opinions and suggestions for crazy experiment

[Bobby T.]

I have done a little research and found nothing.So at my best guess ,the "evening secret" is either a glow stick or a black light.  with this in mind a buddy and I are going to drill a circle of holes for our tip downs and in the middle, a hole with a coleman glow stick suspended, starting about 6" off the bottom. We are thinking that it is some type of light that attracts swarms of zooplankton{daphnia & copepods}which in-turn atrract panfish.Will check local regs for use of artificial lights......ect        Am I crazy!?   What do you think?

[HIMO]

the evening secret is a 4 ft. long green fluorescent light bulb encased in a waterproof plastic tube. fished with one and they do work. save your money on the glowsticks. you need mega lite to duplicate the same results.

                                                    HIMO

[marcus]

we sometimes will cut a small circle of holes  i mean very small and set a lantern with foil directing the light down in a hole in the center  not extrememly bright but at all the holes in the circle you can see the glow from the lantern under the ice  seems to work

[artycat]

Do a search for fishing lights etc.........I bought one of the lights from there for 30 bucks, works really well. I've used it the last few times I've gone out, and it's kept perch biting 2 hours after dark!!! and that never happens!

[Barleydog]

I don't know about panfish, but it does work for trout.  I take a 10" auger, drill down to "almost" hitting water, clean all the shavings out of the hole, stick a crappie light (12V car light with Styrofoam attached) down the hole and hook it up to my deep cell battery.  Lasts 2 nights and will light up a 25 yard circle around your fishing area!!!  You should offset the light, so the fish are not blinded by the light. 8)  I see aquatic insects not seen in the daylight hours, which attracts the trout and even pike.  Check your regs!!!  Most states are not lenient on night fishing like Alaska, but when you have 20 hours of darkness, you must overcome the boredom!

[WANNAKETCHUM]

I have considered trying this myself. I have one of those " el cheapo" green tube lights that I bought a year or so ago and have yet to try it.  I thought I would drill a hole, put the light down, and drill some holes in a circular pattern around it. When things calm down....I would start jigging the holes around the light and see what happens.....WK

[Scientist]

I have done a little research and found nothing.So at my best guess ,the "evening secret" is either a glow stick or a black light.  with this in mind a buddy and I are going to drill a circle of holes for our tip downs and in the middle, a hole with a coleman glow stick suspended, starting about 6" off the bottom. We are thinking that it is some type of light that attracts swarms of zooplankton{daphnia & copepods}which in-turn atrract panfish.Will check local regs for use of artificial lights......ect        Am I crazy!?   What do you think?

Glow sticks do not generate enough light to attract zooplankton. I have used the green light same as HIMO but the one I got was from Cabelas was the 18” Optronics Submersible Neon Green Fish Light, costs about 30 bucks and I use it in the summer as well. I suspend the light 2 feet below the ice and then drill all my holes around the furthest spot “I can see the light”.  After an hour you should see zooplankton and minnows swimming around the light. The larger fish hang around in the shadows taking swipes at the minnows. In the summer you will hear them feeding right at the edge of the darkness, pretty cool.

[HIMO]

to clarify. I used THE EVENING SECRET. it does work but very pricey.

                                        HIMO

[hollis]

Do any states ban a Coleman lantern on the ice?  Its surprising how much light goes thru the ice. I have seen pics of ice divers that you can see the shadows of the people topside in pretty thick ice (and a lot of light coming down durning the day. Of course snow would greatly stop it but would the ice police get you if you shoveled a say,..a place to stand and do stuff AND have a lantern going?
wondering if you put same on a green mylar sheet would give you the green effect?

[WANNAKETCHUM]

Do any states ban a Coleman lantern on the ice?  ...... but would the ice police get you if you shoveled a say,..a place to stand and do stuff AND have a lantern going?

What kind of a Communist State would do that? What would be next....no flashlights?....WK

[ULTRAlite]

Never had a problem with this before, but according to our regs, it might be a touchy subject here in Alberta...

It Is Unlawful To:
Use lights to sportfish unless the light is attached to a hook or line used in angling.

http://www.albertaoutdoorsmen.ca/fishingregs/

[artycat]

You wanna know what kinda commi state would do that? MINNESOTA. They are the most commi state there is, along with California!