I like to fish the night to avoid catching tourists but have hated not being able to see action on the rod. Got some yellow automotive tail-light tape yesterday and threw it around the ends of my rods. Paired with a headlamp, it’s just as good as a glowstick.
When I fish at night I use the glow sticks I get from the dollar store. There is a glow stick necklace, where you can cut the string and you are left with pieces that are about a inch long and you can hook the to the tip of your rod. they work for any type of fishing. If you don’t care for the glowsticks, you can try a bell.
You can buy those electric fish alarms that beep when you get strikes…all over eBay…
I’m a high class redneck.
Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in pfgs and buffs.
http://www.berkley-fishing.com/products/rods-and-combos/rods/glowstik
you can also get an entire rod that glows and has 2 LEDs built into it for night fishing and it looks like an 8 foot light saber when lit up. i have one of those and love it…even doubles as a flashlight walking back when you break it in half. i have an 8 foot medium heavy spinning rod and it has handled sharpnose and bull reds no sweat, but unfortunately hasnt been tested against a big shark yet.
They actually sell the little minature glowsticks at walmart that attach to your rod, specifically for fishing
'98 Scout Sportfish 172
'00 Yamaha 115
that’s true. those little boogers always fly off the end of my rod when I cast em’.