Installing green lights on a Kayak

[@BloodSweatnBass]

Very great tip on these lights...you just saved me a couple hundred bucks Sir! Freakin' awesome dude👍🏽👍🏽

[@BeardedBassBrawler]

BloodSweatnBass if there is anything you ever want to see let me know.

[@alltuckeredoutwiththetucke7356]

Do you have a video that walks through the install & connections to the switch then to the power source? Great video resource BTW, thanks for putting this together & sharing it.

[@LowellFrancisco]

Cool lights!😃👍

[@wendelbickett6746]

Can you do a video showing how you mounted your switches please?

[@michaelrobison3991]

Awesome bro. And nice kayak

[@aaronlopez1141]

That is a sweet a** set up very clean.

[@michaelrobison3991]

I love fishing and kayaking

[@YakShoreOutdoors]

Glad I found this video! Do you know what the current draw is on those led strip lights?

[@BeardedBassBrawler]

Basically nothing I think it is like 1.5 amp hours for all lights at the same time. It never had a noticeable effect on the battery

[@YakShoreOutdoors]

@@BeardedBassBrawler thank you!

[@raulskii214]

Best video on KZbin on how to run wires and mount lights, but did not show how to connect to switches then to battery :(

[@tntimpson1]

Nice job B3.

[@CHIPPOFISHING]

solder and shrink wrap - never go wrong

[@JoeMWyatt]

I was thinking of adding the led strips to the bottom of mine, by running them through the scupper holes, any suggestions?

[@BeardedBassBrawler]

I had one customer do this on his kayak. He brought it to me to clean up the install and I ran the wires up through a scupper plug I drilled a hole in. Make sure to add silicone to both ends of the LED strip.

[@mattatx]

Nice vid as always bud

[@ianbrown1708]

Are you running them on a separate battery from your fish finder? What size battery?

[@BeardedBassBrawler]

I run all my accessories and GPS on the same battery. I have a small lawn mower battery that I use sine I have the space and weight capacity for it.

[@jimmytuttle416]

@beardedbassbrawler, since you’ve put those lights on, have they held up ok? I’m looking to do a similar thing to my yak and ain’t keen on spending 2+bills on it. Lemme know

[@BeardedBassBrawler]

Jimmy Tuttle they are like the day I put them on. I think the key was putting a dab of silicon on eat end to hold the strip down

[@terrybarfield2024]

What was the brand or company or website on EBay that you purchased the leds from?

[@BeardedBassBrawler]

Bass Pro Shops.

[@keithklepac9181]

Are these still holding up? Mainly wondering if the adhesive is still holding.

[@BeardedBassBrawler]

Keith Klepac they are holding up great, I did add clear silicon to each end.

[@lesboucher542]

Over here (Australia) we have to have navigation lights set up. That would mean, red on one side green on the other. Do you have the same problems?

[@BeardedBassBrawler]

He in Texas, United States it would be dangerous for a kayaker to put Navionics lights because a power boat might not give way to the non power vessels

[@jcook8191]

How are the lights holding up? Bass pro website says these are not waterproof but water resistant.

[@BeardedBassBrawler]

J Cook they are holding up great, I did go back and add a little bit of clear silicon at the non wire end of the LED strip.

[@Truckie7104]

Why did you not put red lights on to be compliant with USCG? Does your local area let you have just green?

[@BeardedBassBrawler]

Brad Barnhouse so in Texas you only have to have red/green if you have a motor. I don't want to have Navigation lights because a power boat might assume that I can get out of the way when I can't. I don't have them on while traveling but only when I stop and fish.

[@joshkraai7657]

Bearded Bass Brawler glad you put that out there. I was thinking about doing the navigation lights, but after reading your statement you may have just saved my life. great video.

