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08-29-2008, 05:58 AM
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Geezer Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 3,397
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Originally Posted by afterhours
SOP for me now after my one light crapped out one dark night on CH- thankfully gary soldati had a spare.
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I've carried two with me ever since the night I got the Jehovah beat out of me on some rocks trying to get back in during a big swell. A good scare will teach you more than good advice or so I've heard.
Two. Always. A Princeton Tec 40 on some surge tube around my neck and a duplicate spare in my bag.
I also have a USCG approved emergency strobe velcro-ed high up on my wader strap just in case. Old Uncle Zeke used to call it a body recovery device but I figure upping the odds if you go over the side never hurts.
Don't leave home without it. |
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
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08-29-2008, 07:01 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2000
Posts: 2,574
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Crafty Angler
I also have a USCG approved emergency strobe velcro-ed high up on my wader strap just in case. Old Uncle Zeke used to call it a body recovery device but I figure upping the odds if you go over the side never hurts.
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Man - I miss fishing with my partner Zeke. Best darn surf fisherman that not many people know about.
Always have at least a small pen red light as a backup. I can remember using the old heavy Justright headlamps with 4 D cells and the friggin cord from the battery pack up to the light. Damn bulbs would burn out or the cord would corrode at the worst time - too big to carry an extra.
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Recreational Surfcaster
"Limit Your Kill - Don't Kill Your Limit"
Bi + Ne = SB 2
If you haven't heard of the Snowstorm Blitz of 1987 - you someday will.
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08-29-2008, 07:39 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 10,295
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In addition to my head lite (which is always on my neck for some reason) I carry a 6" maglite on tied on a string hanging off my neck and inside my waders. Some nights I don't turn on a light all night but if I use the 2nd light I'm damm happy I had it.
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08-29-2008, 07:45 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Newport, RI
Posts: 2,316
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I'm up to 3 on account of having 2 nights where not one but both lights managed to fail.
I've since changed lights but I still usually have 3 lights on me; one small one for dealing with fish and other up close tasks, one bright one if I need it for walking or emergencies, and one more very waterproof back up light.
They're all compact so even though 3 is a lot of lights it doesn't slow me down at all.
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08-29-2008, 07:46 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: jerseyshore
Posts: 4,949
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I've gone out and had 2 lights bad..  |
FORE!
It's usually darkest just before it turns Black..
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08-29-2008, 07:52 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,649
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always carry a backup light. We all have "dark" stories.
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08-29-2008, 10:13 AM
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Geezer Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 3,397
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DZ
Man - I miss fishing with my partner Zeke. Best darn surf fisherman that not many people know about.
DZ
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Me too, Dennis - he's out in the Northwest now banging barndoor halibut and cohos as you probably know.
Hey, D, how about a light tackle blackfish category in the senior division for old guys like me and Zeke this coming year for the club record? 
Nah, nevermind, Bryan and George will probably wanna get in on the action....  |
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
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08-29-2008, 10:18 AM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
Posts: 35,270
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~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
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08-29-2008, 10:25 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: jerseyshore
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OK,I'll admit it I am a flashlight junky..
I have at least a dozen of em.I bought one last night.
From this neat little one I wear on my hat for tying knots to the big blasters that IMO are still the best light made..And all the P-Tec models in between.
Anyone else have this affliction..??
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FORE!
It's usually darkest just before it turns Black..
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08-29-2008, 10:30 AM
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Geezer Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 3,397
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"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
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08-29-2008, 10:39 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: jerseyshore
Posts: 4,949
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NIB
OK,I'll admit it I am a flashlight junky..
I have at least a dozen of em.I bought one last night.
From this neat little one I wear on my hat for tying knots to the big blasters that IMO are still the best light made..And all the P-Tec models in between.
Anyone else have this affliction..??
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A headlamp can be fun under the covers also.    
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FORE!
It's usually darkest just before it turns Black..
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08-29-2008, 01:17 PM
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Geezer Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 3,397
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Originally Posted by NIB
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Geez, and here I am using a necklight... |
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
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08-29-2008, 10:31 AM
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stuck in a desert :(
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Im a little lost right now
Posts: 243
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I use a small headlamp for retying,unhooking fish... and a Surefire G2 nitrolon on a lanyard around my neck to navigate through the surf,rocks,etc... only problem with the Surefire non-LED lights are when they go dead there's no signs of the light dimming and they're $15 a pair for batteries at the nearest pharmacy.
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