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Offline taxi1

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Need a light to see the markings on my old FL-8
« on: Jan 29, 2006, 06:54 PM »
in the dark of the shanty (Not the flashing part but the part that tells you the depth) Any ideas for a small clip on light or something?
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Re: Need a light to see the markings on my old FL-8
« Reply #1 on: Jan 29, 2006, 07:01 PM »
vexilar makes a light with a flexible neck that attaches to a Vex. I don't have one myself, but they look they would work well.
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Re: Need a light to see the markings on my old FL-8
« Reply #2 on: Jan 29, 2006, 09:06 PM »
  Book stores sell a clip on light so that you can read a book in the dark (in bed like my wife does) and not bother anyone. It would work on your vex.
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Re: Need a light to see the markings on my old FL-8
« Reply #3 on: Jan 30, 2006, 08:27 AM »
an LED headlamp ?
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Re: Need a light to see the markings on my old FL-8
« Reply #4 on: Jan 30, 2006, 10:41 AM »
i have the light from vex. ;D helps with baiting and anything else you need to do. its is a flex tube you can put in any position.bought mine direct from vex on line.
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Re: Need a light to see the markings on my old FL-8
« Reply #5 on: Jan 30, 2006, 10:45 AM »
Quote from: spoonfed on Jan 30, 2006, 10:41 AM
i have the light from vex. ;D helps with baiting and anything else you need to do. its is a flex tube you can put in any position.bought mine direct from vex on line.

Yeah after ice dawg posted about it I went to their website and saw it. I may pick one up before we freeze up again.
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Re: Need a light to see the markings on my old FL-8
« Reply #6 on: Jan 30, 2006, 10:59 AM »
Quote from: Desperado on Jan 30, 2006, 08:27 AM
an LED headlamp ?

Use 'em for huntin' and fishin' and most anything else I do in the dark  ::) well almost anything.  ;)
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Re: Need a light to see the markings on my old FL-8
« Reply #7 on: Jan 30, 2006, 11:50 AM »
 i also have a led headlamp.maybe its just me but after a few hours i get a pretty good headache from wearing it.just a thought.
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Re: Need a light to see the markings on my old FL-8
« Reply #8 on: Jan 30, 2006, 03:30 PM »
Quote from: spoonfed on Jan 30, 2006, 11:50 AM
i also have a led headlamp.maybe its just me but after a few hours i get a pretty good headache from wearing it.just a thought.

Me too!!
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Re: Need a light to see the markings on my old FL-8
« Reply #9 on: Jan 30, 2006, 03:34 PM »
My wife would kill me if she knew I posted this!

The other day she came up the stairs with a light on her head she uses for night reading when I want to sleep. As she was coming up the stairs she belched really loud and scared the hell out of me! I thought a one eyed belching monster was coming up the stairs! No kidding! We still laugh about this.
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Re: Need a light to see the markings on my old FL-8
« Reply #10 on: Jan 30, 2006, 03:50 PM »
Perhaps I'm confussed. Do you mean the numbers on the face? Why not repaint them with glow in the dark paint??????????????/
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Re: Need a light to see the markings on my old FL-8
« Reply #11 on: Jan 30, 2006, 04:14 PM »
Quote from: Byron/PA on Jan 30, 2006, 03:50 PM
Perhaps I'm confussed. Do you mean the numbers on the face? Why not repaint them with glow in the dark paint??????????????/

Where can I get some?
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Offline Coastie

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Re: Need a light to see the markings on my old FL-8
« Reply #12 on: Jan 30, 2006, 04:33 PM »
I'm going out on a limb but you might find the paint in a Hobby Shop!
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Re: Need a light to see the markings on my old FL-8
« Reply #13 on: Jan 31, 2006, 10:21 AM »
Quote from: Coastie on Jan 30, 2006, 04:33 PM
I'm going out on a limb but you might find the paint in a Hobby Shop!

Thanks!
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Offline FishDaddy09

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Re: Need a light to see the markings on my old FL-8
« Reply #14 on: Jan 31, 2006, 10:52 AM »
Wouldn't any glow in the dark paint have to be "charged" first in order to glow?? I'd go with the flex light.
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Re: Need a light to see the markings on my old FL-8
« Reply #15 on: Jan 31, 2006, 05:33 PM »
Unless you find some very good glow paint you may spend a lot of your time recharging the numbers. I think the Vex light would work better. My two cents again.
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Re: Need a light to see the markings on my old FL-8
« Reply #16 on: Jan 31, 2006, 05:40 PM »
I use a clip on light with a pivot head for rebaiting at night. Why do you have to see the depth marks?
I just watch the screen and also cannot see the depth numbers but it really is not needed to see the numbers.
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Re: Need a light to see the markings on my old FL-8
« Reply #17 on: Jan 31, 2006, 06:18 PM »
Its kinda nice to know how deep your fishing without having to screw around by starting at zero and working your way up and remembering what range setting you are at. Not needed but kinda nice to know. :)
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