Couple of opinions. Not sure where you are but here in Central Texas we have a guy that runs SuperNova lights. His name is Dez and he has worked wonders around here with his strip lights, fishing lights that on a cord to be submerged, and many other applications. His lights are the brightest that I have found and installation of the led strips is straightforward. I had him install a set recently and he has serviced the crappie guides around here, as well. We use the light strip to catch bait around daylight but they can be used to night light as well. They work best if augmented with the fishing light dangling about 2-4 feet under. Crappie don't like being in the light but hover below it to nail the baitfish. I have not used either light for casting so can't help you there. I would go for a professionally manufactured light and light strip. You might be able to build it yourself and attach a strip on the boat but Dez (owner/operator) insists on a 70 degree plus day, special cleaning material, the standard adhesive strip along with an exciter mixture for the strip adhesive and he uses 3M 5200 to plug and cover any access holes. He also adds a fuse link and a waterproof switch. Very affordable and professional. Just my two cents.
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