Gigging Lights?
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Gotta get some soon for the upcoming flounder slaughter.
Best available that work on 24v system? I'd just as soon use my trolling motor batteries if I can.
TIA.
Best available that work on 24v system? I'd just as soon use my trolling motor batteries if I can.
TIA.
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Most people are running LEDs these days but in my opinion they don’t cut through the water like old school halogens. If you have an inverter generator already and access to the discontinued sea striker halogen lights that are submergible that would be your best bet in my opinion.
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I've heard good things about Jerry's LEDs, but stopped short on pulling the trigger with the uncertainty of flounder regulations at the time. Glad I didn't in retrospect. I'm running some 12v LED bulbs inside the seastriker housing with good results. I can also run 4 lights all night on a lawnmower battery vs killing a deep cycle in a few hours before. In dirty water the LEDs with white light don't do so well, but they are amazing in the clear water. Most of the guys that gig the rivers seem to prefer the more orange light.
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True, I was just figuring I could get brighter lights with a 24v system.
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I use to run a honda Eu2000i and (2) 200 or 300w industrial bulbs in some custom sea striker housings. For our "dirty" water it did pretty well. I also was kinda nervous about it with metal gigs and 120v but never had a problem. I actually just bought my old boat back from the guy sold it to and he still had all the gigging setup as well. Might go over everything and see about going when the season opens back up.
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I’ve heard good things about swamp eye leds you can change color 2000k yellow (river water) to 6000k white (Wrightsville beach clear water). Thinking about picking some up myself. Currently use Jerry’s led and no real complaints.
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is the swamp eye lights 12V or 120V?
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12v https://outriggeroutdoors.com/ but I can tell you from experience do not leave them burning while not submerged. At least with jerrys led they get hot and crack/burn. These say use only while submerged also.
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My lights consist of globes like the sea strikers (4 of them) with 2000 lumen LEDs (120 volt) running off of an inverter. I seal the globes with 1” electrical tape so that they are easy to service. Been doing it this way for years. A 27 group deep cycle will run all night without getting low. The set up is quiet and works like a champ
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I use Jerry’s lights and they are awesome. I run 2 on a 1448 on 1 battery. Plenty of light and sometimes use a light bar up the middle if I don’t have the TM on. To me the key is underwater and the light shade. Jerry’s warm chip is amazing and so works in our waters real good


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Jerry's LED's. I run four mounted to a heat sink on each side of the trolling motor and light up everything in plenty of time to make the kill. The deep cycle battery lasts an easy three nights, haven't pushed them any harder.
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I use Jerry’s lights and they are awesome. I run 2 on a 1448 on 1 battery. Plenty of light and sometimes use a light bar up the middle if I don’t have the TM on. To me the key is underwater and the light shade. Jerry’s warm chip is amazing and so works in our waters real good


Get them at Dave's Outpost?
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Edit: Man they have a bunch of new options! When I got mine you had 2 choices. Iv got the regular single 40watt chip ($90) each. Not sure what the other ones would do but they look bad ass
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