Whack'emGood Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 Hey guys. I was thinking of this aggravating issue that we always just deal with and thought someone might have an effective repellant/solution. While night fishing, the bats always bother us a little, but sometimes are really bad and drive us crazy. For those who haven't experienced it... bats will circle around and attack your line, sometimes unmercifully. It can be especially aggravating when you don't see them and sometimes it feels like a fish bite. It seems like it got considerably worse when, a couple of years back, we switched to using flourocarbon line exclusively. Does anyone know of a solution? I have heard about those ultrasonic devices that are supposed to repel bats, but I have heard that they really don't work. Any help would be much appreciated. Whack'em "Success builds confidence, and you have to learn to trust your instincts and forget about fishing the way a tournament is supposed to be won. I'm going to fish my style and make it work for me." -KEVIN VANDAM "Confidence is the best lure in your tackle box." -GERALD SWINDLE "A-Rig? Thanks, but no thanks. If I can't catch them on the conventional tackle that I already use, then I guess I just can't catch them." -LK (WHACK'EM)
denjac Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 Wish I had an answer for that.I have been bothered also . a few years ago in Owl creek my buddy and his wife were fishing with me. A bat landed on the end of her rod and started crawling down towards her. Needless to say the rod, reel and the bat went into the water never to be seen again. Dennis Boothe Joplin Mo. For a nation to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." ~ Winston Churchill ~
rps Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 When I was young and very very very stupid, I used to fish at night in farm ponds in my belly boat. One night I had one collide with the back of my neck. Felt like a rat trying to crawl down my shirt in the middle of the pond. If I had been a cartoon character I am sure I would have walked on water. Now days you couldn't get me in the water at night without snakeproof waders and a 12 guage pistol.
Members JRay Posted July 10, 2008 Members Posted July 10, 2008 To me that's half the fun of night fishing. I don't fish without a blacklight at night so I at least know if its a bat hitting my line instead of a perceived bite. I wish I could fish without a light but I think it helps detect bites on the fall and makes it easier to fight fish so I don't go out without at least one Sloan stuck on the side. Just tell yourself they are eating mosquitos the whole time they are swarming around the boat.
Whack'emGood Posted July 10, 2008 Author Posted July 10, 2008 That's true. They probably put away more than a few hundred mosquitos on a good night of fishing. Maybe a guy should just look at it that way and call it good. They are like your personal bug catcher. I don't like the blacklight thing-- don't use them. I just can't get used to it. Maybe I'm just too old fashioned... Fished without them for years, and I'm like an old dog. I don't learn new tricks easily. My dad (my regular fishing partner) is the one who is REALLY opposed to the blacklights the most though. If it were solely up to me, I guess I would fish with them until I got good and used to them. I like the concept anyway-- it makes sense to be able to see your line and detect more (theoretically) bites. Whack'em "Success builds confidence, and you have to learn to trust your instincts and forget about fishing the way a tournament is supposed to be won. I'm going to fish my style and make it work for me." -KEVIN VANDAM "Confidence is the best lure in your tackle box." -GERALD SWINDLE "A-Rig? Thanks, but no thanks. If I can't catch them on the conventional tackle that I already use, then I guess I just can't catch them." -LK (WHACK'EM)
Crappie5 Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 I had a bad deal with a bat one night coming out of Kings river. I was cruising along about 40-45 mph and one hit me right in the chest. Now at the time it happened I did not know what had hit me until I got the boat shut down and turned on the lights and it looked like I had been shot because there was blood everywhere and then I seen the bat parts in the floor. Anyway it hurt like you know what and not too sure I didn't crak a rib or something. This was 12 or so years ago and I still have a tender spot there that hurts once in awhile. They do eat a lot of mosquitos though.
mosouthpaw Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 it sounds like youre attracting bugs, in turn attracting bats. Dont attract the bugs and the bats probably wont be drawn to your boat. i dont mind bats, they eat bugs like pac-man eats dots.
Dutch Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 Put a couple of thermacells in your boat to keep the bugs away and the bats should not be there either.
Whack'emGood Posted July 11, 2008 Author Posted July 11, 2008 I don't know how we're attracting bugs. We don't leave our lights on or anything like that. I guess a guy just attracts mosquitoes just by having skin though. I don't mind the bats being around me, per se, its just that they attack your line while you are trying to fish. Now that is good reasoning Dutch!! I didn't think about that. Kill two birds (well, kind of-- birds ) with one stone! "Success builds confidence, and you have to learn to trust your instincts and forget about fishing the way a tournament is supposed to be won. I'm going to fish my style and make it work for me." -KEVIN VANDAM "Confidence is the best lure in your tackle box." -GERALD SWINDLE "A-Rig? Thanks, but no thanks. If I can't catch them on the conventional tackle that I already use, then I guess I just can't catch them." -LK (WHACK'EM)
bassman1308 Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 I used to fish a lot of all nighters, 7 PM tp 7 AM. On nights when bites were few & far between, bats hitting my line helped keep me alert. That and loud rock music. Sounds exciting doesn't it.
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