Fish lights from kayak??

[Lineside]

Hey Guys,

Anyone ever try fish lights, floating or submersible for stripers ??? I know they work great on Hybride bass. Wondering if they would have the same effect for stripers

Thinking this might have an interesting results drifting eels at night
any thoughts on this??????

[mattlist]

Lights from a yak hmmm... my 2 cents would be that it would not work much. I have floated a spotlight 10 yrds off the boat and just got a hydroglow submerged green light that I will be experimenting with next season.The hydroglow is mainly for offshore, but i will see what happens in the back at night with it. For the light to bring the bait it needs to be fixed for a while and you can't really do that on a yak if your drifting or paddlen. dragging a light it would prob spook more fish than it would bring.

[Clamboni]

If you can stay in one place safely, it may work but I doubt it. If you're moving they'll spook. They're attracted to areas near lights but if the light moves they spook. I've even spooked fish from on top of a bridge just by my shadow moving. If you're near a light source the fish are already there. An underwater light is just going to light up the shadows that the fish want to be in.

[Lineside]

The reason for thinking about this is we use to drift at night in the lakes with the fish lights and in about 1/2 hr in open water 80' you would have baitfish all in big balls and you would have the Hybrids staying outside the light(just like at bridges) but they would dart in and chase the bait. you could drop baits to them and catch them...

Just thought it might work while I'm out soaking some eels....
Those Utube clips of the Tarpon down south reminded me of the Hybrids and got me thinking

[Clamboni]

It might work....just saying if you're moving around I think it's probably going to spook the stripers. Find lights, the bait and stripers will already be there. The current runs pretty hard and it's tough to keep in one spot safely with a kayak.

[mattlist]

I see allot of the yakers in the back around fixed lights in the summer and fall. You can find them in the back from Ocean City to Cape May. You can also stake out in the shallows and get them that way late night. Just listen for the bait jumping around the banks. We watched a 3ft shark, looked like a dusky, tearing up bait for about an hour around a light last season. It was like watching mini jaws tear up spot. For the stripeys try a mirro lure or a pink zoom on a 3/8 jig. They wait in the shadows just outside the light to strike. You'll be surprised what kind of predatory fish you will find this way.