Let's talk about night fishing with lights......

I noticed the thread down below about pullin cranks at night. I was wondering if any of yall have did the floating or submersible light thing for crappie at night?
Before we go any further, yes I have watched the you tube videos on it and I have used the search engine of this site and found a few things about it. But, most everything I have seen is from guys out-of-state using this technique. Surely some of you have tried this here in Mississippi, especially in the summer months.
If you have, I would like to hear from you.
Tell us about your setup, what baits are best, what times are best, etc.
No, I don't want to know where your honey hole is, just some basics to get started.
Thanks

Well.....The best light that you can use is a Reel-Lite. I prefer the green ones....bigger is best. I have been using the 612 LED but recently got a 714 LED. I suspend my lights 4 to 5 ft. deep below the surface and I fish live bait ( minnows) just outside the edge of the light ring. I set up either in the mouth of a cove or just off of a point where it drops off into deeper water. If you do not have bait fish and other fish coming into the light in 30 minutes.....pull up anchor and go try another spot.

Reel-lites all the way, cant wait to get mine. Let them sit for about and hour and it should be crawling with minnows. I night fish around late summer early fall

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Originally Posted by "G"

Well.....The best light that you can use is a Reel-Lite. I prefer the green ones....bigger is best. I have been using the 612 LED but recently got a 714 LED. I suspend my lights 4 to 5 ft. deep below the surface and I fish live bait ( minnows) just outside the edge of the light ring. I set up either in the mouth of a cove or just off of a point where it drops off into deeper water. If you do not have bait fish and other fish coming into the light in 30 minutes.....pull up anchor and go try another spot.

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I looked at bass pro and cabelas and couldn't find a "reel-lite". Where did you get yours?
Also, do you tightline or use slip corks around these lights?
How deep do you fish? Do you fish up by the lights or down deeper?

Click on the web link in Gs signature, Bob has the best and price is good too.

Duck......look at my signature.....there is a link there for Reel-Lites just click on it. I use slip corks. Like I said before.....I fish the area just out side of the light ring and catch the fish as they are moving into the light to get the baitfish. I usually set my corks the same depth as the light 4 to 5 ft.

Thanks for the nice comments about Reel Lites

Not getting rich, just enjoy building them and reading the e-mails.
On the phone couple hours each day, exchanging ideas on the
concept of night fishing. Talking to customers from all over the world
is my highlight of my day and week(s)

If you have not read what others are saying about the lights, take
a few minutes and read some on this form........

$139.00 for the 714 led?!?! Did I read that right? Man, I was expecting $30......
Do you use 2 lites per boat or just one??

You can use just one.... I used a smaller light for awhile then moved up to a 408 LED and now I use a 612 and a 714. They are good lights nearly indestructable, and have a great warranty on them.

I've heard of people using them in the boat for a light also. Which one would be better at keeping bugs away?

The green works best for fishing and keeping bugs away. Another thing about the Reel-Lite is.....all LED's so the light does not get hot and also a very low amp draw so you don't have to worry about running down your boat battery.

[QUOTE=duck38866;1935445]I noticed the thread down below about pullin cranks at night. I was wondering if any of yall have did the floating or submersible light thing for crappie at night?
Before we go any further, yes I have watched the you tube videos on it and I have used the search engine of this site and found a few things about it. But, most everything I have seen is from guys out-of-state using this technique. Surely some of you have tried this here in Mississippi, especially in the summer months.
If you have, I would like to hear from you.
Tell us about your setup, what baits are best, what times are best, etc.
No, I don't want to know where your honey hole is, just some basics to get started.
Thanks[/QUOTE

This is a thread from SC, but if you have not read it, it is one of the best on the subject.
The night was coming on fast as I picked up my fishing partner Gary Kunes at his dock and we set out for a night of Lake Wylie

Planning on trying it myself this summer.
SeaRay

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Originally Posted by duck38866

$139.00 for the 714 led?!?! Did I read that right? Man, I was expecting $30......
Do you use 2 lites per boat or just one??

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Read thru the testimonials somewhere customer mentiones that these are not Walmart lights
it takes 23 parts to build one............which will last you 17 + years
with 180 day money back and 2 year warranty.............nobody on the market makes
such an offer.

One of the larger lights is more than adquate.

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Originally Posted by Spawn

Reel-lites all the way, cant wait to get mine. Let them sit for about and hour and it should be crawling with minnows. I night fish around late summer early fall

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wouldn't that be past your bet time:cheers2

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Originally Posted by Bob # 1

Thanks for the nice comments about Reel Lites

Not getting rich, just enjoy building them and reading the e-mails.
On the phone couple hours each day, exchanging ideas on the
concept of night fishing. Talking to customers from all over the world
is my highlight of my day and week(s)

If you have not read what others are saying about the lights, take
a few minutes and read some on this form........

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I do not have the patience or the boats that all you fellows have.but I do hag some dock and bank fishing reel lines. One day I will have a dock too but that is another story. Typically I go fishing about three am and put the lights in the water by about three thirty. By four thirty the minnows have been attracted to the reel lines and I just toss a slip bobbers rig in the area knowing Crappies are lurking nearby. I unplug by reel lines at daybreak but I am convinced they work well. Usually by then I have at least six crappies over twelve inches in the cooler and am a happy man. By ten I am heading home for a day of "honey do" chores.

