three quid...

 

[treeboa]

used both, batts deff brighter than snaps, if bright moonlight i use battery ones, if really dark i use the snaps