Hey guys I purchased a 17.5' bass style boat this fall. This winter I purchases a 24v 70# trolling motor and a yamaha 1000w max generator. What should I do for lights? I will be primarily shooting clearer lakes in central MN. Id like to just run my lights off the genny and not mess with batteries. I know you dont want to max out the generator so could I run say 10-12 120v 50w LED's? Would my genny handle that fine and still give me plently of light for clearer water? Thanks for any input!
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And I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong but u should be able to run 15-16 of the 50 watters.
To clear up what these other guys are saying with that amount of led lights you should have solid light coverage around your boat.
The hps will cast more light farther but with 4 150s you may have a couple darker spots between lights
To clear up what these other guys are saying with that amount of led lights you should have solid light coverage around your boat.
The hps will cast more light farther but with 4 150s you may have a couple darker spots between lights
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O really? here i thought that hps lights literally put dirt particles in the water when you were shooting clear lakes. Thanks for clearing that up.
i was trying to explain to him the difference between coverage around the boat as far as dark spots between lighs vs. brightness and penetration.
What is the point of this post? Are you recommending that he should go with hps shooting clean lakes instead of of leds with a 1000 watt generator? If so you should better explain your thoughts.
If i am wrong that light coverage around a boat with 4 150's and there were no shadows between then let the guy know that you don't think that will be an issue. I never said that 4 150's wasn't enough light to kill fish over...but i'm glad you killed a bunch of them!:drunk:
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Do you know how many lumens these lights claim to put out? are they cool white?
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In clear water ppl tend to prefer a "cool" light which is a "white" light. This makes things look more like they are during the day.
A lot of time in murky water people prefer a yellow "warm" "hps" light because they seem to cause less of a reflection and can make the fish glow a little bit.
A lot of time in murky water people prefer a yellow "warm" "hps" light because they seem to cause less of a reflection and can make the fish glow a little bit.
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