bait collecting in the dark

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#1 Post by **beachbuddy** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:25 pm

Hi all,
just a quick question on what peoples opinions are on bait collecting in the dark.Is it more difficult to spot the likes of lug crab etc even with a goodheadlamp,than in daylight .Its just that the next few weeks i'm going to be only able to collect late in the evenings due to a change in my work times.
Apart from the obvious safety aspects with incoming tides etc,is it feesible enough or much harder.
Tight lines

#2 Post by **Danny M.** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:38 pm

All you need is a good head lamp.

No bother to ya.

#3 Post by **beachbuddy** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:21 am

Cheers Danny,i'll give it a lash and see how it goes.
Tight lines

#4 Post by **JOHN1** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 4:14 pm

Danny M. wrote:All you need is a good head lamp.

No bother to ya.

and you could add to that your whits about you :wink:

a Mobile phone a compass a HH.GPS if you have one and also tell someone when you will be back.
not quite as simple as heading off into the distance with lamp on head and bucket in hand.
you will have to have your tides spot on.
as-well as known bait grounds like the back of your hand.
GPS would be very handy to have during day light times to take coords of your beds as they are not that easy to find when its pitch dark it can be very disorientating :wink:

then there is also the chance of a fog falling around you at any time :wink:

food for taught :mrgreen:

#5 Post by **Seaniebo** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 4:19 pm

Prefer to collect bait in Darkness myself. Find the worms easier to spot with the shine reflected from the headlight. Crabs are easier to see too.

#6 Post by **boycie89** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:16 pm

i agree with the ivory lad on this one ! much better at night , its a biatch when the sun gets in your eyes durin the day !! you cant see into the trench with the glare !

#7 Post by **dunner** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:22 pm

anyone tried to salt razor clams at night, sometimes the tides are better later in the evening and what with work and all that........
Can you spot the burrows with a head torch????
I have been very tempted but never gave it a go............

theshoreking · #8 Post by **theshoreking** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:33 pm

Dunno bout d clams,

but, saltin razor at night is really good.

sk

#9 Post by **JOHN1** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:37 pm

boycie89 wrote:i agree with the ivory lad on this one ! much better at night , its a biatch when the sun gets in your eyes durin the day !! you cant see into the trench with the glare !

the last i heard of you digging in darkness you didn't even bring your headlamp with you, and to make things worse on the following evening tide you forgot it AGAIN :shock:

i suppose as you mature and gain experience as a bait digger you will come to the conclusion that the first thing you put in your bucket when digging at night is your lamp then all you have to worry about is your fork and your lift :wink:

#10 Post by **eric** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:18 pm

JOHN1 wrote:
boycie89 wrote:i agree with the ivory lad on this one ! much better at night , its a biatch when the sun gets in your eyes durin the day !! you cant see into the trench with the glare !

the last i heard of you digging in darkness you didn't even bring your headlamp with you, and to make things worse on the following evening tide you forgot it AGAIN

i suppose as you mature and gain experience as a bait digger you will come to the conclusion that the first thing you put in your bucket when digging at night is your lamp then all you have to worry about is your fork and your lift

more wise words from our angling guru john 'the one' 1

dont forget a vhf radion and treasure map marlinman, and what john failed to mention is smog is just as much a killer a fog, not mention mist! seriously your better off to paying someone to do it for you, you could die out there. :wink:

#11 Post by **samo** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:41 pm

Eric you forgot to mention the dangers of quick sand :roll:

#12 Post by **eric** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:03 pm

samo wrote:Eric you forgot to mention the dangers of quick sand

indeed i did samo, but how could we all forget pirates

#13 Post by **samo** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:52 pm

Eric,

wouldnt be to concerned with the pirates there usually to busy trying to dig up treasure and fighting over maps to be a treat to anyone.

#14 Post by **keith** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:55 pm

eric wrote:
samo wrote:Eric you forgot to mention the dangers of quick sand

indeed i did samo, but how could we all forget pirates

Feckin Pirate's :roll:

#15 Post by **boycie89** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:48 pm

yeah your right john but dont worry you'll be as good as me one day !! the night i forgot the lamp i still dug 700 lug just by borrowing a box of matches off a passerbye !! :twisted:

and i didnt need the things you need for example a GPS , MOBILE PHONE OR EVEN A ZIMMER FRAME !! :twisted:

#16 Post by **JOHN1** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:27 pm

boycie89 wrote:yeah your right john but dont worry you'll be as good as me one day !! the night i forgot the lamp i still dug 700 lug just by borrowing a box of matches off a passerbye !! and i didnt need the things you need for example a GPS , MOBILE PHONE OR EVEN A ZIMMER FRAME !!

did you see me with the zimmer it has wheels so i can stack my buckets
6 high great for the razor :wink:

ye you don't bring GPS because you get a real bait digger that has one to bring you to the bait beds :wink:

and yes Eric (YOU ARE DEAD RIGHT)you could die out there, watch your back :lol:

smog used to be a killer around rings end then they brought out smokless coal :shock:

now there is something more sinister roaming them far off bait beds :mrgreen:

#17 Post by **gfkelly1969** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 2:02 am

dunner wrote:anyone tried to salt razor clams at night, sometimes the tides are better later in the evening and what with work and all that........
Can you spot the burrows with a head torch????
I have been very tempted but never gave it a go............

i see alot of the best times for razor clams for the rest of the year are late pm and early am
it might be a bit harder with a head lamp but i am sure you could still get some
http://www.sailing.ie/inside/default.asp?pageId=506 is good for checking the tides for the rest of the year

#18 Post by **boycie89** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 6:38 pm

what you mean real bait digger to show me ?? :shock:

its not as if i just decided lastweek that wanted to start digging bait john

you really think your the sh*t dont ye !! its ok tho old man i wont hold it against the elderly :wink:

so how do you know where the bait banks are ?? did you invent bait digging ?? no ! you were shown just like me and everybody else !!

#19 Post by Al » Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:28 pm

MIOW

#20 Post by Al » Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:28 pm

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