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 Underwater LED lights
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05/15/24 05:19 PM
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Larry Copper
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My old light died and I'm looking to replace it for night fishing. Is there a minimum wattage or lumens that I should look for? Any advice for ones that you like or don't like? TIA
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Re: Underwater LED lights
[Re: Larry Copper]
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05/15/24 10:32 PM
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CrazyCrappieGuy
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Larry if you wanna be a good fisherman you need to get your post count up. 
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Re: Underwater LED lights
[Re: CrazyCrappieGuy]
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05/15/24 11:11 PM
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Larry Copper
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Larry if you wanna be a good fisherman you need to get your post count up. LOL, long time lurker. Just don't post much. I hunt a chitload more than I fish, but I'm trynna change that.
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Re: Underwater LED lights
[Re: Larry Copper]
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05/16/24 12:38 AM
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sexton
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I made mine from some pvc, speaker wire and a string of 12v LEDs I got off the Amazon. Trying to up my post count too…
LOC: Belton, TX
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Re: Underwater LED lights
[Re: Larry Copper]
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05/16/24 04:26 PM
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Larry Copper
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Well I went the cheap Amazon route. I've had luck with other LEDs from there before. I got the ones with the least reviews that said they died pretty quick. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08F9NGJN3/Will follow up with results since nobody on here apparently has any. 
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Re: Underwater LED lights
[Re: Larry Copper]
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05/16/24 05:38 PM
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CrazyCrappieGuy
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Isn’t night fishing just a good reason to kill a six pack?
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Re: Underwater LED lights
[Re: Larry Copper]
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05/16/24 05:43 PM
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Ken Gaby
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Might try a search on here. There have been a few discussions in the past about night lights for fishing.
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Re: Underwater LED lights
[Re: Ken Gaby]
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05/16/24 05:55 PM
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Larry Copper
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Isn’t night fishing just a good reason to kill a six pack? Not that I really need another reason, but it sure doesn't hurt! Might try a search on here. There have been a few discussions in the past about night lights for fishing. I did try, but maybe I should have looked on the entire forum and not just in this section. Thx, will do that.
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Re: Underwater LED lights
[Re: Larry Copper]
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05/17/24 01:38 AM
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sexton
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There’s a guy on the YouTube, Fishin N Stuff, that has a tutorial.
LOC: Belton, TX
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Re: Underwater LED lights
[Re: sexton]
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05/17/24 01:49 AM
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tmd11111
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There’s a guy on the YouTube, Fishin N Stuff, that has a tutorial. He’s one odd duck but pretty entertaining to watch
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Re: Underwater LED lights
[Re: Larry Copper]
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05/17/24 11:29 AM
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WAWI
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I need readers to tie knot in broad daylight......
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Re: Underwater LED lights
[Re: Larry Copper]
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05/17/24 12:54 PM
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Ken Gaby
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IMHO lights can be too bright. My experience has fish hanging out in the dark away from the light waiting to feed on smaller fish attracted to the light. Super bright is not necessary to attract bait and fish. Just my 
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Re: Underwater LED lights
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05/29/24 10:52 PM
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Spiderman
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IMHO lights can be too bright. My experience has fish hanging out in the dark away from the light waiting to feed on smaller fish attracted to the light. Super bright is not necessary to attract bait and fish. Just my Most people don’t fish far enough away from the lights most of the time.
The Truth is six of the seven Dwarfs are not Happy!
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Re: Underwater LED lights
[Re: Larry Copper]
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05/30/24 07:00 PM
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TarponFly
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Green Monster. $300 or so. You can pick which white bass you want in my light every night. They swim in circles, eating the shad and glass minnows. Easy to install turns on when it gets dark. That is if you have a power supply.
We were at my slip From 930 till 4:30 in the morning and caught hundreds. And, we’re were using our fly rods. You can see well over 50 fish if the water is clear every night in my lights Otherwise, we will use light line 4 pound with a small black Jig 1/16 ounce or smaller. When they won’t hit a Jig that size we will even drop down to a 1/80 and that usually does the trick.
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Re: Underwater LED lights
[Re: TarponFly]
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05/30/24 07:02 PM
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TarponFly
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But I’ve only caught one crappie in two years in or anywhere near my light. Only Sandies.
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