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Originally Posted by "G"

You can use just one.... I used a smaller light for awhile then moved up to a 408 LED and now I use a 612 and a 714. They are good lights nearly indestructable, and have a great warranty on them.

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Do you drop the lights right below the boat or is there a way to get them out away from the boat a little ways??

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Originally Posted by duck38866

Do you drop the lights right below the boat or is there a way to get them out away from the boat a little ways??

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You could use an old rod, fiberglass trolling pole or piece of PVC stuck in rod holder as far out as you want to reach.

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Originally Posted by KDAVID1

wouldn't that be past your bet time:cheers2

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Nah she lets me go, as long as i dont break her stuff. Remind you of anyone david.. you know? Lol

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Originally Posted by Spawn

Nah she lets me go, as long as i dont break her stuff. Remind you of anyone david.. you know? Lol

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RoflRoflRoflRofl touche'

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Originally Posted by shipahoy41

I do not have the patience or the boats that all you fellows have.but I do hag some dock and bank fishing reel lines. One day I will have a dock too but that is another story. Typically I go fishing about three am and put the lights in the water by about three thirty. By four thirty the minnows have been attracted to the reel lines and I just toss a slip bobbers rig in the area knowing Crappies are lurking nearby. I unplug by reel lines at daybreak but I am convinced they work well. Usually by then I have at least six crappies over twelve inches in the cooler and am a happy man. By ten I am heading home for a day of "honey do" chores.

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That soulds good to me!

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Heck, what ya need lights fer?

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Why shoot, they even get brighter after dark.

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Wannabe...

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Originally Posted by duck38866

Do you drop the lights right below the boat or is there a way to get them out away from the boat a little ways??

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I drop mine right at the side of the boat....one at the front and one at the back. If I just had one light Iwould drop it off midway down the side of the boat. Some people use a piece of swimming pool noodle as a float and float them out from the boat. These lights have a long cord where you can do that or you can even float one out from the bank. Most of your cheaper lights have short cords. You can get these lights like you want them with battery clips or with a cigarette lighter type plug on them.

Rumor has it that Bay Springs is a very good lake to do this, strictly rumor though ;) drop your light over a deep brush pile, sit back and wait for the swarm of bait fish, then have a blast! Sometimes it's amazing just how many bait fish show up.

Wayne....Bay Springs would be great for it.....that water is so clear the baitfish and the fish could see the light for a long ways.

Shouldnt need a light up there, does Bay Springs have all the dock lights like Pickwick does. We used to catch smally's around the docks at night.

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Originally Posted by Rees Guide

Shouldnt need a light up there, does Bay Springs have all the dock lights like Pickwick does. We used to catch smally's around the docks at night.

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No docks on Bay Springs like pickwick, it's a dark sucker out there! I took a couple guys out there last summer and they couldn't fish for watching the millions of minnows. We usually throw out some catfish jugs when we get there, catch crappie til dawn the chase the catfish down, big fun!

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Originally Posted by Rees Guide

Shouldnt need a light up there, does Bay Springs have all the dock lights like Pickwick does. We used to catch smally's around the docks at night.

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Assuming again

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Originally Posted by "G"

Assuming again

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Yeah, guess so. Never been on Bay Springs bit one time a long time ago. Always thought of it like Pickwick and the crappie may not be caught at Pickwick around the docks like the smally's are.

i have been testing the "reel lites" for over a year. i cant say enough about them! all kinds of waters water clearity. all kinds of fish too! not just crappie i have caught bass, gills, walleye, channel catfish, flathead catfish,, perch. they dont draw bugs, they dont get hot, they dont run down your batt., they dont have to be in the water, they work great in the shop or yard or tail gate, they are very shock resistant, 17year burn life on the eliments......................list goes on and on. they simply do everything your current fishing lights do pluss a lot more and a lot better!!!!!! the best lights i have used in a lifetime of fishing over lights.

Well boys, it's like this. Reel Lights compared to any other light is like comparing Fillet Minion to hot dogs. Try the rest, spend money on insufficient lights, then try the best. You won't find a better light than Reel Lights, or a better guarantee, or a more honest man to deal with. Get yourself a reel light and be done with it...

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Originally Posted by crappie 1

well boys, it's like this. Reel lights compared to any other light is like comparing fillet minion to hot dogs. Try the rest, spend money on insufficient lights, then try the best. You won't find a better light than reel lights, or a better guarantee, or a more honest man to deal with. Get yourself a reel light and be done with it...

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amen

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Originally Posted by Crappie 1

Well boys, it's like this. Reel Lights compared to any other light is like comparing Fillet Minion to hot dogs. Try the rest, spend money on insufficient lights, then try the best. You won't find a better light than Reel Lights, or a better guarantee, or a more honest man to deal with. Get yourself a reel light and be done with it...

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Nuff said, ifn this gentleman says it you can believe it. Dealt with him recently and cant say enuff good about him and will be doing business with Bob reel soon.i

And guys...Bob furnishes one of these lights for a door prize at all of our Spring and Fall camps......lets do business with the man that supports us.

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Originally Posted by "G"

And guys...Bob furnishes one of these lights for a door prize at all of our Spring and Fall camps......lets do business with the man that supports us.

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Here!!Here!!