Underwater LED Lights
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
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Topic: Underwater LED Lights
Posted By: [email protected]
Subject: Underwater LED Lights
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 11:57am
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El Donna comes out of the water this weekend for an underwater check up and repair a Marlin Induced hole in the hull ...lol.. after coming back from up North and while shes out for the weekend I thought I might as well chuck some underwater LEDs in.
So the question is Colour ???????? White, Blue, Green ?
From peoples experiences what is the best Underwater colour , and in particularly for attracting baitfish ?
Im thinking Blue Light ?
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Posted By: kaveman
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 12:03pm
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Blue looks awesome Lance but dont know if one particular colour is any better than another
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Posted By: Renegade
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 12:23pm
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I've got Blue they definitly attract bait fish, don't no if one of the other colours attracts baitfish better though. I was told by one Rocket Scientist that Blue looks like a lit up marlin so it will attract other marlin but is not very good for attracting baitfish because they think theres a feeding marlin about, amazing what some guys come up with. |
Posted By: [email protected]
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 12:29pm
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Must be the Blue Oyster Club Effect ? . . . . lol. . . ------------- http://www.blackbillsportfishing.co.nz/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Resacobi
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 12:41pm
| Used the Blue and Green recently tied up to the wharf at Kingfish Lodge and found the blue did the job better at getting a bite form the bait fish. I don't know what to put that down to but both colours brought them up just the blue seemed to work better that night. I have been told not to run them together as they tend to cancel each other out. |
Posted By: mozz
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 1:01pm
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I've had white blue and red interchangeable on a few boats and couldn't really tell the difference between the blue and the white for catching bait either in the dock or out drifting. Blue look the best IMO |
Posted By: Espresso
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 1:10pm
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I have a green LED baitfish light stick, looks sexy lowered into the water, attracts baitfish...reckon it's just what you like the look of really. (Blue Oyster Cult) |
Posted By: otter
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 1:53pm
| blue got my vote |
Posted By: Titahi
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 3:37pm
Lots of illuminating responses.....  Lights attract small invertibrae krill etc, which in trun attract the bait fish. I dont think the bait fish turn up to eat a certain colour light? White would be my pick for attracting baitfish food. Its bright meaning they can see their prey? Blue for attracting smurfs and red for hookers ------------- "I love standing by the ocean and just knowing what its for" |
Posted By: Espresso
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 3:41pm
| What colour would a Smurf go when you strangle it? |
Posted By: wetdream
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 3:41pm
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As I understand it after talking with the guys from Specialized Lighting (LED Suppliers) Blue is the last colour to be lost from the colour spectrum and will travel the furthest under water, I'd go blue. ------------- Like us on: facebook/stanleysigns.com |
Posted By: Seth
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 3:43pm
Bluer
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Espresso wrote:Posted By: Titahi
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 3:44pm
Top half blue, brown from the arse down i,m thinking? ------------- "I love standing by the ocean and just knowing what its for" |
Posted By: [email protected]
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 5:20pm
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OK thanks for that Guys. Ill run with the Blue and report back on how instalation went etc after the weekend.
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Posted By: part-timer
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 6:51pm
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They aren't cheap, are they.... the Hella ones look the business... solid bronze trough hull fittings with heavy duty lenses... but at $3-500 a pop its a bit steep. Does anyone know of any less financially draining options? might have to make up some home made versions... |
Posted By: Busted!
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 6:57pm
| As some other fella said, blue is the last coulour to be filtered out of the water so will attract bait from a lot further away. White is the 2nd best, but white is made up of every colour in the spectrum so can do funny things at times... |
Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 7:12pm
hey Jimbo how does $12 sound and they are wired up as well and very bright  also got a big bugger for $75 lights up and area about 50feet around the boat at night. ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
Posted By: Brady Rowe
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 7:22pm
| Technichal equipment sells underwater LED Rope light. Have it as long as you want where you want, no need to penetrate the hull below the waterline, you could even troll a ten metre length behind the boat. Not as powerfull in one direction But bright as all hell . Depends what you want to do. Dont belive in them my self, try telling the americans that though. Whats the idea with them for catching bait or looking pretty at the wharf ? Or attracting tons of swordfish to the back of the boat, tell me that Because theres nothing natural about them ?? |
Posted By: Espresso
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 7:55pm
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Supercheap auto has some great LED lights, and aren't the submersible LED trailer lights OK to mount simply? |
Posted By: of2fsh
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 8:59pm
ive got hella led truck tail lights under water in my swimming pool, 12 months and they still work mint ------------- 2009 and 2010 BERKLEY SOFTBAIT COMP CHAMPS,Runner up 2013 ( solo),winner 2013/14 longest kingfish nz fishing competition |
Posted By: winzurf
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 10:04pm
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Depends on what you want the lights for. Low powered cheapies, or a bit of rope light might get a few uses and brung a few bait fish around. I would however recommend putting a fuse on the rope light before you throw it in the water.... The stuff is not really designed for that and will fail when submersed in water. If you are looking at lighting up lures towed out the back of the boat day or night then you need to smash a serious amount of light at it. There is some of the cost in the quality of the led components. Add to that, a poorly designed/manufactured Chinese light that you have drilled through the hull of your boat ........ If that fails and leaks, what happens to your expensive boat when the water floods in while sitting on it's berth ? If you need to fix/replace a cheapy light - what does it cost to pull the boat out of the water ? Will the light supplier pay for this ? I have seen a couple of marine electrics guys who chomp through a lot of our surface mount pool lights for use under boats. They ar a bit bigger than some of the marine lights, but a lt brighter, made in Australia for the purpose of underwater lighting, and similar cost if not better priced than most of the chez Iesha. Really comes down to what you want the lights to do for you. A bit of effect and maybe pull some bait fish to the boat, or big output marlin pulling lights ? The blue or green both work well due to the wavelength of the light and how it travels through the water, have heard mixed arguments on which is the best colour for pulling baits, I run blue and haven't had the need to test green yet, we have had to buy a fine net for scooping up the piper though. Happy to discuss more if you wanna pm me, can give a few options and advice and it's one I have a bit of knowledge in(have been involved in underwater lighting for 10yrs) ------------- LED Strips & Underwater Lights https://plus.google.com/+SpecializedLightingConceptsConzLedLighting/" rel="nofollow - Specialized Lighting Concepts |
Posted By: of2fsh
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 10:09pm
Also great for attracting krill,these litle beggars block the live bait tank pump and the lives die over night....250 dead live baits was not a good start to a 3kings trip,turn them off before you go to sleep  ------------- 2009 and 2010 BERKLEY SOFTBAIT COMP CHAMPS,Runner up 2013 ( solo),winner 2013/14 longest kingfish nz fishing competition |
Posted By: igfafly
Date Posted: 17 May 2011 at 6:58pm
| i would not volutarily go drilling holes in my boat under the water line - i bought a boat with them in and wish they were not there - all they do is look pretty - no other benefit - so for me the issue of having holes and another potential ferkup does not make it worth doing |