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Author:  okiekiller [ Sun Aug 23, 2015 8:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Driving lights

What brand of light has everyone had luck with on the cold foggy morns going to your spot? Lights on my boat blow and in the market for something new. Have checked into the southernlite leds and excels but what do you prefer?

Author:  North LA Hunter [ Sun Aug 23, 2015 8:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Driving lights

Foggy mornings I don't run a thing. If you know your runs good enough you can run with no light easily.


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Author:  okiekiller [ Sun Aug 23, 2015 8:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Driving lights

Yea that may be true but stumpy as hell and our rivers change daily. And im simply not that good :) My buddy runs with his off year around. Reckon im just cautions. Thanks for your input

Author:  SETx Longtail [ Sun Aug 23, 2015 8:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Driving lights

I'll be running an LED light bar with Amber filter this year. I've ran handheld halogen spotlights in the past... But even then I just turned them on real quick to see if anything is in my way and turn it back off. I don't leave it on all the time.

Author:  okiekiller [ Sun Aug 23, 2015 8:49 pm ]
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Alright Thanks! May be trying without em this year and see if its easier. Just keep what's on it for backup

Author:  North LA Hunter [ Sun Aug 23, 2015 8:53 pm ]
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Author:  okiekiller [ Sun Aug 23, 2015 8:57 pm ]
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OK sweet! yea I cant say im seasoned at it because I sold my rig 3 years ago and been walking to my spots till this year. Got my boat back so feeling the places out that I used to go to religiously! You have a point about LED in the fog. With my bowfishing deck on and cant turn my LEDs on or I cant see a thing. I will look into yellow tinted lights. Thanks for the idea

Author:  hunt-chessies [ Mon Aug 24, 2015 1:28 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Driving lights

As was already said i run dark most of the time. I keep the light switch on my boats in a location where i can easily flip it while driving. I'll check from time to time, especially in areas of concern, but in the deep fog i too find lights to be more harm than good. One trick that helps a little is to have one i can adjust and i'll point it down at the water. seems to illuminate better in the deep fog than trying to blast right into it!! I haven't tried the tint cover yet but that makes sense to me too.

as for where or what brands. everyone i know uses the bars off amazon and they work VERY well. mine for my new boat is a 20 inch LED for $35, haven't used it yet though. several buddies run similar and love them. at that price compared to the high $$ ones i'm willing to try it out a season or two....

Author:  Waterturkey [ Mon Aug 24, 2015 4:57 pm ]
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Cree light bar off of amazon and echoMap_44dv-300x300-1.jpg

Author:  cheniermudder [ Tue Aug 25, 2015 7:51 pm ]
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I have an old fashioned halogen spot light mounted to my bow. It's not overly bright, and I mainly just use it to navigate a boat wide ditch thru very thick cattails.

Author:  Podcast [ Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:30 pm ]
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I run a Rigid light with an amber cover. It does better than anything else I've run but nothin perfect in the fog.

Author:  UTgodevil23 [ Fri Aug 28, 2015 7:49 pm ]
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Xtreme LED light bars are really nice and affordable

Author:  lunacris [ Fri Aug 28, 2015 7:58 pm ]
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Author:  msm8281 [ Fri Aug 28, 2015 8:11 pm ]
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Author:  lunacris [ Fri Aug 28, 2015 8:12 pm ]
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any brand have amber leds?

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