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Posted by nutt (Member # 1123) on February 03, 2007, 07:57 PM:
hey. i was just wondering... i bought a new spotlight this year for hunting coon. i got three lenses with it. red, amber, and blue. i know red is good for coyote. but what is the blue lens used for. ps.... im a new hunter.
Posted by browning204 (Member # 821) on February 04, 2007, 05:43 AM:
isn't blue used for blood trailing? I heard blue light lights up the plasma in the blood or something. I don't know, maybe a dreamed it.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on February 04, 2007, 06:40 AM:
Welcome to the New Huntmasters, nutt. Glad to have you on board.
As a hunting light, red is very good for all predators with amber a close second. Blue must have some other application I am not aware of?
Good hunting. LB
Posted by Barndog (Member # 255) on February 05, 2007, 12:10 PM:
I know K-Mart used to use them for a sale.
Posted by nutt (Member # 1123) on February 06, 2007, 08:15 PM:
ok thanks guys. this helps a lot.
Posted by Steve C (Member # 510) on February 14, 2007, 02:51 PM:
Blue lenses are used specifically for racoon hunting. I've used red a few times and it worked out okay.
Posted by Jrbhunter (Member # 459) on February 18, 2007, 10:17 PM:
The blue lens will improve your lighting capabilities in fog or smoke.
Is that what it's for? Dunno- I always thought so- but put that lens on and tell me if it doesn't improve your visibility in fog.
I use the blue when night fishing for catfish on the river... fog can set in quickly and make it hard to find limblines, trotlines or shore for that matter!
Posted by Tim Behle (Member # 209) on February 19, 2007, 04:55 AM:
Jason,
My night fishing poles are set up with the Stren line. I have an ultra violet light that makes 20# line look like a pencil going into the water. Makes it easy to see even the slightest bites in the dark.
Posted by Andy L (Member # 642) on February 19, 2007, 05:40 AM:
I have a blue light that attaches to the side of my boat. It makes the florescent lines look like cables. LOL
Posted by Jrbhunter (Member # 459) on February 19, 2007, 07:37 AM:
Tim & Andy, that's pretty cool. I have bass fished with a guy who uses similar lines and black lights for EARLY am fishing- but when I'm catfishing the Ohio River there is no pole or reel in the boat.
We tie off limb lines and trotlines in the afternoon then sit around smoking cigars and eating Nutty Bars all night. I find this less labor intensive than actually holding a pole. We catch a lot of fish this way, and some pretty big ones too!
Posted by Tim Behle (Member # 209) on February 19, 2007, 02:52 PM:
Black light!
That's the word I was looking for this morning, but my brain was still too foggy to think of it!
Jason, as long as you are using limb lines, are you sure that you are spending your cigar time on the bank of the river, or stage side at the local dancing bar?
Posted by Jrbhunter (Member # 459) on February 19, 2007, 08:15 PM:
Tim, I don't think I'd want to see any girls willing to dance within walkin' distance of that river. Too close to Kentucky! I've seen flatheads prettier.
We spend a lot of time drifting if the pool is right, nice and calm where you drift a mile in about one hour. When it's like that- we'll throw out a dozen jugs with glowsticks inside them. That's a real treat, to watch those twinkling jugs float alongside you for 30-40 minutes then WHAWOOM one slams below the surface.
Unfortunately, my boating equipment is fairly low budget so I'm limited to taking one partner along. Has to be room for me AND my mechanic on board- leaving only one other seat. Here's me and the mechanic BUCK working out some mid-drift "issues". He pulls out the union card anytime it comes to striping down to underwear.
Here's a little piece of heaven about 8 mile from my house as the crow flies... driftin down the river between big rocky cliffs of forgotten backwoods. Always plenty of coyotes to listen too- and if you time it right maybe a gobble or three right at twilight.
Posted by Jrbhunter (Member # 459) on February 19, 2007, 08:20 PM:
PS: Shortly after that top photo was taken I emerged from the water and began waiting on my boxers to dry. Buck, being a real homophobe, stayed approximately 18' away from me as I tied lines in my skippys. Like a true friend, when I saw a ski-boat approaching I jumped up on the steering column and gave them my best Forest Gump wave. Buck would've shot me if he'd had a gun- made the whole trip worthwhile.
(No idea how that relates to blacklight and bluelight, but I can't pass up a good homophobe/Forest Gump story.)
Posted by Tim Behle (Member # 209) on February 19, 2007, 08:30 PM:
If you want to really make Buck nervous, take an extra pair of boxers with you this summer. After you've been in the water for a few minutes, toss them up to him and ask him to hold them as they are begining to chaf when wet.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on February 20, 2007, 06:10 AM:
Man, this is like Deliverance, all over again...squeal like a pig!
Good hunting from Peoria, LB
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