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Ok I know there is a million LED posts :kb: but I'm still on the fence but falling towards it. Here are my questions for those who have switched to LED, to help me clear it all up and figure out what I want to do. I've read through all of them and most are positive, I just want to get everyone's opinions together.

1. What light set up did you have and what did you switch to? (Watts and # of lights)
2. How does the brightness and penetration compare between the two set ups?
3. # of batteries and battery life?
4. Pros / Cons of switching? (Besides running quiet lol)

Thanks ahead of time!:tu:

1. Had 6 150 HPS & 3000 WATT generator - Went to 16 27W 12V LEDs

2. HPS have a different light & cast a further distance (Not sure there is a benefit - I can shine a Q Beam 100 yds, but can't shoot that far). HPS are "brighter", but I get comparable water penetration with LEDs

3. Batteries - probably overkill on my part, but I have the room. I have 1 27 series battery that I use to crank the motor, power running lights, and all instrumentration & 2 29 series batteries hooked in series for 24 V troller. These are connected to a 3 bank charger. The lights are connected to 2 Trojan 150 AH batteries on a seperate 2 bank charger. i haven't "taxed" the batteries yet, but the longest I have been out with this set up is 6 hours. My calculations tell me I should get a minimum of 8 -10 hours shooting light. All I have to do after a night of fishing (last night) is plug the two chargers up!

4. To me a simplier, cleaner, quieter set up with less to go wrong. As I have stated before on other threads, you really can't compare the two. The LEDs are directional & offer PLENTY of fishing light. Depends on how much light you want?

I would not switch back if you bought my HPS lights & generator for me.................. but that is a preference on how I want to enjoy my fishing experience.

 

[dedi]

I always wondered about leds. Then we went fishing for Stingrays with Florida bowfishing. There were two halos up front and leds on the side of a tiny deck. And the water was crystal clear. And you could easily pick up fish under the halos but had to really look hard to pick them up quick enough under the leds before they took off. After that experience in water clearer than I'll ever shoot again. I would never even think about going to leds. Besides its not like I can make my fan any quieter.

Never shot stingrays, so I don't have anything to compare that experience with? I have had no trouble picking fish up in the LEDs. "Tiny deck" - How many LEDs did they have? I have 16 on my 1660.