Tip Lights

[Gerry Giles]

Last night was the first time i'd ever fished opposite a bunch of people who were using isotopes, well basically the first time I've fished in darkness near anyone else. I'm a bit thick and for about an hour I was thinking "all these people have got green or red head torches...must be something to do with fish being put off by normal torches...".

The penny finally dropped after a while. I do fish into dark quite a lot, but till now I've just listened for the baitrunner and/or had the rod against a light patch of sky. Might give it a go though, would like to see a light show from fluourescent chub plucks.

I mainly use a red headtorch for several reasons the red light wont mess your natural night vision up and you dont end up with a mouthful of insects like you do with a white one

 

[Iain Tutt]

Was thinking Might Bright rod tape may work well. I remember having the black tape on my beach caster. Black in the day, bright white at night and that was just with the moonlight

 

[Gerry Giles]

Still trying to find the shrink tube in my man cave. I can see it in my head but not in the boxes. It's roughly 9mm so with a gentle slide and spit it should go over the tip ring. The tube i have when i can find it shrink to about 1mm.

did you manage to get it over the tip eye ?

 

[Paul Eyles]

The shrink tube size was about 8mm. I got it from e-bay in a pack of all different sizes for around £2.50. Use a hair dryer on the hot setting and the tip eye will slowly loosen and you can just slide it off. Shrink your isotope on then a bit of araldite and bob's you uncle so to speak..........

 

[Neil Blood]

I've never understood why people have issues with the Enterprise nightlight adaptor, as I've been using them for years and without issue. They are permanently on my Barbel rods; during the day they contain an orange Drennan float insert, which is switched to an isotope at night.

As someone else has mentioned above, I actually attach it the tip ring and zero tangles!