Looking to give it a try, thinking about getting a Berkley Submersible Light. They sell a 100 lumens and 1000 lumens version. Just how bright of a light do you need? If I just get the 100 lumens will I wish I went ahead and bought the brighter one?
Printable View
Looking to give it a try, thinking about getting a Berkley Submersible Light. They sell a 100 lumens and 1000 lumens version. Just how bright of a light do you need? If I just get the 100 lumens will I wish I went ahead and bought the brighter one?
Going to depend on water clarity, depth, and how focused the lights are. I would highly recommend checking out this thread http://www.crappie.com/crappie/main-...crappie-light/ or there are a lot of other DIY light builds on youtube.
Considering at the lowest rated 5050 strip of LEDs on average gives out 430 lumens per meter, this 5M strip would potentially produce ~2100 lumens for $16 and some DIY parts. Plus this strip of LEDs is focused to a 120deg angle making them even brighter then the non focused 2100 lumen number.
Amazon.com: SUPERNIGHT 5-Meter Waterproof Flexible Color Changing RGB SMD5050 300 LEDs Light Strip Kit with 44 Key Remote and 12V 5A Power Supply: Musical Instruments
Reference: 5050 Flexible LED Strip - 30 LEDs per Meter, 60 LEDs per Meter and 120 LEDs per meter
My granddad caught a ton of fish with a Coleman lantern . :popcorn
I use the floating flounder lights bout 5' away from the boat. I also have a set of the green lights to
When y'all want to do nite stalk I'm ready weekend or during the weekQuote:
Originally Posted by ppowell
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Have caught em with all types of lights, one of the best that I have found that works is a clamp on light with 12 volt light bulb. It basically is personal preference that you find out that you like and works best for you.
I bet the light bulb works great but LEDs draw a fraction of power, my little battery will be thankful.
i just ordered this one .it's ip68 rated for full submersion
Supernight® Green Underwater IP68 Waterproof 5050 SMD 300LED 5M Light Strip | eBay
I don't think any submersible can compare to the old Coleman lanterns. Just something about them that other lights can't replace. To costly to try to use them now. Plus the bugs liked them too!:popcorn
I have seen Spotrunnin's set up and it works pretty darn good. :biggrin
I make my own lights too but I will say that even the LED's that are submersible do not hold up over the long haul if they get wet. The first light I made I did not quite get it 100% sealed so a little bit of water got inside. They corroded pretty bad and eventually quit working after less than a year. If you make them water-tight, like they need to be, then the standard LED's are fine. I'll post a pic of mine in the next day or so.
I use the same reflector light system with the 100 watt bulbs and they work great.
As far as how bright just remember the crappie will be hanging out at the edges of the light. So if it throws too big of an Circle it may be hard to reach the edges. I have white and green lights that I made. I like the green one a little better.
I made some last year that were a foot long. I put 4 one foot strip LEDs lights around and sandwich them between 1-1/4 piece of pvc pipe and the clear florencent light bulb protector. I used two, one on each side of the boat. I had good luck with them. This year I made a couple of 2 ft lights with 8 LEDs strips, I haven't used them yet.
Attachment 240853
There's a picture of the way I made mine. I did add about 8 oz of weigh to sink them
I like those lights. I though of making some to run around the bottom edge of my old - new to me pontoon. Two strips to shine on water and one strip facing slightly up for rod tips to light up. Still on drawing board. :dono I would do them in white led and still drop my star fires down.:banghead
Those of you that use inverters....why couldn't you use a battery charger hooked to the battery and then hook the charger on the battery. You'd never run out of power.
I tried a night fishing memorial day weekend. Discovered that my LED light attracts bugs, but not fish. just wonder how deep you guys put your light down?
Just under the water about 6-12 inches. How ever have seen some deeper. The object is to get the bait higher under your lights and then crappie move in and up. The longer in the water the fish will come right on up in the lights with the bait. As said sometimes they can be caught in the shadows of the light. When the bite slows down put a line out in the shadows and see what happens. It don't hurt to fish staggered rods long and short. Bugs are a little bad this year on Wylie too! Hope you get a boat load on your next trip.:highfive
I made 5 of these. They consist of one entire strip of LED's and the whole thing is roughly 30" long. They work pretty darn cool and cost about $25 to make.
Attachment 240950Attachment 240951