[Jrod]

What's the best way to make your own brackets for the 300w halogens? And then attaching the light housing to if ?

 

[Mrs Carp Muncher]

The way I did it was I took 1x1/4 flat stock aluminum. I used a bench vise to form my "U" for the bracket. I then drilled threw the center of each side of the light housing. I used 1/4 bolts and in the inside of the light housing I used fender washers just to help support the sides a little better... Most of mine held up good for two years until I replaced them with LEDS..

 

[Jrod]

How do you like your LEDs I was going to switch but I herd they don't penetrate the water as well and I fish mostly muddy water

 

[Mrs Carp Muncher]

I like them a lot I went with 50watt true warm from seelite. My deck is 6ftx7ft when I had halos I had 14 of them 1/2 500watt and 1/2 300watt I switched over last winter and went with 12 of the leds. In all honesty I don't notice any less light or any more light than I did with the halos. With the seelites the housing are built strong and I have there normal glass haven't had anything break or any issues. After a season on the boat they still look new.... I think its like this in everything you get what you pay for....

 

[Mrs Carp Muncher]

The reason I switched was mainly because I have two generators Honda 7500 and a Honda 2000. I wanted to cut down on the weight of the 7500 and save some room. Yeah I could of went HPS with my Honda 2000 I just decided to go LED route no real reason....

 

[Jrod]

I ordered 2 50w HPS color seelites last week I'm going to try them out. If they work good I'll prolly go ahead and replace all my lights with the 50 and 80 watt seelites

 

[Tip The Scales]

Any one tried the cheap 50w leds off amazon?

 

[Mrs Carp Muncher]

http://bow.fishingcountry.com/forums/showthread.php?86506-LED-light-shootout!!!

Read threw this.....

 

[Tip The Scales]

Thanks tad pole, think I'll stick with seelights.