MyFishFinder.com Just like iceshanty but warmer
Muskie Nut, I have been using darn near the same set up for many years. I hot glued a mercury switch to the flag wire instead. I like your idea better. Simpler and cheaper. The lights are great for night fishing and dark snowy days. They also light up the area like you said. Plenty of light to see what's going on.
Awesome!!! I was going to use the mercury switch as you stated, but when I went to Radio Shack, they said they'd been taken off the market. So I had to revise my plan to the one I posted.
I used Duracell alkaline batteries. They went the whole season with out a problem.