lights on your boat

[Doop]

Has anyone rigged up their boat with lights to try this at night?

I have a good friend in Rochester who has a boat and we bowfish a lot...but really have no idea where to start to try this at night.

[bassNspear]

that have spot lights that you can rig right into the Nav light plug in.

[Kyle Sandberg]

If I were to do it I would mount four flood lights on a pole, two poles in the boat, ran off a small generator. Should provide enough light.

[bassNspear]

sounds like you want some light out there huh!!

[croixflats]

I put extra interior lights in my boat found out batteries dont last forever. haha. Generator the way to go. And its hard to store those extension cords

[Doop]

I've shot carp at night in Texas out of a boat....the guy ran flood lights off of a generator. Put out plenty of light...really LOUD though.

I wonder how that noise would affect carp if you were just sitting in the weeds waiting?

[bassNspear]

wow, thats crazy stuff

[ec30_06]

Going to try one guy holds spotlight/runs trolling motor and the other guy shoots. If we end up doing good at night then I will rig up some better lights.

[bassNspear]

sounds like alot of lighting going on LOL.

[carpshooter]

I have 4 400w hps light on my boat. they weigh 35lbs each so I relocated the balast to the back of the boat.

[mncarphntr]

I'll be running 5 300 watt halogens off a generator this year. Havent tried it out yet but it should do for now. Probably like everything else it will be something that keeps growing over time.

[ec30_06]

Sounds like we have a guy in our group with a honda generator, and I have some lights to use. Some 100-200 watt flood lights on tall painting stands should work ok.

[sparcebag]

Gotta remember light is reflected,the lights need to be high and pointing down.Once ya try it you'll make adjustments.The boats I've been in with lights were BIG jonboats lights mounted 8-10 ft off water,platform at gunnel height.