[goose142004]

just got my 6 HPS lights and im a little worried if they are going to be as bright as the 8 halogens i just took off. any input?
the lights i got are cooper small falcon 150 watt HPS

 

[CarpJizzm]

Idk about brighter, but a different tint for sure, we went from 400w hps to 250w hps, made a huge difference in brightness, IMO hps are the way to go, but my advice is stik em on and go kill some chit see how you like em, if not then switch back

 

[bretz56]

My guess is, they are gonna seem dimmer to you! At least this was my thought when I first switched, but they do work very well! And now that I have 4 400w, I would never go back to anything smaller! All personal opinion, they have more lumens per light than the halogens, but the halogens put off the "brighter" light. But just think, now that you have hps, the fish will glow in total muddy water,lol!! Joke, I joke!!

 

[SaLtY dAwG]

I thought the same thing.. at 1st... but i can tell you 4 150w HPS is a ton better than 6 - 500w Halo's they don't seem as brite because of the color... but they cast out wider and farther and you will pick up fish better in stained or clear water...

 

[Throughthegills]

I agree.Not much of an upgrade if you were running 500w halogens before.Pretty much all you did was went from white light to yellow light and that aint worth a chit plus hps's aren't cheap.Like they said,your going to have to step up to higher wattage lights with hps's before you can tell much of a difference in brightness.I like metal halides personally because I don't like yellow.Mine are 250w and 400w and even the 250's will knock the socks off of halogens for brightness.

 

[goose142004]

thanks for the input fellas. spending 6 bones on lights and then plugging one in and seeing that it wasn't super human makes me a lil nervous lol. im going to have to build brackets for them since the little pivot arm aint gonna be strong enough so if i dont like them im kinda screwed. one of my big reasons for the switch was so i could use a smaller quieter genny. hopw this decision dont bite me since it was over a grand and i had to get the wife to allow me to do it. lol

 

[Throughthegills]

Not having to listen to a noisy generator and having to feed it near as much gas would make the switch worth your while.You'll be okay.

 

[Midknightmurderer]

500 watt halos= 8000 lumens. 150 watt hps=16000 you'll be alright

 

[Throughthegills]

500 watt halos= 8000 lumens. 150 watt hps=16000 you'll be alright

Yeah that's what the numbers say but somebody is full of chit because there aint now way in he// that 6 150w hps's can outshine 10 500w halogens.It just aint gonna happen but according to the numbers both would be putting out about the same amount of lumens.

 

[KillinTime1984]

I went from 10 halos (mix of 300's and 500's) to 7 150W HPS and they are a hell of alot better!!!! You will be happy with them just make sure you mount them STRAIGHT out to get the most coverage

 

[Throughthegills]

^^^ Yeah but 300's suck.How many 500's were you running?I had 11 halos on my old boat that was putting out 110,000 lumens.People can say what they want but it would put a 150hps set up to shame.

 

[goose142004]

left is 150 watt HPS right is 500 watt halogen

 

[hunter0717]

i made the switch to HPS 2 seasons ago from 500 halos and dont regret it one bit.

 

[Throughthegills]

The one on the left looks dark and yellow.:laugh:Now go get you a metal halide and put it up there with them.It will make that halogen look yellow.

 

[Chiroguyf250]

Ive never shoot over hps lights only halos and I see a lot of fish I couldnt justify the cost when it came down to it. sure I wanted to but I think i need to see some lights in person before I make the switch.

in the pics the hps seems to be pretty bright compared to the halos just dang do they look dark

 

[iltfah]

here is a side by side of my hps (left) halo (middle) and mh (right) *hint, look at the water*

 

[goose142004]

here is a side by side of my hps (left) halo (middle) and mh (right) *hint, look at the water*

GREAT PIC!!! You can deff tell where the light is going in those!!!

 

[Throughthegills]

Here's another halogen metal halide comparison.The halos are 500w and the metal halide is 400.The second picture I'm standing on the deck behind the 400 with just one light running.The tree is 18 yards in front of the boat.

 

[goose142004]

dang bright but how is it on the water. the only thing i have compared is 2 mag lights. a halo and led. the led is way brighter on land but the halo is way brighter on the water when we are duck huntin.

 

[Throughthegills]

dang bright but how is it on the water. the only thing i have compared is 2 mag lights. a halo and led. the led is way brighter on land but the halo is way brighter on the water when we are duck huntin.

They're awesome!:tu:I wasn't impressed with the led's compared to halogens either.After you go metal halide you'll throw rocks at all of that other chit.:laugh: