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Isotope help please!

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Robert Cartmell

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I'm looking to getting some isotopes and shrink tubing them to my rod tips.
My question is what colour,size and brand of isotope do you lads use?And what is the realistic lifespan,as I have no experience of them and the couple of lads I fish with don't either!
Thankyou
 
Robert Cartmell said:
I'm looking to getting some isotopes and shrink tubing them to my rod tips.
My question is what colour,size and brand of isotope do you lads use?And what is the realistic lifespan,as I have no experience of them and the couple of lads I fish with don't either!
Thankyou
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hello richard, i just buy these items now .
 

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I would suggest you looking at the chemical lights on ebay. They are nice and bright and cost little.
Here's an example of what I mean...

www.ebay.co.uk

50Pcs 2.2-4.5mm Light Night Fishing Float Rod Dark Glow Stick Fishing Lightstick | eBay

50PCS/lot Fishing Fluorescent Lightstick. Crush the material inside the luminous stick and shake it. Insert a transparent hose at one end. Insert the fish float tail into the red head hose. Finally, insert the floating cap into the luminous rod that has been inserted into the transparent hose.
www.ebay.co.uk
 
These are the guys I go to for mine.
Brilliant service and quality.
www.iceatope.co.uk

Home - Iceatope

Welcome to Iceatope Iceatope is the number 1 name for Self Luminous Light Sources, also known as Isotopes or Betalights. These high quality Self Luminous Light Sources have been the number one choice for Anglers for many years, a testimony to the excellent value and reliability these units offer...
www.iceatope.co.uk www.iceatope.co.uk

Also as seen above, I use the enterprise adaptors.
 
Ray Heath said:
Why not get battery operated tip lights from Temu along with batteries from Ali express they clip on and super bright you can’t fail to see them
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Using those atm,but thes been a few times they have wrapped with line,I'm hoping the isotope and shrink tube will do away with any risk of that
 
Julian Griffiths said:
These are the guys I go to for mine.
Brilliant service and quality.
www.iceatope.co.uk

Home - Iceatope

Welcome to Iceatope Iceatope is the number 1 name for Self Luminous Light Sources, also known as Isotopes or Betalights. These high quality Self Luminous Light Sources have been the number one choice for Anglers for many years, a testimony to the excellent value and reliability these units offer...
www.iceatope.co.uk www.iceatope.co.uk

Also as seen above, I use the enterprise adaptors.
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Thanks Julian,what size do you recommend?
 
Isotopes shrunk to the rod is definitely the best way forward.
Nice little descreet tip lights that don’t light up the entire camp, don’t use batteries, don’t run out of light after 1 night and laying flat don’t cause frap ups.

The way you want to do it Robert, is imo the best best way to do it.

Mine are Korda. 25mm x 3mm
They are nice and bright if you select green 👍🏻
 
Richard Isaacs said:
Isotopes shrunk to the rod is definitely the best way forward.
Nice little descreet tip lights that don’t light up the entire camp, don’t use batteries, don’t run out of light after 1 night and laying flat don’t cause frap ups.

The way you want to do it Robert, is imo the best best way to do it.

Mine are Korda. 25mm x 3mm
They are nice and bright if you select green 👍🏻
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How are you shrinking on the rod ?
 
Robert Cartmell said:
I'm looking to getting some isotopes and shrink tubing them to my rod tips.
My question is what colour,size and brand of isotope do you lads use?And what is the realistic lifespan,as I have no experience of them and the couple of lads I fish with don't either!
Thankyou
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Been through the lot, and the only ones I recommend are the Drennan..
 
Be careful and take your time mate, I tried this a good few years ago and ruined my rods. Luckily enough they was cheap korum 1s but still...

I now just use clip on starlites off eBay. Cheap and do the job and last as long as my sessions tend to be, in winter when it's cold they must react to the cold weather last for a few sessions at a time. I get a medium size and clip them on as close to the 2nd eye down as I can get them, this stops line tangled/frap ups.

I tried the battery ones off eBay. Can't remember the names but shark or something and they was well too bright. I didn't like them.
Best of luck whatever you do 👍
 
Connor Smith said:
Be careful and take your time mate, I tried this a good few years ago and ruined my rods. Luckily enough they was cheap korum 1s but still...

I now just use clip on starlites off eBay. Cheap and do the job and last as long as my sessions tend to be, in winter when it's cold they must react to the cold weather last for a few sessions at a time. I get a medium size and clip them on as close to the 2nd eye down as I can get them, this stops line tangled/frap ups.

I tried the battery ones off eBay. Can't remember the names but shark or something and they was well too bright. I didn't like them.
Best of luck whatever you do 👍
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Thanks Connor,what went wrong that it ruined the rods if u don't mind me asking?
 
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