Cartag Catcher, this may seem like a silly question, but please remember that I'm starting from scratch here. When you say that you hang the lights over the side of the boat do you mean that they hang over the side and shine on the water or that they hang over the sides and then float in the water? What I'm wondering is whether the lights need to just illuminate the water surface or actually sit on the water to shine deeper into the water. Of course, we're not talking about much depth here, but I don't know if it makes any difference.

One more thing. What kind of electrical system are you guys running? Am I going to have to worry about adding batteries are something in order to light up the lake? I've got one 12v deep cycle battery that I use for trolling and starting Jonathon (my name for my Johnson), one small 12v battery that I use for my running lights and hummingbird, and one small 12v battery that runs nothing but the bilge pump. Can I wire the lights into one of them without much worry of draining the batter, or would I be better served to add another battery?