Hey guys I’m new to the whole gigging and bowfishing hobby. I’m looking to run 8 50w led lights or 4 100w lights on my 16 foot boat but I don’t know what’s better for our saltwater for penetration is the lights that have a more of a yellow tint or the one that are more of a white light? Thanks in advance y’all
you running batteries or genny? I have 6 30W and get about 6-7 hours run time on 2 31 series they are plenty bright. They put out as much light as a 300 halogen. My lights are “warm white” the brighter white you go the more reflection you get off of crap in the water and pollen on top but they are great for clear water. It can be argued up and down what lights are better for what but when the water is muddy it doesn’t much matter what you have. The “best” lights I have shot over were high pressure sodium’s and they make carp look orange and almost stand out in the dirty waters catfish still look like grey blobs. The draw back is you need a lot of power to run the lights. http://www.customfitzled.com/store/index.php?route=product/category&path=59 I bought mine from this guy - had them for 3 years with no issues.
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I’m going to run a little 900 watt genny I can get my led light cheaper in ac then dc
i have some of the 4 ft led lights from fishinglightsetc.com run them off a deep cycle battery and run for about 5 hrs no problem. they are a warm white with very little yellow tint and they work great, especially in clear clear water.
New led light setup…
dang you people spend a ton of money on those LED lights. I’ll take my $12, 500watt halogens, that crap is to rich for my blood
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prices are not bad on amazon.
what would a dunk in the salt do for those $12 lights though 
I do pay for the leds i run and they arent cheap but not having to scream over the roar of a gen and putting gas in that thing plus bulbs in the halogens…it all adds up
to the original question i have found the clearer the water the brighter you can go on the light but if it gets mud or pollen/ick on top the yellow hues shine out. The guy that makes my lights do them in white bright white yellow and green
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Originally posted by HereFisheeeFisheeeNew led light setup…
I like those. Where did you get them and how much?
I got them on amazon. $75/light but there are cheaper ones. be running a test to see how long they’ll last on battery.
Wonder how several of those lights “spread out around a boat” would work for striper fishing at night.
Where did you buy those lights and what is the brNd name?
lights are made by extreme off road lighting and bought them on amazon…lots of different light and hues for whatever your ideas are just search for LED light bar
Well here is my setup
This was from last night
dude hit your flounder further up. just behind the eye is ideal
The difference in the LED light bars is enormous when it comes to power draw. The cheaper lights will burn up batteries QUICKLY. The more expensive lights draw less and will make your batteries last longer.
You get what you pay for with LED light bars for sure.
If you insist on cheaper ones, do yourself a favor and take them apart when they’re new, and apply some black weatherstrip adhesive or gasket maker on the seal and put them back together.
I have since quit gigging from the boat. It’s much more fun and relaxing to walk and stick 'em…
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what kind of visiblity do you get with the light bars
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Originally posted by Jlbhunter12what kind of visiblity do you get with the light bars
That all is dependent on the color of the light and the color of the water. When the water is really clear, the bright white LED’s work great, but as the water gets muddy/stained some of that light is reflected back to you…making it harder to see. A yellow-ish light works well in dirty water.
Some companies make filters (plastic lenses) to put over the bars to change the colors, might be a good idea to try with yellow or green or something else even.
Just remember, these lights are being made CHEAPLY. You will get what you pay for…and those nice expensive light bars will really show their quality when exposed to the salt for a while. So don’t cheap out on them if you’re going to use them for this kind of stuff.
For UNDER water (see my picture above) the bright white seems to work well even in muddy/stained water.
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My opinion is to go with something on the warm white end of the spectrum. Like many people have said, they’ll help a lot if you get into stained water. The thing is, they won’t really hurt much in clear water. Just give it a yellowish tint. We opted for high pressure sodium on our bowfishing rig and I love them even in clear water and they’re very yellow
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