re: My Led Light Bar came in the mail

how is the white light with bugs? every thought to use yellow to not attract as many?

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how is the white light with bugs? every thought to use yellow to not attract as many?

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I didn't notice much. The side lights aren't used when running, just when a we have a frog or looking for something in the bottom of the boat or getting ready, etc. I've only been the drive so the spotlight doesn't affect me

My headlamp is always the problem with bugs in my face. And most of my handheld spotlights (non-led) are more yellow light, it doesn't make a difference, if it's on you're gonna have bugs around you. Lots of off is the best answer here.

The LED floods for bowfishing are gonna have yellow tinted film stuck over the lenses though, to penetrate murky water better/cut down on glare.

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29,000 lumens

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Is that max or actual out-the-front rating? I picked up a Fenix PD35 on sale and that thing pumps out 960 OTF lumens on its highest setting and will hurt your eyes if you catch some glare from it at night. 29,000? Might bring in a UFO...

For those that are mounting lights inside the boat.

Use red or blue lights. Those colors don't blow out your night vision as bad as white or yellow.

OP, that is a lot of light. Wonder how good it will be in fog.

You are right about red light and the bugs...here's my boat

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How did u mount that hydro turf?

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Bought it from gator trax, it has 3m backing on it and got a can of 3m 90 hi strength spray adhesive from them as well. They use both when they mount on their boats. Cleaned surfaces really well with acetone and some other solvent, followed instructions on can, sprayed on, laid down. Pre cut everything first to make sure it fit. Used a rolling pin to apply even pressure to everything after (3m backing is pressure activated adhesive)

All in all it wasn't very difficult. Stuff was like right over 100 bucks a sheet though. Took 2 sheets to do the boat. Spray adhesive was 20 bucks (cheaper than it is online).

And the sheets themselves, gator trax has 4 colors. The pattern we have is called duck grass I believe. It's the only camo they have that comes in sheets that size. It's actually cheaper from gator trax than it is ordering straight from hydroturf, at least for a camo pattern. You have to go to BFE springfield to pick it up, but it's cheaper.

where did u get the led light bar? how much?

Thats the problem with lumen ratings, there is no standardized industry practice. I'm sure it will still be really bright.

I actually don't remember which we got. But I'm assuming it's the 36w one. It's definitely 12 LED. I think it's spotlight only, not spot/flood combo. But it still lights up a pretty substantial area. I can see both banks and pretty far ahead, enough to run full throttle at night with no issues. 2 of these bad boys would be more light than I could ever need on something that goes 25 mph