Night Fishing Crappie

[9mmruger]

Been thinking about getting a green light for night fishing. Anybody out there do this, and what kind of results do you get? Is it worth the expense? What light do you recommend?

Thanks for the input.
Good fishing all.

[skiptomylu]

Been thinking about getting a green light for night fishing. Anybody out there do this, and what kind of results do you get? Is it worth the expense? What light do you recommend?

Thanks for the input.
Good fishing all.

That is kind of a hard question. I have used white and green and decided on using the Green Lights. I use one 36" long Fisherman's Green Light (about $170) that is pretty high cost and I use 2 of the little LED lights I sell on my web site for 119.95 each plus shipping. The long tube one is set up well and has lasted years, lot of years so far and can still be found for sale on the net.

Both will work, but I find the less expensive white ones are easy to break without trying. Some time they start leaking for no apparent reason. I think the having one that cost more makes me what out for it more too. The little LED ones don't draw on the battery much at all, but my longer one does have a pretty good bit of draw.

So it's a matter of personal preference as well as your pocket book. I like the green lights more and think they draw more bait fish. I can not say they make me catch more crappie because each night is a different bite and you never know what the other color may have done on the same night. All of them will draw fish though.

Oh and I would never buy another Optronics! I had several go bad fast and break easy. I feel they are junk.


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[minnowsoaker]

ditto on the Optronics!

I use the Brinkman Starfire Q-beam. They are still under $20.00 I think.

[clark_kent]

ditto on the Optronics!

I use the Brinkman Starfire Q-beam. They are still under $20.00 I think.

I agree completely about Starfires by Q-beam I use 3 of em and I'm very happy with them, but I'm going to build a green light myself simply because curiosity is killing me and I gotta know fer myself which works better. Heres a link on how to build one make a hydro green light - Georgia Outdoor News Forum

mike

[TnT]

I agree completely about Starfires by Q-beam I use 3 of em and I'm very happy with them, but I'm going to build a green light myself simply because curiosity is killing me and I gotta know fer myself which works better. Heres a link on how to build one make a hydro green light - Georgia Outdoor News Forum

mike

Ditto...Been using the Q-Beam for years and have had good luck with the durability of them and catching fish...But the green light has me curious

[Locator79]

Bought a green light at BPS, think its 32" for around thirty bucks. Had it now for two years, and it gets plenty of use. Highly recomend!!!!!!!!

[Ken Kinser]

the Q beans work great 20 dallors apiece

[crappie bug]

Bought a green light at BPS, think its 32" for around thirty bucks. Had it now for two years, and it gets plenty of use. Highly recomend!!!!!!!!

I have 2 of the BPS green lights and I am very pleased with them. I don't plan on giving 100 bucks fore a light and I've fished with Friends who have them high priced lights and cant tell any difference just my 2 cents.

[9mmruger]

Well, I went ahead and did it. I bought one of the 22" Brinkman's and one of the 100watt halogens with 3 color covers, white, green, and blue. The 22" Brinkman only draws .6 amp and the halogen pulls 8 amp and is supposed to last for about 10 to 14 hours. I figure it can't hurt to give them a try. I really want to become a good crappie fisherman, and right now I pretty much ain't. I do catch them on minnows a lot, but would like to graduate to jigs more effectively.

I recently got 6 of the porcupine fish attractors, and have started cutting the pipe. Hopefully will sink 3 each in two spots on my lake in late September or October, and maybe able to fish them by the time Ice is on the lake.

Anyway, thank you for the insights.

[magpdei]

I use an LED light that I build utilizing 18 - 70,000 mcd 12 vdc leds. This set up draws less than 0.2 amps and emits an amazing amount of light. I typically hang one off each corner of the boat or dock and light up a good size area. It is amazing the amount of bait fish around these lights. I also made a bait trap and suspend on of these lights inside that trap. Works great.
Here is a photo of the light.