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Iowa => Ice Fishing Iowa => Topic started by: ajw2202 on Jan 22, 2019, 06:55 PM
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I bought a new flip over this year with a built in led strip. Never having that luxury before and only using a lantern sparingly at night, I'm curious you guy's opinions on light at night???
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I find that the LED lights in flip shacks spook the fish. Think of it, dark water with the exception of a florescent bright light traveling down a hole. I prefer hole hopping outside of any shack, those times I keep a Coleman mini lantern lit on my base camp sled to help with bait or a lure switch. Plus you cant beat the natural glow and warmth of a real lantern.
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Try not kicking away the shavings and leave some slush in the hole
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I found light attracts plankton and then baitfish.crappies come in to lantern light at night.not sure about overhead leds shining in the hole.
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And yet they make green lights to hang in the hole. Puzzled.
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And yet they make green lights to hang in the hole. Puzzled.
I wish there was a like button here...
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Do folks have good luck with those green lights?
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I've been playing around with lights on and lights off and I've seen little if any difference. As far as the green light thing I've never used one.
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I've been playing around with lights on and lights off and I've seen little if any difference. As far as the green light thing I've never used one.
Exactly my conclusion. No significant difference between when I have my lights on or off.
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Do folks have good luck with those green lights?
I made my own green led light tubes and use them ice fishing as well as crappie fishing in the boat in the spring. I made them so that I can sink it or float it so, their versatile. You don't fish directly underneath them as that it is where the bait fish and plankton tend to accumulate fish in the shadows on the edge of the light. They have worked for me! :icefish:
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If your LED is too bright hook it to a 6V battery instead of a 12V. The lights work fine and doesn't hurt them a bit.