Here is old thread that will bring you up to speed
Night fishing tips 101
Now to answer your questions:
Kerosene lamps, draws bugs, and light rays reflect off the water back up into the trees.
Not to mention gas and kersone lights don't mix well!
See: Light deflection
The LED lights are submerged recommend 2-4' using a bobber setup
Bobber setup
Answer your question for lighting inside the boat
Coming Feb a nice inexpenisve way to light inside
the boat, recommend green or blue
Lighting inside the boat
Reel Lites led lights battery draw
The smallest one draws 0.04 amps
The 612 draws 2.40 amps
The picture of the 612
Here is comment from one of my Pro Staff
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Well I ran a test on how long it lasts on the battery pack. I used a multimeter to check
the voltage at full charge. It had 13 volts starting. I plugged the light in and went to
work.
8 hours later I get home and the light is still going! And it's just as bright as when I left. I
get out the multimeter again and it reads 11 volts!
Now I'm no math genius but the equates to 1 volt lost every 4 hours. The pack has a
self test light and I pressed it and it read as still being good.
I would say this would easily run 24 hours on the battery pack. I am very impressed. I
highly recommend using this battery pack with all the light.
Bart Giles (Reel Lites Pro-Staff)
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Yes you will have enough jice left in cranking battery
but that is not a good idea.............what if something
went wrong and you had zero battery.
You can use a 12v lawn mower battery pick up at garage sales
or purchase a: Caframo 12 volt battery pack for about $30.00
Which was what Bart Giles the pro-staff used when he tested the light (statment above)
Now depending on your budget
The smallest LED light was the grandfather of Reel lites
and 90% of Testimonials were about that light
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Here is a quote from full time proffesional guide
OK, I tried out something new
tonight and it was the coolest
thing ever.. I fished the docks
while it was raining with a new
product called Reel-lites. It's a 612
led submersible light with 2600
lumen's and I can truly say that it
lights up everything. The plankton
and minnows showed up within
minutes. Had my first fish hooked
on in less than five minutes. We
fished for 2 hours and at one time,
we were catching whites one after
another. It's really neat to see the
fish swimming around the green
light. Ended up catching walleye,
LMB, drum, and tons of whites.
You have to check them out.
Hook'em guide
Hook'Em!!
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Hopefully answers your questions
2 years warranty
50,000 hours bulbs (17 years)
can be used inside, outside the boat
much more
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