I was anchored 17 feet water we tryed fishing from 3 foot off the bottom right up to the lights we fished in the dark some and all so in the light some. Do you fish with are with out flots i had flots on all my poles.Thanks creeslick for your help i am new to this night fishing for crappie i have done a lot of night fishing fo cat fish but never with a light. I can see how the light works we had thounds of minnows around the light.On lake greeson in the summer there are so many ski boats and jet ski's you are crazy to try and fish in the day that is way i am trying to get this night fishing down.