The Perfect Bowfishing LED

[@bobbywartman2058]

Really Enjoyed this.... I don't Bowfish...... I Flounder Gig. Sold my custom Flounder boat....2000watt Honda..... 2] 400watt HPS and 2] 175watt HPS....... Now I have a new boat and ready to rig it. In the past I went from underwater 12V .....advance forward to the Halagon's you showed. Then onto the HPS. Pensacola,Fl.

[@dallasscott4618]

What's your thoughts on the swamp eye light bars that can change the color spectrum. Thank you,

[@jordan8081]

We use yellow glass tint to help cut down reflection

[@WHITERIVERRAMBO]

I think you mean to minimize the light reflecting off of the water. Yes by warming up the color of light it will increase the amount light that penetrates dirty water. White light will reflect off of the dirt particles but a yellowish light will reflect much less off of these particles and the effect equals better overall performance.

[@thssportingcenter1]

This is the BEST bowfishing light video I have seen. Thank you for taking the Time to make it happen. JFYI I use a 7 fixture 50watt extra warm white 2700/3000 Kelvin DC chip on rig. My shooting partner has a 5 fixture 400watt HPS system. We have the exact same lux/lumen readings at 7-15 feet from the boat at water level. Plus my LED DC system has better coverage over a a larger area.

[@drifterssc99ify]

The Hock Shop & Sporting Center The bulb he uses has a lot to do with lumens. I have not seen a led with a 50,000 lumen value.

[@thssportingcenter1]

Knowledge is power and this case its lumes. The more knowledge can be gathered and compiled the better choices we can make from lighting advancements.

[@austinbaker8377]

What are your 7 led lights

[@thssportingcenter1]

@@austinbaker8377 August 2020 LED short list. Viugreum Warm White 6th gen good cheap lights, Arrow LED good range of products Halo color is my favorite, On the fancy side there is Swamp Eye leds . I now personally used several combinations of Viugreum & Arrow LED's

[@thssportingcenter1]

@@austinbaker8377 Viugreum 120 6th gen flood and Viugreum 60 degree spots all in A/C

[@danyezek1519]

Tank you its very informative...I got a lot of good ideas from ya

[@brandonrachwal7734]

Where can i purchase lights like these?

[@WHITERIVERRAMBO]

There's literally a link to them right there👇👇👇👇 from a year ago.

[@Victorbanda1234]

What did you ever end up doing with this boat?

[@WHITERIVERRAMBO]

Its rarely gets used.

[@51eoj]

have you ever tried adding the yellow headlight tent to LED lights that are the bright white color. i added it to mine and they seem to be close to the sodium color/yellow lights. it pretty cheap to do. it would be good to hear someelses opinion and thoughts on this.

[@WHITERIVERRAMBO]

Yes sir I have. Ebay sells 2 yellow colors and I tried the lighter of the 2. At the time I was running 20 of the square 48w lights. For me adding it to every light was to much. But after I peeled it off of every other light it was pretty damn good. I rolled like that for 2 seasons on my 1660 fan boat.

[@vincentlangevin1438]

Where do I purchase these leds?

[@thssportingcenter1]

Are you still planning on using those light in 2018 ?

[@WHITERIVERRAMBO]

The Hock Shop & Sporting Center yes. I love them

[@thssportingcenter1]

I would love to see the video footage on the water

[@WHITERIVERRAMBO]

The Hock Shop & Sporting Center don't hold your breath. May be a while.

[@midniteafflictionbowfishing]

Are you able to get these lights anymore? If not what lights would you recommend at this time? Ran hps on old boat and loved the color but thought might try something new if possible to be cheaper and less load on genny.

[@WHITERIVERRAMBO]

No I don't think you can get them anymore. I'd look at ArrowLED or contact Victor Lee Mcnew with 5star LED. Both are great brands.

[@GaryBriggs3]

very much looking forward to seeing these lights in person!

[@timothytaylor6995]

Is there any way someone could put a link on here for these lights I can't find those specific lights.

[@WHITERIVERRAMBO]

They don't make them anymore

[@thssportingcenter1]

Has anyone seen these particular light in D/C current ?

[@WHITERIVERRAMBO]

search "Cob led flood" on ebay im sure you can find them in DC somewhere.

[@keithroberts7912]

I did an 'ask seller a question' on ebay and they said they could make anything I wanted. I just received a 100 watt Golden Yellow in 12VDC yesterday and am hoping to try it on the water tonight.

[@J68W]

Dustin at one time you had the link to these lights posted somewhere. I can't seem to find them. Would by chance still have/know the link?

[@fj55tyrant]

Link would be good

[@timothytaylor6995]

I really need a link, I can't find these lights.

[@clarksonchief]

Lighting a New boat thanks for the advise.

[@jasonsuch86]

Very informative! Even for an amateur like me!

[@jasonsuch86]

looking at these.... www.amazon.com/dp/B072MF6TRJ/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=IZK0775JX8H5W&colid=1W2QAK57PP0KR&th=1 they look similar to what Gary has on his boat...

[@wespashong3701]

Hey Dustin! Love what you do for our bowfishing community! I just got a boat and am looking for the cobb lights you have.

