HydroGlow- Squid Fishing - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

wiredantz · 05-06-2014, 06:57 AM

So I ordered one of this glow sticks and wanted to find out how people are rigging them up.

Are you guys bringing a second 12volt battery, or sharing your GPS battery?

http://hydroglow.com/

http://hydroglow.com/store/store.php...on=show_detail

battleborn · 05-06-2014, 09:16 AM

I have used squid lights in the past but they were just plain white ones and they worked pretty good. Is there any benefit to using the green? Oh and just ran them off the 12 volt battery in line fuse, LED low draw.

Mahigeer · 05-06-2014, 09:50 AM

If you like to catch squid with a net, then you need lights.

However, if you know there are squid around or deep, then the squid jig works fine.

I add an AHI brand green chemical light stick to my rig. Worked great on Humboldt squid run at the piers few years back.

battleborn · 05-06-2014, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mahigeer

If you like to catch squid with a net, then you need lights.

However, if you know there are squid around or deep, then the squid jig works fine.

I add an AHI brand green chemical light stick to my rig. Worked great on Humboldt squid run at the piers few years back.

Agree we were night fishing for wsb. thru the lights over. pulled up squid with the jigs. pinned them on heavy iron and hold on. Most everyone i knew used the white lights. Just wondering if green is really better?

grey zone · 05-06-2014, 01:00 PM

Hydroglows are nice. They come weighted so just put it in the water and connect it to a battery. A 12V, 7 amp hour battery will work fine. I ran a 4 foot light for about 6hrs before the battery ran out of juice. I use a seperate battery.

Dannowar · 05-06-2014, 03:08 PM

Tupperware. Foam tubing. Goop.

grey zone · 05-06-2014, 03:42 PM

Dannowar, the picture you have of yor battery storage is almost identical to what I use. I cannot say enough about keeping battries dry. Rather than using electrical tape where you have connected the Hydroglow wires to the added wires that go to your alligator clips, try heat shrink adheasive lined connectors. There expensive but worth it. For added protection you can put adheasive lined shrink tubing over those. Do anything you can to keep salt water off the copper.

StinkyMatt · 05-07-2014, 07:04 AM

Silly question....

What is the advantage of keeping the batteries dry?

Been running almost 4 years battery in the hull and no box for it......no problems.

I do spray the battery down with a hose after a trip.

grey zone · 05-07-2014, 08:48 AM

StinkyMatt, your kayak must stay pretty dry inside. I just think it's a bad idea to let anything electrical get wet especially with salt. If you keep a puddle of salt water between the terminals it causes plating and the metal from the positive terminal gets plated to the negative causing it to slowly disappear. The terminals on the 7 amp batteries are thin and if they break off the battery useless. I wipe off any salt build-up I see on my batteries with a little fresh water and then dry them. A quick rinse is not going to cause problems, it's the long term exposure. More important are the electronic connections to the battery or anywhere else. Once they get wet corrision will set into the wires and the disease will travel up them and eventually lead to low to no voltage. If you want your electronics to work well and continue to work well, keep all connections dry.

05-06-2014, 06:57 AM	#1
wiredantz Currently @ MLO Territory Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Under the Shadow Posts: 2,290	HydroGlow- Squid Fishing So I ordered one of this glow sticks and wanted to find out how people are rigging them up. Are you guys bringing a second 12volt battery, or sharing your GPS battery? http://hydroglow.com/ http://hydroglow.com/store/store.php...on=show_detail __________________ Team: Disbanded You only have one chance in this life...make the right decision(s)...so you don't regret it

05-06-2014, 03:08 PM	#6
Dannowar Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,823	Tupperware. Foam tubing. Goop. __________________ "Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you’ll suck forever." — Brian Wilson

05-06-2014, 09:16 AM	#2
battleborn Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 221	I have used squid lights in the past but they were just plain white ones and they worked pretty good. Is there any benefit to using the green? Oh and just ran them off the 12 volt battery in line fuse, LED low draw.

05-06-2014, 09:50 AM	#3
Mahigeer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,863	If you like to catch squid with a net, then you need lights. However, if you know there are squid around or deep, then the squid jig works fine. I add an AHI brand green chemical light stick to my rig. Worked great on Humboldt squid run at the piers few years back.

05-06-2014, 01:00 PM	#5
grey zone Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: san diego Posts: 158	Hydroglows are nice. They come weighted so just put it in the water and connect it to a battery. A 12V, 7 amp hour battery will work fine. I ran a 4 foot light for about 6hrs before the battery ran out of juice. I use a seperate battery.

05-06-2014, 03:42 PM	#7
grey zone Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: san diego Posts: 158	Dannowar, the picture you have of yor battery storage is almost identical to what I use. I cannot say enough about keeping battries dry. Rather than using electrical tape where you have connected the Hydroglow wires to the added wires that go to your alligator clips, try heat shrink adheasive lined connectors. There expensive but worth it. For added protection you can put adheasive lined shrink tubing over those. Do anything you can to keep salt water off the copper.

05-07-2014, 07:04 AM	#8
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,168	Silly question.... What is the advantage of keeping the batteries dry? Been running almost 4 years battery in the hull and no box for it......no problems. I do spray the battery down with a hose after a trip.

05-07-2014, 08:48 AM	#9
grey zone Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: san diego Posts: 158	StinkyMatt, your kayak must stay pretty dry inside. I just think it's a bad idea to let anything electrical get wet especially with salt. If you keep a puddle of salt water between the terminals it causes plating and the metal from the positive terminal gets plated to the negative causing it to slowly disappear. The terminals on the 7 amp batteries are thin and if they break off the battery useless. I wipe off any salt build-up I see on my batteries with a little fresh water and then dry them. A quick rinse is not going to cause problems, it's the long term exposure. More important are the electronic connections to the battery or anywhere else. Once they get wet corrision will set into the wires and the disease will travel up them and eventually lead to low to no voltage. If you want your electronics to work well and continue to work well, keep all connections dry.