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ishmel407 (5/7/2008)First off I really like the Forum. I have been trying to figure out how to set up my new Carolina Skiff with lights and I have some ideas but I want some feedback. I am worried about using halogen lights cause of the glare. I seen all the posts about this light is better than this light and so on. MY question is 1. Should I use Halogen lights or HPS or the other funny named light. 2 Is the glare really that big of a deal when using the lights mounted above the water line. I have a coleman 1550 watt generator so I wont have that many watts to use. I thought about getting two 500 watt halogens and a 250 watt halogen and fastening them to a 2x4 and fastening it to my handrail. Question 3 If used 1250 watts of halogen lights do yo think it would be bright enough to see a ways out. Question 4. Would HPS or the funny name light put out more light with 1250 watts of usage. Question 5 Does anyone have a setup on a carolina skiffI could look at and get some ideas. I am coming in from offshore tomorrow and I am going to try and gig some flukes arounddauphin island on my days off.I know these are alot of questions but I have alot cause I want to do it right the first time. Also some feedback on gigs and where you get your poles would be great.
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first off welcome to the forum! as far as which is the best light...well thats all up to personal preferance. i used to run underwater 12v lights but recently switched to halogens. they both have pros and cons...but for me the pro of not having to worry about charging a bunch of batteries for the 12v lights by going with the generator/halogens was the biggest plus for me. i run 4/300w halogens on my boat and im very happy with them! i have a very good view all the way around the bow of the boat where with the underwater setup i was running the light was more centralized straight off the bow...i can see just as far off either side of the boat as i can off the bow which is a plus for me. when i first set up my boat i was using a colmen powermate 1550 just like you have and it worked very well...now i have a 2000w honda knock off that is a good bit quieter. like i said in the beginning when it comes to what type of light to put its all up to your personal prefrence. hope this helps!!!