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Opinions on kind of light for dock fishing
Posted on 10/21/18 at 11:29 pm
Posted on 10/21/18 at 11:29 pm
Can anybody help me with what kind of floodlights are the best to attach on the end of a pier to cast light out into the water for attracting Trout and reds? I have some cheap LED flood lights right now and they work but not as well as I would like. They don’t seem to penetrate the water very well. Is halogen better? I don’t know much about this field so need a little help. What kinds of lights are on oil rigs shining down into
The water such as the Mardi Gras rig? Because those things attract the hell out of the fish!
The water such as the Mardi Gras rig? Because those things attract the hell out of the fish!
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Posted on 10/22/18 at 6:35 am to lodgedup
You want underwater lights
Posted on 10/22/18 at 6:55 am to wickowick
I like fishing the green underwater lights, but the fish seem to spook a lot easier than one above water. It's cool pulling up and seeing them swimming around it though.
I catch the most from the halogen lights pointed almost straight down.
I catch the most from the halogen lights pointed almost straight down.
This post was edited on 10/22/18 at 6:57 am
Posted on 10/22/18 at 7:09 am to speckledawg
I’m with you on the underwater lights.
They’re better if you want to see fish, and no doubt attract fish, but the above the water halogen lights are better if you wanna catch fish.
And if the water is somewhat shallow you have to worry about running over the light and cable or getting a hook it in the cable.
They’re better if you want to see fish, and no doubt attract fish, but the above the water halogen lights are better if you wanna catch fish.
And if the water is somewhat shallow you have to worry about running over the light and cable or getting a hook it in the cable.
Posted on 10/22/18 at 7:16 am to lodgedup
Bojo lights.
Bojo Fish lights. They have a string strimmer like deal that knocks bugs down onto the water.
Bojo Fish lights. They have a string strimmer like deal that knocks bugs down onto the water.
Posted on 10/22/18 at 9:03 am to lodgedup
Most of the lights on the private piers and all on the public fishing piers at Grand Isle are the yellow lights, I believe that they are sodium but not so sure. That is what you see on the rigs.
Posted on 10/22/18 at 9:42 am to WPBTiger
Have a green monster off the end of our dock at Bruin. Have done well on the striped, largemouth, gar, perch, etc off that light.
Posted on 10/22/18 at 11:15 am to lodgedup
Better make sure the lodge has a second generator out there to power those bad boys.
Posted on 10/22/18 at 4:34 pm to AlxTgr
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Bojo Fish lights
Wow what horse shite. Maybe this is how freshwater works but not salt. Lights attract plankton which attracts shrimp and baitfish. This is a freaking weed eater, not a light.
Posted on 10/22/18 at 5:01 pm to djrunner
quote:while I agree with you there's no need to get ugly...
Wow what horse shite
for salt water the above water lights seem to work the best...in freshwater lakes and oxbows with little current the underwater lights do well...
Posted on 10/22/18 at 7:33 pm to djrunner
Posted on 10/23/18 at 9:19 am to farad
It can’t be understated that there’s no way I’d put an above water light on my own dock just because of bugs. Unless your dock is big enough to have the light away from you 20-30 yards.
I don’t know about which is more effective, but if your water is decently clear there are underwater lights that will throw a beam 50 ft. If your water is dirty then you will certainly have problems. But I’d also do LEDs over halogens for the bulb life and electric savings. Halogens are going to cost exponentially more to run.
I don’t know about which is more effective, but if your water is decently clear there are underwater lights that will throw a beam 50 ft. If your water is dirty then you will certainly have problems. But I’d also do LEDs over halogens for the bulb life and electric savings. Halogens are going to cost exponentially more to run.
Posted on 10/23/18 at 11:23 am to lodgedup
not sure about salt water... but we absolutely smoke the crappie with fish vector green lights.
Posted on 10/23/18 at 12:05 pm to lodgedup
High pressure sodium lights.
Posted on 10/23/18 at 8:18 pm to JAB528
Halide is what most use on lake Catherine rigolets area...
they may be the same thing or close to it
Edit to add:
they aren't
Both Metal Halide and High Pressure Sodium bulbs are part of the HID family of bulbs. The primary visual difference between them is that metal halide light is white and the light emitted from a High Pressure Sodium bulb is amber orange. These bulbs cannot be interchanged without changing their ballast.
they may be the same thing or close to it
Edit to add:
they aren't
Both Metal Halide and High Pressure Sodium bulbs are part of the HID family of bulbs. The primary visual difference between them is that metal halide light is white and the light emitted from a High Pressure Sodium bulb is amber orange. These bulbs cannot be interchanged without changing their ballast.
This post was edited on 10/23/18 at 8:22 pm
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