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I just put some 225 watt ultra bulbs from GE in my halogens!! They are the shit the light it put out is more white and are equal to a 300 watt bulb!! Now I can ad 3 more light!!

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Wed Apr 20, 2011 6:53 pm
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Whered you pick them up from?

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x2 I am getting setup for gigging and need some good bulbs

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Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:33 pm
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EBay 3 $ apiece

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I just received 10 of them off Ebay. Seems like someone found an old stash of them because they have a bunch although they aren't made anymore.


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Check out the thread I started on how to build HID lights. They're very bright and only use up 35 watts.

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Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:01 pm
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Dont think the hid's will work well for bowfishing,Chico.

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All the white folks are using HPS lights DeltaDoucheBag

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Mon Apr 25, 2011 11:46 pm
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Well maybe were your from but all the charter guys over here are running halogens!! Plus I hunted with hps you can have them!! Only thing I can say is this niggar is shooting boats loads of fish every trip so kiss my black azz !! Lol

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Well I just bought 20 of these bulbs Terry, also 7 housings. I am setting my rig up for gigging and going to run 6-7 lights, I am ready for this wind to lay down.

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I'm putting 3 more on my boat this afternoon 13 lights with 225 bulbs!!

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I can only get 8 max with my setup so dropped 1 to get to 7. I will run 3 on bow & 2 on each side for right now. All new to me and still trying out different things.

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More lights with less watts are better than fewer lights with more watts!!

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I just added 3 more lights I now have 13 225 ge ultras!! I put in 5 300 watt and 5 225 ultras sat night the 225 won hands down had about same output but ultras had a whiter light!!

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have you tried MH's
and what genny are you running?


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I bought the bulbs Terry recommended I have a small 2000w Yamaha

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