John Robinson
Well-known member
Over the past few years I've noticed some pretty cool headlights mounted on Brad Taylor's boats and maybe some others. One guy I hunt with has one of those mega-watt-trillion candle power spotlights mounted on his foredeck, you can see him coming from far away, he looks like Close Encounters of the Third Kind. My Snow Goose buddy likes a handheld spotlight or flashlight. My position is different, in general night time travel conditions I have always preferred to let my eyes adjust to the dark and retain that night vision by avoiding spotlights and such until we are nearing the entrance to whatever slough we are hunting that day. In normal night time conditions it is surprising how well you can see. You can see star and moon reflections off the water, anything really dark is probably an obstacle.
Now since my accident where conditions were not normal, overcast sky, no moon or stars and steady drizzle that reflected any light we shone back in our face, I am re-thinking my position on lights for driving. I will for sure have a 12 v dc plug at the forward and aft end of the cockpit to plug one of those mega watt floodlights into. I am considering one of two forward mounted fixed headlights mounted just below my overhanging bow deck. What do you guys do when underway at night in general open water or larger river conditions?
John
Now since my accident where conditions were not normal, overcast sky, no moon or stars and steady drizzle that reflected any light we shone back in our face, I am re-thinking my position on lights for driving. I will for sure have a 12 v dc plug at the forward and aft end of the cockpit to plug one of those mega watt floodlights into. I am considering one of two forward mounted fixed headlights mounted just below my overhanging bow deck. What do you guys do when underway at night in general open water or larger river conditions?
John