Fishing Sea

I heard somewhere that the use of fishing lights are illegal in some states but in others they aren't. What is the reasoning for these laws, and does anyone know what kind of penalties are handed out for something like this? Thanks
Well here guys... I live in Montana, and it is not illegal here to fish with lights, but I have a cabin in Minnesota. Here is a quote from the Minnesota fishing regulations. I have also found this in a Wyoming fishing regulation book... "Using an artificial light to lure or attract fish is unlawful. Exception: While angling, a person may affix to the end of a fishing line a lighted artificial bait with hooks attached." This is what makes me wonder...

http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/rlp/regulations/fishing/fishing2008.pdf (Under Angling Methods)

i think your actually thinking of the lure that has a LED light in it that makes it look like the lure is bleeding. its called a "bite light".

but the reason they would put that law on regular lights is because lights shining in the water brings bugs and things which bring batifish which bring the game fish that you want. it starts a feeding frenzy. which makes the fish clustered and over aggressive.

2008-07-29 18:14:28 by memario1214

Have you ever used these, if so, do they work?


Here's the link for refrence.



http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/pod/standard-pod-wrapped.jsp?id=0002034&navCount=0&parentId=cat20188&masterpathid=&navAction=push&cmCat=perf&parentType=index&indexId=cat20188&rid=

Any light at night will attract baitfish ,and in turn, attract Gamefish.

If you are a "night-fisherman" a decent green-colored light will help you "see" and can attract bait.

It's important to note, if you intend to use your light to attract bait/gamefish it should be "stationary" or used in 1 given area. One of those green neon lights attached to a dock is a serious "fish caller" at night.

2007-12-26 16:30:29 by SWAT

i know at night a light will bring them closer but what about the day time ?

I quite often find that neon lights for deep water fishing does seem to attract some fish more than others, but since I also do a lot of spinning I normally find scent works better than lights as I have not had much luck that way. A friend of mine who does fly fishing thinks they confuse it with the moon if you are using a fly on the surface float fishing.
It has never worked for me though, so I will stick to bait and spinning.

2009-04-22 09:31:55 by twopetetall

I want to know if there's a cheaper method to attract fish at night. Something that can substitue a fishing light.

You can make one cheap. I cannot remember how right now but search online. You just need a light, a Styrofoam float, and hook ups to your battery, you normally have a trolling motor battery so you can just use that. Do a search. Crappie fisherman make these rigs all the time.

2009-05-16 06:55:51 by Rawr

Nautical Question (Rule 26)

A vessel when engaged in trawling, by which is meant the dragging through the water of a dredge net or other apparatus used as a fishing appliance, shall exhibit:

1. two all-round lights in a vertical line, the upper being green and the lower white, or a shape consisting of two cones with their apexes together in a vertical line one above the other;
2. a masthead light abaft of and higher than the all-round green light; a vessel of less than 50 meters in length shall not be obliged to exhibit such a light but may do so;
3. when making way through the water, in addition to the lights prescribed in this paragraph, sidelights and a sternlight.

The additional signals described in Annex II to these Rules apply to a vessel engaged in fishing in close proximity to other vessels engaged in fishing.

A vessel when not engaged in fishing shall not exhibit the lights or shapes prescribed in this Rule, but only those prescribed for a vessel of her length.

2009-01-01 13:37:00 by Paul C

I'm going on a camping trip and we are going to go fishing at night. We are planning on using lunker lights but we have never used them before. We were wondering how the water affects the visiblity of the lunker lights. Like what different factors will affect how well you can see it? And also, if we go to a lake that doesnt have water you can clrealy see through, will you still be able to see the lunker lights? Has anybody done this before? Please help me so we can plan for our trip! Thanks!

lunker lights are just an attractor. The darker the water the better they work . Fish them on the bottom using a small corky nto use as float. If fishing at night try using a black or dark color spoon or spinner like a mepps, works better.

2007-08-07 18:31:15 by :)