Submersible Lights
 

Any of you guys that use these frequently or know how to use effectively have any advice for someone who wants to try them out?

I have had one for years but never used it and wanted to figure it out. I am sure there is a little more to it than just dropping in the water.

Thanks in advance!

Quite honestly you just toss 'em overboard and adjust the depth you want them to be. Simple as that. You are trying to attract the organisms that attract the minnows/bait that attract the target fish.
http://underwaterfishlight.com/html/how_it_works.html

I've done it on Tims several times, tried on priest once last year. We'll chat about it soon. We should do a night submersible kayak trip. Drop several lights, tie a bunch of yaks together. Good times! KW competition? I know Juice used green lights from time to time


Mike

Sounds good to me.

I was thinking about running it down through the front scupper and instead of weighting the light clipping a small line to the bottom then to back carry handle. That way it tucks under the contours on the boat and all I have to do is turn on/off.

Would that work? Or is depth more of a variable to consider?

I have used it more as a remote camp light more than fishing light. :D

I have never used the green lights but I have used HO headlights that hang over the edge of the boat and point into the water. It draws the baitfish to the surface and then you fish underneath them. Works great on priest. I want to install some lights under the yak for that purpose but I also want to install the LED blacklight strips around the edge for this summer.

Use them all the time on Old Hickory in the summer to catch white bass at night.

I also use them on Old Hickory and can say that the greens do not produce as well as brite white.
I have made a white led floater from the Backup lite made for big trucks and it works great and is cheap.
I made it using guitar plugs (1/4" jacks) as I have the hoppy's installed jacks in my boat for my black lites so just plug them suckers in in and bam the plankton start swarming the area then the bigger then the bigger...and so on.

The incandescent head lamps are brite but use so much energy that led is the way to go you just have to wait an hour or so before the bait shows up.

Hey I am ready for some night fishing lets get er' done!

What ever you use keep it shallow, either floating or suspended shallow. You need to be near fish and anchor good, if you move around you lose your bait ball.

As said earlier, keep the light shallow or just submerged. I use only the green light and it works for me.

Thanks for all the tips guys.

I assume clearer the water the better but has anyone tried in stained?

Not necessarily. I have fished stained water many times under the lights. Always served the purpose....bring in the plankton and then the rest. Have done that quite a bit on Old Hickory when water was pea soup green...back in early 70's...long time ago.


Regards

I use the submersible lights quite a bit. I lower them as far as they will go for about an hour. Then raise them up to about 2 ft of water. Works like a charm. One piece of advice I can give you is to go when there is little to no moon light.