Flounder Boat Lights

[daddyjaxxs]

I will be lighting it up at midnight 146 dickinson biyu brdg!!! Wind gona slack then

[Krazichink]

where can you purchase the strip LED? what's the cost? Thanks

[PlashLights]

LED Lights for Flounder Fishing



To summerize the thread and the question about their lights vs. ours....

-Their underwater lights look good. If I was wading with an intertube and a battery and I wanted an underwater light I would try theirs or just get some flexible strip lights (IP68 rated) and mount them on to a pole or the intertube. Options are pretty much limited to your imagination.

- For a boat application, I think that an underwater light bar is not practical (it would slow you down, get caught in grass, run a ground, etc. etc.). A LED thru hull would be best, but those can be very very expensive($250 -1500 each and you would need alot of them). That leaves us with a light from the surface mounted to the boat . This helps with navigation and does not obstruct any part of the vessel.

As for if LED's are good for penetrating the water... same as any other light, but becase of the amount of light output and the fact that they are ran off 12V , it makes LED the most practical. Plus there is no warm up time, flickering, or potential for braking the bulbs. Sometimes it doesn't matter how much light you have if the surface is choppy and the water is silty. See attached pictures for clarity.



I have not been floundering but I have been bowfishing a lot this year. Last time I was out on the Guadalupe a large aluminum boat was out there as well. It had an elevated center console, fan, generator, halogen lights, etc. It was a flounder boat, as good as it gets in the past. Long story short, 1 guy jumped on my little boat and the other 2 ran next to me to utilize my lights, all ran off an independent battery, stealth mode.

I recommend the flood beam pattern for floundering/bowfishing. Spot for long distance/navigation.

[justogm]

I bought the light from fishing lights.com and I love it it shines very well on the water. The only thing is that is that you may need two. Every time we have gone out the water has not been very clear

[fishinganimal]

I'm in the lighting business and I have compared the LED versus Halogen and Fluorescent and I seem to like the Halogen the best for water penetration. LED's are so brite the reflect off of the surface. Great in clear water which we usually don't have but too much reflection and not enough penetration with stained water. It won't be long till the LED craze slows down and the prices get right. I walk when I gig and I use a hand held 13W 12V Halogen lamp in a Exterior Emergency Fixture (Frog-Eye) Weighs about 1 lb. PM me if you need instructions to make one.

[fishinganimal]

My buddy has Halogen Headlights (High Beams) on his flounder rig mounted in a wallpack fixture. They work great.

[FishNette]

The biggest attraction I have to LED lights is the low amp draw. If I put enough halogen lights on my boat to do the job, they would have a 40+ amp draw.

[WestEndAngler]

The biggest attraction I have to LED lights is the low amp draw. If I put enough halogen lights on my boat to do the job, they would have a 40+ amp draw.

Yeah they have a low amp draw which is nice.

[fishinganimal]

Based on the setup in the boat IE Alternator or Batteries thats how to base your decision. LED def draws less and is long life 50k hrs with a slow reduction in lumens. Another note LED's do not like alot of vibration. Could shorten the lifespan some. The main thing would be cost up front for LED. Maybe there is a tax break for the LED for less Energy Use!!!!!!!!!!!! I have access to a parking garage fixture thats 64W or 96W Equal to 400W Metal Halide . 16" Dia. This would be a site. Look like a UFO hangin off the bow!!! Heck I just need to get out there with my $20 light and smoke em!!!

[PlashLights]

LED's & Vibration

I JUST HAVE TO ADD IN MY 2 CENTS ABOUT " LED'S DO NOT LIKE VIBRATION".

That is completely incorrect.

To elaborate: LEDs are tiny semiconductors encapsulated in plastic which protects their
components and helps to focus the light. Incandescent creates light by the use of a filament. When power is applied, the filament glows and generates heat ~which in turn
produces light. LEDs are just the opposite. LEDs create light through a "cold process". When power is applied to semiconductors
(usually gallium, asenic and phosphorous), they"re stimulated by the movement of electrons, this creating photons. Photons are the
light that is visibly seen by humans. There are not any internal components that can feasibly break. Unlike a halogen that has a filament which is very delicate or a florescent that is only as strong as the glass that houses it.


To top off LED's being more durable than any of the competition, our LED's are housed in either an IP67 or IP68 approved, milled aluminum housing with either tempered glass or polycarbonate for the lens. All of our lights are tested, completely submerged underwater, for 30 minutes while the lights are on. While we do not warrant or recommend this to our customers, I feel that it is satisfying to know that the just in case scenario is covered.

[fishinganimal]

I am not doubting your products are manufactured well and well aware of the processes. We produce our own products as well for commercial applications and have had issues with fixtures in areas with high vibration levels IE Parking garages. Generator areas.

[FishNette]

Got my LED lights mounted and will be completing the wiring this weekend. I'll post another pic Monday of them turned on at night.

[Curmudgeon]

Fishnette, the flounder are just gonna surrender when they see that thing coming at them!

[dbarham]

Re: Flounder Boat Lights

That's some serious chit there!! Great crafrtsmenship!!

[Shortystillsurfs]

That boat's come a long way. Sweet rig. Something I added to my boat that has been real helpfull was a set of lights right about where your beer holders are on the right side. Never realized how many fish were we missing. Seems like we saw them right before they got into the shadow. Allows you to get way off the shoreline too .