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So I've been working 70 to 80hrs a week lately and am hunting for spare time to fish, at a local lake I fish and veteran angler told Me the night bite was on! so I am debating on doing some night fishing, I know guys normally use flouresent line and from what I read a Green submersible light is the prefered color. So now I am looking for advise on a quality light? I like to buy things once so a durable quality light is what I'm looking for.
Quality can be defined many ways. I have a quality green flourescent submersible light I bought from Academy for $20 and have had it for over a year without any issues. I use it a lot too. Academy - Optronics® NightBlaster® Fish-N-Lite Fluorescent Fishing Light
You can buy more expensive lights if you prefer but IMHO it is a waste of money.
I also have LED lights around the outside of my boat and they work as well if not better sometimes than the submersible light.
If you really want the best I know what that is. It's the brightest and as far as I have seen, made the best. I have one and it will blow any light I have ever seen away. It uses Cree LED's and they are the brightest and best LED's in the world and made in the USA!
I put it against a light that had 960 LED's and mine with 30 LED's was so much brighter that it was no contest! It's no where near the $20 type though, but the one with 960 LED's was about the same price as the one I bought and kept.
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kind of light would be up to you and your wallet. all will draw minnows. i would however suggest a white light. with a white light, you can make it any color you wish, with some wrap.
I had forgotten to mention I bought a light from BPS similar to the one Kickingback posted but it quit working soon after I bought it. Also the previous owner of my boat gave me one, that is very dim, it also came from BPS, so I am starting to believe You get what You pay for. The Loomislead look good i may consider the 16 led model for $120 if I cant find any thing else.
I have done a lot of reading (some call it lurking I call it learning) on this forum and there are tons of ideas about fishing lights. A while back somebody referenced making a great light for Pennys on the dollar. I searched for led lights in the search box and was able to find it again. Great play by play how to. If you have time to mess with it ya may want to consider making your own or check with the original poster of that to see if he would sell you one.
You ask for the best and I believe that is it. It's made so very strong and tough! Also you can't buy Cree LED's cheap, but you also can't get a brighter one! I am sure 16 of that LED will be brighter than anything else on the market!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom 513
i have this one Submersible Underwater 210 LED Green Night Fishing Light Boat Pier Dock | eBay its super bright. i just hooked it up to my car battery and i can honestly see it from down the road (at night time). its made to be tough and the cord for the power on the leds is actually thicker than the cord on my microwave. made well just trying to figure out a portable battery option for taking it on the bank when i cant go out on a boat
Thanks for the posts guys, and I am in the market for a sub light as well. I have heard good reviews on Hydroglow and Alumiglow lights, but the 24" models for both are around $130. The required brightness is relative depending on where you fish. Brighter is probably better as a rule, but if you fish where there is good water clarity without algae blooms and silt, you could probably save some $$$ on a smaller model.
I have a homemade 2ft led,sort of like the hydra glow,i used it friday night worked great,saturday night i went with a friend who had a hydroglow and it worked great and was very bright as well.
I have used 4 different types. My favorite that I have used is the 2' version of the greenlightman light on ebay
24" Green Fish Light Night Fishing Submersible 2 Ft | eBay
I like that the weight is built in so it sinks with the top white part sticking up like a bobber (don't have to tie weight onto the light).
Hey guys,
I spent most of the day yesterday researching sub lights on this site as well as other fishing forums and manufacturer's websites. There are really 2 approaches for deciding on what light you want. Either purchase a light (from the dozens of reviews I read you ABSOLUTELY get what you pay for on these things) or DIY. There are instructions for building your own on this site and other places on the web, and given the time and confidence in your ability to use simple tools and understand basic electronics for some this is an excellent route.
Personally, while I have the technical skill and knowledge, i don't have the time or desire to build a unit on my own which given my luck would likely require multiple trips to hardware stores and then ultimately fail and aggravate the heck out of me. For these types of things I prefer to leverage others' real world experience, expertise, testing, and error-proofing. Moreover, even the best DIY kits out there are only $50-60 cheaper than the recommended units once you figure in your time, gas, and potential re-work. For me the extra $50-60 is a pretty cheap insurance policy/warranty.
After several hours of investigation and reading product reviews, my manufacturer choice came down to either the Hydroglow or the Alumiglow. Also, there are dozens of copy cats out there on YouTube and across the web, but the Hydroglow is recommended by many tourney anglers and professionals and has been around for quite a few years and the Alumiglow is also receiving rave reviews. However, IMO, the Alumiglow comes with the following benefits that give it the edge over the Hydroglow:
1. Durability- Aluminum construction is bullet proof, and for the accident prone angler (like me) these things have superior strength and wont break if you drop them out of the truck bed or throw a tackle box on top of them.
2. Light production- The Alumiglow's 4 sided LED architecture puts out 2,400 lumens compared to 3 sides on the Hydroglow at 2,000 lumens. In the stained water I typically fish in Iowa, this extra brightness is very important.
3. Power- The Alumiglow comes with Quick detachable alligator clips or 12 volt connections. For me, I should be able to plug it right into my battery box's built-in breaker-enabled 12 volt socket.
4. Stability- The Alumiglow is internally weighted and does not require additional snap on weights
5. Price- The 24" Alumiglow retails (Cabelas) for $129 vs. the 24" Hydroglow for $139
I hope to purchase an Alumiglow in the next couple weeks, and will follow-up on this thread with performance information and some pics.
Good luck and tight lines!
joe
I have a Q-Beam Starfire 2. It puts out 250k candlepower or 3,142,500 lumen. It has its drawbacks. Glass(pyrex) housing, 4 amp draw and white light. The white light I solved by making a shield from a milk jug siliconed to the cord and painted with a thin green. On the plus side, it makes a light pool that surrounds the boat so everyone on the boat can fish the edges of the pool and it was only $25.
Thanks for all the help Guys, CRIA1576 it sounds like You have done more research that I, I looked at both the Hydroglow and the Alumiglow, the biggest differance that I noticed was the amp draw, the Alumiglow drwas 2.5amps and the Hydroglow only .5 amps which could be important for Me, I was hoping to run the light off of my trolling motor battery vs. having a seperate battery if that is possable. iZ run a 12v trolling motor with one starting batt and one battery for the trolling motor, in the future I my run two batterys in parralel for the trolling motor or if funds allow go to a 24 volt set up, but for now the single battery for trolling is ok.
Within the last few weeks I have built a 2' white and green LED light tubes. I just finished the green tube last night however, I have used the white one several times with great success. I can't speak for the green one yet but the white one is water proof and they are completly submersible to whatever depth I decide. They will run off of a 12v.
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Nice lights,are gonna make any to sell?
To be honest I haven't tought about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLARUE
Check out fishinglightsetc.com before you decide what light you want.I have the super bright L.E.D in the 24'' green,I don't know how you could get a better light for the money. You won't be disappointed with that light. Boch