glowing night time marker buoys

[bass or bass?]

I like to fish for flathead and channel catfish at night. While casting for bass and stripers during the day I spot some awesome looking catfish habitat. The problem is finding those spots again after dark. Here's the solution I came up with. Marker buoys that glow in the dark! For each of these buoys you will need a 1 gallon water jug, an empty fishing line spool (the type that hold 330 yards of 12 pound test line), a stainless steel 2 1/2 long "x1/4" diameter "eye" bolt, 2 stainless steel fender washers, a stainless steel 1/4" nut, some nylon surveyors twine, I used chartreuse color line, a snap glow stick, and a marker buoy weight, the lead ribbon type.
Start with a 1 gallon plastic water jug. Drill a 1/4" hole in the cap. Use stainless steel fender washers large enough to fit inside the cap and still screw it on . You also need a 1/4" diameter stainless steel "eye" bold with a 2 1/2" shank. Apply a thin film of silicone sealant to a fender washer and place it on the outside of the cap, pass the "eye" bolt through the fishing line spool, then the first washer and the cap. Apply silicone to the other washer and slip it on the shaft of the bolt on the inside of the cap, add a nut and tighten. Fill the line spool with your colored surveyors line and tie on the marker buoy weight. Wrap it around the line on the spool to keep the line from coming off the spool.
When ready to mark a spot you want to fish after dark, snap a glow stick, place it in the jug, screw on the cap, and toss it overboard. Most glow sticks work for at least 8 hours. Your jug will light up from the stick making finding your spot in the dark easy. I keep 3 of these marker buoys in my boat to mark my catfish spots.
Now , go get those cats!

I never thought of doing that! That would work for walleye and bass spots, too! My night fishing is limited, but many times I've wandered aimlessly looking for that sunken weedbed, hump, or feeding shelf that I knew was there somewhere! Marking them in the evening would certainly be easier! Thanks! Best---- JoeW

[bass or bass?]

You can even use different colored glow sticks to designate primary and secondary spots, or different underwater structure, habitat, etc.

[RAK]

I will have to try this method. Sounds like a very good method...

[dugger]

Great for jug lines too, good Idea for markers