Soderbloom's Fish Bright

[McGurk]

Well, I have had enough of the black spot on the ice from my lantern. I have though about stringing up some LED lights, but I think I'm going to do the lantern thing (archaic, I know, but I already have the lantern) until I know how I want the LED light thing to go. I remembered a solution to this from last year, and after doing a little searching found it. Soderbloom makes a "plate" that mounts to your lantern and shines some of the light down instead of up. It doesn't block the light to the sides, so you'll still have plenty of light for seeing everything else. I ordered 2 for less than $30.00 taxed, and shipped to the door. Looking forward to using them, and just having the head lamp for backup.

Take a look at their site or here for some testimonials:

Northlander's Fish Bright post

[BIG DS]

YOu're absolutely right. They work awesome. I have had one for three years now and it stays on my lantern year around. I use it for camping and ice fishing and it does eliminate the black shadow under the lantern. I hang mine on the center bow in my Otter Lodge and it lights the whole thing perfectly.

[Northlander]

These are the real deal. Make sure you order the correct one and you will be very happy with the extra light. Take off the top, rest the fishbright on the globe and then rescrew the top on. If you have the right one it will work great. Problem is people order the wrong fishbrights.

When Im using my lantern the fishbright is always on it.

When you hang it the fishbright seems to deflect the heat down a bit as well.

Simple but very effective. www.soderbloom.com

[McGurk]

Yeah, I agree with the lantern choice offerings and possibly not getting the right one. I wish they would add the lantern #'s that work with the specific FishBright, instead of a rough guess. The diameter works OK, I guess. I ordered (2) of the FH-001, one for my 288 and one for my father in law's 5155.

[Orlip]

This does look like the ticket. I still have the old white gas lantern and have thinking about a propane lantern. Any thoughts ?? Pros or cons.

[BIG DS]

The only thought I would have on that one is that the propane lantern will not give off as much light as the white gas. The gas lantern probably will use the 4 7/8 fish bright and the propane ones pretty much all use the 4 1/2 in fish bright. I have both a propane and a white gas lantern, and I always choose the white gas because it is brighter and when it is cold I never have issues with the gas not coming out like you would with the 1lb cylinders. I fought with that once out on the lake and never again.

[McGurk]

I can't beleive it: I ordered these on Thursday morning and had a Speedee guy dropping it off this morning (Sat), for less than $3.00 shipping. Nice.

[BIG DS]

Wait til you get to use them now. You'll love 'em

[shorefisher]

One of the best things I have done was get one of these. Use way less fuel also

[Walterwontfalter]

If Soderbloom stops by here I was wondering if he has them in stock, I live close to him and would drop in and pick one up if I could.

[Surface Tension]

They work for tracking too. All that light gets directed toward the ground and shields the light from your eyes too.

[Orlip]

Just ordered mine. You cant drive to the store for as cheap as the shipping is.

[Northlander]

Walterwontfalter Jay has some all made up but is getting low. Call Soderblooms at 218-644-3392 and Jay will let ya know what he has left. Im sure he can make a few more up in just a couple days.

[Walterwontfalter]

I don't mind the shipping charge but I only live about 10 miles from him. In fact I'm driving by his place this morning and back this afternoon. Thought I'd stop by and look at some more of his products.

[Orlip]

Still waiting. From the reports on shipping I thought it would be here by now.

[Northlander]

Orlip e-mail me and I will see why you dont have them yet. Im assuming since this hit the site he has had a rush on orders for them and is making more. Did you call Jay to see?

218-644-3392 or www.soderbloom.com

[Orlip]

Ok

[Northlander]

Orlip it went out on the 17th I guess.

You should have it any time now.

[logon648]

Orlip If you have not received your Fish Brights yet please email or give me a call

218 644 3392

[email protected]

[art321]

As said, order the right one for your lantern. With that in mind, now to plug Jay's superior customer service. I ordered the wrong one and it arrived in just days. When I found it wouldn't fit I called him to see if I was doing something wrong. We deduced that it was the wrong one. I mailed it back and he shipped the right one back to me at no extra charge that very day. It arrived about 2 days after our conversation which allowed me to use it on the ice that weekend. They work great. No dark spot and you can turn the lantern down, thus saving fuel. Works great while camping and sitting at the picnic table playing cards at night.

[Orlip]

They arrived. Thanks

[McGurk]

Sorry to hear about the slow delivery, Orlip. I got mine out for the first time, and impressed is too small of a word. No more lantern-blindness, glows up jigs easier, and I can see down for the first time! Coleman should pay Jay whatever he wants, and make these come standard on all lanterns from now on (or at least modify the tops to do the same thing). If you don't have one; get one. It's like the lantern I wanted but never had.