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so ya put the light in the water, which attracts the plankton, wich attracts the shad, which attracts the stripers. at least that's how it works at lake powell anyway. just wondering if you would have the same results at willard with the wipers. has anyone given this method a shot at willard?, and if so, did it work out? could you see the shad swarming your light? and last but not least, did you catch wipers as a direct result of your light? while night fishing powell, i could see thousands of shad swarming my light and could see stripers taggin 'em left and right. a big 'ol walleye also showed up to join the feast and he was there all night. i got a kick out of watching the whole food chain thing happen as a direct result of the light. i been thinking about trying it out on willard. anyone given it a shot?
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I have wanted to do the same thing at willard but haven't yet. Looking forward to see what people have to say.
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[font "Century Gothic"][red][size 4] [font "Comic Sans MS"][red]I have often wondered about that idea. Might be worth a try.[/red][/font][/size][/red][/font]
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I doubt you would be able to see the water through the billion mosquitos it would attrack.[shocked] I wonder if you could use a submersable light a foot or two under the surface. Its worth a try.
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I believe he is talking about a submersible light. I've wondered the same thing, I don't know why it wouldn't work. Let us know how you did.
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 2][#002850] I was going to do that once until I was told it is illegal to use lights for catching fish on Willard. I was told that you can only use lights for emergency, safety, and to prevent accidents. For that reason, I never even tried lighted lures.[/#002850][/font][/size]
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Hello,
I found nothing at all listed in the Utah fishing Proclamation about using or not using artificial lighting for fishing. I assume it's ok anywhere or they would have listed something specific on it. I think if one could survive the onslaught of flying carnivorous insects, and bloodsuckers it would probably work. I know Crappie fishing can be great with lights. Maybe the missing Crappie I've heard once were in the bay will show up as well. That would be really cool!
Good Luck, and be sure to let us all know how it goes.
Regards
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I've used a submersible light at Strawberry at night with great success. The big cutts try to eat it, or at least stare at it at very close range. Works great!
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