[@WHITERIVERRAMBO]

Look at this on eBay www.ebay.com/itm/252901864868

[@benmeleski4225]

Did you buy the Gold Yellow or the Warm White color on that ebay link? Im not sure if you covered it in the video as I only watched half. Looks like the gold yellow from the video

[@WHITERIVERRAMBO]

"Golden Yellow"

[@benmeleski4225]

Nice! Can't wait to see it on the water

[@chaisclements6701]

Great video Dustin, thanks. I like the cobbs, you should put a bug in Gary's ear to test those for us!

[@alanlennon3871]

instaBlaster.

[@drifterssc99ify]

I see your point on blowing out light with hps lights. The loud generator is not always true. I run 6 400 watt HPS and still run quiet with an inverter generator and 2 power max converters. Still as quiet as a led boat. I fish the potomac river and run by MANY led boats. The light ring around the bow of the boat for fishing is not impressive compared to my HPS lights. Your video is very healthy in facts but not so much on HPS lights. Lumen value has a lot to do with penetration power. I have fished off both led and hps boats. With all due respect, it comes down to personal opinion.

[@WHITERIVERRAMBO]

Bernie Hurt yes sir. like I said I'm not big on hps. with 2400w light set up and converters chances are you need 3800w to run it all at the same time. that's not efficient. and as a genny shouldn't be ran over 60% of capacity you would need the biggest Honda inverter made. imo there's just no need waste so much power, weight, and gas. most bowfishermen don't have a big safe boat that can spare so much weight of converters, ballasts, caps, and a bigger genny. So I try to recommend the simplest, most efficient set up to simplify people's lives. hopefully it's a little lighter and can save them some weight and money. in the end it all comes down to personal preference. There is no denying the power of hps. but there is also no denying their consumption either.

[@drifterssc99ify]

Dustin Apple You are correct. I run 1 3100 for my lights and a 2400 for converters. I do not always run the converters, I can get a good 6 hours out of my troller batteries. you do have me on the weight deal. however, the new digital ballast compared weight to megnetics are 75% lighter. 26-31 lbs magnetic to an 7 lbs digital. I can use the ballet weight in the stern of the boat to balance the bow weight of fishers. and boat size does make a difference. I agree with your video, it is awesome education for people who are new or learning about the lights on a rig. not being disrespectful, by no means. PS I marathoned your videos for the boat build. where is episode 30??????? keep up the good work.

[@WHITERIVERRAMBO]

thank you for these post bud. its a great discussion for others to reference. I have been fishing a lot but havent got any good fishing footage. have been adding some things and finishing some stuff that i had not got to earlier. I really want to get some good fishing footage as well as some daytime running footage to make a special episode. it has been a labor of love. bought a kicker motor last week but will be a minute till i can get it mounted. --thanks for watching!

[@drifterssc99ify]

Dustin Apple let's be real, it's a brotherhood. I hate the drama the follows bowfishing. I keep a grill on my boat just to say hell with it let's relax and then we can fish. you ever get up this way I'll give you a ride on an hps boat.

[@WHITERIVERRAMBO]

respect brother.

[@TB-gx3ok]

I have been looking hard at LED bars but I know the combo/spot beam isn't ideal for bowfishing unless you can get it high enough out of the water. I did purchase some amber covers for my truck bar and it does work for the color but filters out a good chunk of light. The Seelite true warm LED bars look awesome but very expensive to cover the boat with. seelite.myshopify.com/collections/bowfishing/products/40-truewarm-led-bar Has anyone had experience with Amber LED bars? I am tempted to try one since you can switch between a cooler white for clear water or switch to Amber for cloudy water. It looks like you can even strobe them for emergencies or to party. I do have a few concerns, wondering if they aren't as bright as other LED options or if the Amber color of these emergency vehicle style bars isn't the ideal color temp? It looks like Customfitz will allow you to choose spot, flood or combo beams in a 9V config. I'd like to set that up with a 12/24V system but also have a mount option for my 2000w Generac Inverger to charge them if the fishing is good and want to go all night. Any suggestions or experience? www.customfitzled.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=61_69&product_id=109

[@WHITERIVERRAMBO]

I haven't seen what Chad is selling for a while but all the light bars ive seen are DC12/24v. To charge batteries you would need a converter not a inverter. it is possible but in my experience its a loosing battle. all my LED's are 110v now. I can run more of them and no batteries or converter to deal with. I do believe that Amber colored lightbars would be great but I just wish they were offered in 110v. I guess a guy could mount a small inverter next to each bar to go battery free. good luck brother I'm sure you'll get where you need to be before spring.

[@Th3mast3r69]

I really do appreciate all your time making this video, but you got a lot of your facts mixed up.

[@WHITERIVERRAMBO]

dont get facts mixed up with opinion.

[@tomgilroy3936]

I sent u a dm through instagram ab your arrows would u mind answering me thanks

[@WHITERIVERRAMBO]

Tom Gilroy sorry I don't see it.

[@tomgilroy3936]

Ok Well it was ab where you get everything from to make your arrows shafts slides tips glue everything and what brand do u use thanks