made me a 10 dollar kayak light pole - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

skrilla · 10-13-2012, 09:26 PM

And here's how I did it.

Ordered one of these. It's under $10 shipped and I got it in less than a week.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...o_Spotter.html

I did some research on it and saw it got good reviews. Waterproof, built nice, and did I say under 10 bucks?

Comes with some cool colored lenses you can switch out. Since I'm using this to fulfill my lighting requirement for the yak, I opted to leave them out.

Here's what the shine of 5 LED bulbs look like with a fresh set of batteries I had lying around. No diffuser cone. Not bad, but it's no Las Vegas either.

And here it is with the cone.

The body fit into a 1" PVC pipe left over from my homemade cart project. I drilled a hole into it, pulled the lanyard through, and wrapped it around snug. Boom instant light pole!

Well, not quite. Wanted to add some bling. I grabbed some extra reflective tape that I've been marking my floats with. Just a minor enhancement for some added safety.

And when I thought I was done I wasn't. I whipped up this turkshead in non other than lobster red. Left a little tag end and made a loop so I can add a leash to it. Didn't want my precious new project to fall over without a little insurance.

And here it is. Straight and to the point, nothing fancy. No DSLR pics and post editing to dramatize it's appearance. Just a simple 10 dollar project I thought I'd share. Hope you enjoyed.

lowprofile · 10-13-2012, 09:56 PM

sweet!

make sure you set it all the way to the back. and never in front of you. catching the glare off a bright light to the side or in front of you really messes up your night vision. and is also really annoying.

i had mine about 10inches behind my seat and it was really annoying.

Aaron&Julie · 10-13-2012, 10:52 PM

Nicely done.

Biggameaddict · 10-13-2012, 11:02 PM

Nice light, i gotta love ur craftsmanship with the turks head.

finyak · 10-14-2012, 08:21 AM

Very nice and you can't beat the price.Let us know how it works out on the water.Be sure to post it on the innovations page.

OutdoorAdvntr · 10-15-2012, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by finyak

Very nice and you can't beat the price.Let us know how it works out on the water.Be sure to post it on the innovations page.

X2 and Thanks for sharing!

10-13-2012, 09:26 PM	#1
skrilla Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 664	made me a 10 dollar kayak light pole And here's how I did it. Ordered one of these. It's under $10 shipped and I got it in less than a week. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...o_Spotter.html I did some research on it and saw it got good reviews. Waterproof, built nice, and did I say under 10 bucks? Comes with some cool colored lenses you can switch out. Since I'm using this to fulfill my lighting requirement for the yak, I opted to leave them out. Here's what the shine of 5 LED bulbs look like with a fresh set of batteries I had lying around. No diffuser cone. Not bad, but it's no Las Vegas either. And here it is with the cone. The body fit into a 1" PVC pipe left over from my homemade cart project. I drilled a hole into it, pulled the lanyard through, and wrapped it around snug. Boom instant light pole! Well, not quite. Wanted to add some bling. I grabbed some extra reflective tape that I've been marking my floats with. Just a minor enhancement for some added safety. And when I thought I was done I wasn't. I whipped up this turkshead in non other than lobster red. Left a little tag end and made a loop so I can add a leash to it. Didn't want my precious new project to fall over without a little insurance. And here it is. Straight and to the point, nothing fancy. No DSLR pics and post editing to dramatize it's appearance. Just a simple 10 dollar project I thought I'd share. Hope you enjoyed. __________________ Urban Camo Trident 13

10-13-2012, 09:56 PM	#2
lowprofile #1 on fishstick's hitlist Join Date: May 2011 Location: Sea level Posts: 1,478	sweet! make sure you set it all the way to the back. and never in front of you. catching the glare off a bright light to the side or in front of you really messes up your night vision. and is also really annoying. i had mine about 10inches behind my seat and it was really annoying. __________________ MLPA- My Largest Poaching Area

10-13-2012, 10:52 PM	#3
Aaron&Julie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 1,400	Nicely done. __________________ "Never say die"

10-13-2012, 11:02 PM	#4
Biggameaddict The Kayak Peddler Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Hollywood Posts: 591	Nice light, i gotta love ur craftsmanship with the turks head.

10-14-2012, 08:21 AM	#5
finyak Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 332	Very nice and you can't beat the price.Let us know how it works out on the water.Be sure to post it on the innovations page.