[@tragicnbad]

@@BeardedBassBrawler Navigation lights are there so oncoming boats can navigate around you, not so they can assume anything about a boat. Except for which side of the boat they are seeing. In your case, no matter which side of your boat they see they will assume it is the starboard or right side of the boat they are looking at. And with your logic, they will assume you can get out of their way, because how do they know that these aren't standard nav lights? And when you try to get out of the way for this assuming boater. They might not assume your direction correctly. If you spoke to your local water management agency I believe they will tell you this isn't a good idea, or that it isn't legal. But, you could put blue or yellow or any color but red or green unless you use them both and on the correct sides.

[@swampy7889]

Good ideas B3!

[@eda4985]

Could you add as a comment the materials list and parts manufacturers?

[@BeardedBassBrawler]

I added the material list in the description for you. Also check out part two where I add white lights to the inside of the kayak. kzbin.info/www/bejne/haGUhaOmjpmpo9k

[@baon4430]

Can you do it without drilling into the kayak? My battery box is located in my center hatch. I have a cuda 12.

[@dill5500]

You should get a soldering gun different from what you have and you hold it under then add the lead above it'll work faster. And easier

[@BeardedBassBrawler]

this is the one I use to stipple pistols and I just had it handy. I don't have to solder at home very much.

[@tmtex]

Wish you went over hooking up the switch

[@BeardedBassBrawler]

Tom Murphy so think of the switch as a break in the line. You have the + wire going from the battery to the top of the switch, then the second blade is + coming out going to the hot side of a light. The other side of the light goes straight to the - on the battery.

[@tmtex]

@@BeardedBassBrawler So are you saying you only cut or break the positive line ? Nothing with the ground ?

[@BeardedBassBrawler]

Tom Murphy that is correct, you typical switch does not have ground wire going to it

[@evanwoods1825]

Where is your battery at to run lights

[@BeardedBassBrawler]

Evan Woods I keep it in the rod locker in the back of the kayak

[@Codebravo0514]

Nice hat

[@Wildirishmanbiker]

where did you get your switch from? local hardware? pis and neg switch only yes?

[@BeardedBassBrawler]

Sean McNierney I got it at Bass Pro, it is pos pos. Just cut the positive wire in the middle and hook it up in the middle. You can also find the switch at Academy, Gander Mountain ect..

[@Wildirishmanbiker]

Excellent, thank you. Great rig btw. Fish on brother!

[@leedempster4743]

I wanna put mine under . How should I go about that.

[@BeardedBassBrawler]

I have don’t lights that are “live well” lights and sealed them up really well with silicone. Make all the connections inside the hull. Me personally I don’t think it is necessary since the way you see it on my kayak already attracts a ton of bait fish.

[@westoncog8164]

Are the green lights from ebay or bass pro?

[@BeardedBassBrawler]

They are from Bass Pro Shops, the link to them are in the description

[@whourdadie]

All links in the description are from Amazon, in the video you said you got a 30" strip and you've seen 50' roll off eBay and now you say they are from Bass Pro. I'm looking for the 50' roll myself. Do you have a good link?

[@southtexasshooter311]

Auto zone, Advances auto parts has the same lights

[@Lngo1023]

do you need to put a fuse on it?

[@BeardedBassBrawler]

You do not need a fuse since it is such a low voltage system however if you run to a splitter, bus bar or run several kinds of lights it is a good idea.

[@scottg6697]

Plan on putting them on my yak.

[@MegaBandanna]

Dont you have to put a positive black wire on the switch too

[@BeardedBassBrawler]

MegaBandanna think of a switch as just the interruption in the positive wire. My ground goes straight back to the battery. But make sure the wires are the same sizes

[@rickwilliams9762]

Where are you keeping the battery?

[@Otakufanz]

You look like Epic Meal Time....

[@johnrichjr.415]

Gotta admit I cringed when he drilled into the yak a few inches above the water line.

[@BeardedBassBrawler]

#almostprofessional

[@andrewnolan5416]

How did you attach the wire to the switch and battery?

[@BeardedBassBrawler]

andrew nolan I used female blade connectors and heat shrink. They slide right on to the male blades sticking out of the switches I chose. Some switches might come with wires and you can crimp those.