08-01-2008, 09:23 AM
On boats with 12-volt systems, what's the best light for squid jigging? I don't want an enormous inverter to power my pair of 500-watt worklamps, and I doubt my battery will last long with that setup, so I'm looking at simple 12-volt operation.
I see several spotlights designed to plug into the 12-volt adapter, and one of these has the advantage of being a useful tool in contexts besides fishing.
And there are the many underwater lights:
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Does anyone have any genuine experience with underwater lights? It seems to me that an underwater light wouldn't have to be nearly as bright to achieve the same results as a light out of the water, because a lot of light from a conventional light is reflected off the surface of the water and never makes it down to where the squid can see it.
I see several spotlights designed to plug into the 12-volt adapter, and one of these has the advantage of being a useful tool in contexts besides fishing.
And there are the many underwater lights:
[url="http://store.seaview.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=30&products_id=57"]http://store.seaview.com/catalog/product_i...;products_id=57[/url]
[url="http://www.fishinglightsetc.net"]http://www.fishinglightsetc.net[/url]
Does anyone have any genuine experience with underwater lights? It seems to me that an underwater light wouldn't have to be nearly as bright to achieve the same results as a light out of the water, because a lot of light from a conventional light is reflected off the surface of the water and never makes it down to where the squid can see it.