I dont want to spend a whole lot of money on this set up. im thinking 27w, 42w or 50w LED. If i go with the 27 or 42 should i get spot or flood and are they any good off of ebay? ive also looked at the Seelite 50w led. How many of each kind of light would i need on the 1646 gatortail? Sorry for so many questions.

I got the 50w flood lights and they work great. I have 9 of them and on a deep cycle battery they run for about 5 hours. If we stay longer then I hook them to my engine battery. I also put yellow tent over them and it made a big difference in the muddy water.

Where did you get your lights from? What size boat you got?

Seelite 50w only way to go. 6 Fixtures would be plenty. Get the true warm led chip. You will thank me later. Fished behind about every light out there, best on the market for the price.

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Comes down to what kinda of water you shoot and personal opinion. I use the true warm (halo color) in all types of water and they work for me.

Some water will be clear but most the time the water will be murky


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After researching the hell out of all the lights, I decided to go with Seelite warm 50w LEDS. I really like them. 3 is the minimum you should get. 1 to point forward, 1 to point left and 1 to the right. 6 or 9 would be great too!

This is a picture of us froggin, I only have 2 of the LEDS hooked up in this picture.

*no gators were harmed in the taking of this picture

I was thinking 6 50w seelite. How many 50w can I run on a 12v deep cycle battery?


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Seelite has some 80w lights out now too.

Got a link to these at a good price?

Are the 49.99$ off ebay any good?

is the hps for murkier water?

yea that's how I am. My buddys have generators and I want to get the led setup. it is a little pricey, but if I do it, I might as well do it right.

Well I have decided on going with 4 50w LED seelite. Will prob add two more 50w LED later on. Got a few more questions. Which fuse blocks are yall using? Should I use aluminum or steal to make my light rail and what would you use angle iron or square tubing?

I'm going to use a battery to run the four lights. If my calculations r right I should get about 7 hrs of run time on that battery.


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When running off batteries, of course a cdi engine would help to keep a charge, but if non cdi......giving the battery a "break", turning the lights off for ten or fifteen minutes every once in a while helps a lot for total battery run time.

I run 14 27w leds and if i leave them on constant i get prolly 6-7.5 hrs.
if i turn them off every hour or two for a lil while,they last all night.
sometimes fish 2 nights without recharging when fish are thick.

A digital volt meter is nice to add into the wiring where u can monitor voltage on the batts.....u can see it climbing back up when the lights are out.
The lights i have will run until the battery gets down to 9 v.....if i remember correctly.

Ill add the volt meter. And turn the lights off every now an then. Cajun do u us a trolling motor or just run your big motor?


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I just use the mudmotor...the exhaust isnt underwater like an outboard so it doesnt spook the fish near as bad as an outboard.

I have 2 deep cycle batts wired 24v......the only reason i go 24v is for less of a "load" on the wires.
24v is no brighter than 12v,it just draws less amps.

My batterys come from walmart....free 1 year replacement.

Mudslut....order a water proof digital voltmeter off ebay...cheap cheap.

Just ordered 4 50w LED halogen style lights from seelite. I was going to get the hps but after talking to them they said the halogen style was a good all around light for muddy and clear water. I ended up getting a lil discount to cuz 3 of the lights had a lil scratch on them.


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you going to like them, are y'all are talking to Caleb? I might need to get me some pro staff hook up with them.

I am in the process of rigging out my boat now. I bought 10 of the 50w halo seelites, that I am gonna push with a Honda 2000 genny. I will take some pics and do a full review as soon as I finish up and test it out.

I talked to who ever answered the phone when I called the shop maybe Seth.


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Are there different versions for 110 volt versus 12 volt?

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Nothing different but the drivers all outside dimensions are the same.

Can you buy both drivers and switch them out?