LED Lights and Bow Fishing

[Okiehunter]

Do LED lights work for bow-fishing????

[mrddye]

Do LED lights work for bow-fishing????

They work pretty good. And I would say the picture doesn't do the lights justice either. Awesome lights in clear water, but HPS are a better choice in murky to muddy water. At least that seems to be the consensus.

[12RingKing]

Led lights on your boat? Or flashlight type?

I know a guy with leds on his boat and they really light up the water! They're super bright

[12RingKing]

They work pretty good.

Proof is in the pudding! Nice picture

[bboswell]

They work pretty good. And I would say the picture doesn't do the lights justice either. Awesome lights in clear water, but HPS are a better choice in murky to muddy water. At least that seems to be the consensus.

Which lights are you running?

[mrddye]

That picture is 10 (5 on one side) -12V, 45 watt LEDs ran off a deep cycle marine battery. I have never ran out of juice as long as the battery is fully charged when i go out (5 hours easy).

I now have 2 - 12v 100 watts that point to the front on their own battery and the rest of the 45 watts point to the sides. Set up works well for me. Not having to talk over a generator was worth the small amount of water penetration loss you get vs. HPS.

[mrddye]

This picture really doesn't show the quality of the lights but it shows the setup a little better.

This was with only the 45W lights.

[Thumper]

Do they attract the same amount of bugs?

[Okiehunter]

Do they attract the same amour of bugs?

I am told most LED's do not attract bugs. IDK

[team obsession]

As a guide I prefer using the HPS cause of the brightness. And where I'm at the LEDs won't shine in the water to far.

[Skullworks52]

The120vt led's are comparable to a 150hps. But run on about a 1/3 of the juice. Good lights all together..

[HoneyBee]

Do they attract the same amount of bugs?

I am not sure on the same amount, but we use LED's and they do attract bugs.

[bboswell]

The120vt led's are comparable to a 150hps. But run on about a 1/3 of the juice. Good lights all together..

And can be run through an inverter so you still don't need a generator.

[Skullworks52]

And can be run through an inverter so you still don't need a generator.

Honestly it would be better t run a quiet generator (Honda eu's or Yamaha) and converters for your batteries.

[Patton]

Exactly which lights are those? Which model?