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  1. 09-15-2021, 12:39 PM #1
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    I need to put front and rear lighting for driving my 14' jon boat down the lanes and back to the launch ramps at night on Lake Conway. Occasionally I am on the water when it is foggy.

    Any and all suggestions/opinions welcome.

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    For seeing it is hard to beat a good handheld spotlight
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    Thanks Doc, what size for one that would let me see when it is really foggy?
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    Foggy less is better. Low to the ground or water also helps. Brighter light in fog only whites it out and reflects it back.
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    I am currently using a Dewalt 20v spotlight. Cordless and I can swap to fresh battery. One before that was a Q beam rechargeable LED that had red light as one of the modes. With the red light it would preserve your night vision and still light up anything reflective ( bouys, channel markers ) for a long ways. Fog is difficult to deal with. Hit it with a little light, slow down and pick your way through it
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    Quote Originally Posted by DockShootinJack View Post
    I am currently using a Dewalt 20v spotlight. Cordless and I can swap to fresh battery. One before that was a Q beam rechargeable LED that had red light as one of the modes. With the red light it would preserve your night vision and still light up anything reflective ( bouys, channel markers ) for a long ways. Fog is difficult to deal with. Hit it with a little light, slow down and pick your way through it
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    Jack always has some Good answers.
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    Run it back with gps track on you graph.
    Welcome to the home of the, boat eating, trolling motor busting, prop bending, lower unit smashing, stump filled mud hole called Lake Conway.
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    Seen guys running 60mph plus in the middle of the night running on their charts.

    Not for me. It is a gps map not live radar.
    Absolutely only my humble opinion. I would like to live long enough to collect some social security payments
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