Many people think that a flashlight for underwater hunting only at night. But this is not so, because there are bodies of water with abundant amount of undergrowth, through which can not penetrate the sunlight, or you just need to investigate the pit or snag. Of course in the clear river water or lake in a transparent flashlight is not required, however, without a lantern you can not do in the muddy water or at night.
There is a huge selection of lights and you have to choose the lamp to your taste and preferences.
For a more enjoyable hunting lights need a headlamp, it will help you focus on the land at night. For these purposes, you can use any convenient flashlight.
Basic requirements for flashlight
Flashlight for spearfishing must first be waterproofed. Impermeability course is primarily dependent upon the proper care. Regularly check the lamp for damage, clean dust and dirt, and grease the ring.
lantern strength is dependent on the material from which it is made. Lamps which are exposed to strong pressure at depth, made of metal such as aluminum, titanium or even more simple lights are made of impact-resistant plastic.
For other important requirement underwater lights relates ergonomics. Flashlight should be convenient, that is, should not be too big and heavy, and should allow easy access to controls.
Lantern should have the tether to securely hold it in his hand and the gun mount. Some hunters like when the lamp is attached to the gun, while others argue that it is more convenient and more correct to hold a lantern in his hand. There are no specific rules, it all depends on you.
Lumen output is a very important element for the lights. Flashlight should be able to adjust the light, as is sometimes powerful light beam only scare the fish. lighting length should be no more than 2-3 meters.
In addition, the lamp must be easily switched on and off. Button lights are not always suitable as the pressure they can spontaneously turn on or off. The most popular and practical scheme swivel head flashlight.
Sometimes applied magnetic reed switches, but it is only on powerful devices with large current use. Not bad if the lamp has a fuse, because this will help in its spontaneous inclusion.
Sometimes it is helpful to use a mask lantern. When hunting, this lantern will only get in the way, creating unwanted glare before his eyes, so he turned off if necessary. But when you need to make the manipulation with the equipment or catch fish in the Cook, which requires the work of both hands of the hunter, the mask lantern will be indispensable.
Rechargeable flashlight for underwater hunting
These lights allow to operate the lamp in any environment for a long time, because they have good power and capacity of the power elements.
Such lights so as not to reduce their energy consumption, should be charged only on the condition that the battery was fully discharged.
There are of course, and lithium batteries, which have more power and do not lose their energy consumption if not properly charged, but these batteries are quite expensive.
It is advisable to buy the battery with an adapter for connection to the vehicle power supply, it will help recharge underwater flashlight battery during extended use.
Types Lantern
For spearfishing use halogen, LED or Xenon lamps.
Currently, halogen lamps are not used due to their high power consumption and short lifetime. In addition, the halogen lamp has such an unpleasant feature of how much heat. Flashlight on the included land may overheat and fail.
Unlike halogen lamp LED flashlight for underwater hunting has high performance with minimal power consumption.
Very powerful Xenon lights it. These lights provide powerful and directed a stream of light, these properties allow good flashlight to hunt at night or in the very murky water.
These lamps have a small power consumption, but they greatly insulated casing overheating, and in the absence of coolant such as water, may damage the housing and the lamp lens.
These lights are quite expensive. Xenon lights are advised to buy a professional divers with a high level of training.
Small tips on choosing and using torches
Testing and selection of underwater lights
Excellent underwater hunting, you can try fishing on the basis of Zavidovo, both day and night.