lighting fish traps

[eye guy]

alright, other than lighting a trap with a propane lantern what my options.... I don't like the hissing, hot surface, smell, having to change mantels,globes etc....

what are your ideas, or discoveries,,, anything in LEDs???
thanks in advance again....

[BigDave2]

What I did was buy a 12 volt light at Fleet Farm. It has a switch and sells for less than $10.00. I built a small wood box to hold small 12 volt battery.( The type to power locator) Then screwed it to the seat in my fish trap.

I am thinking about mounting another light to a clip to mount on one of the poles and shinne down into the holes.

PS A good source for the 12 volt battery is if you know anyone that works with Unenrupted Power Source (UPS) for computers they have to replace the storage batteries periodically. I get mine from a friend for a 12 pack of adult beverages. Better than $20-30 to buy one.

[dave]

Has anyone tried running a 12volt light off their vexilar
battery at the same time you are using the vexilar?

Would this be a problem for the electronics?

Thanks.

[Brian_MN]

LED's sound like a great idea, and I'm going to do some checking around to see where to get some to experiment with. They don't use much power, and I'm thinking I can just run them off my Vexilar battery. A friend of mine once made me up a set of lights for a clam out of 3 12 volt taillight sockets and bulbs which he built into a 3 foot chain with some light wire and a pair of alligator clips on the ends. They're cheap and easy, but they draw a lot of juice. You need a seperate battery for them for sure.

[Walleye1]

I use a tap light "as seen on TV" I put it in the mess pouch and tap it on when needed. It has pretty good lighting.

[Jim Carroll]

The best I've found is one of those tent pole style lights. Mine is a Coleman and I bought it at Wal-Mart for under $10.