FlounderAssassin

roger that...im gonna have to give that a try the next time i go. Thanks!

Reel Twiztid

I can help you with question #5. I'm running a J16 Carolina Skiff. I'll load a pic for you and if you have any questions feel free to ask away.

As for your lights...Halos, 12V or HPS's all have their pro's and con's. I personally have killed fish with all. Only thing I know for sure from past yearsfloundering is...I used to poll instead ofusing trolling motor until I went with one of my friends that had one on his rig and thought the next day..."damn, my shoulders isn't sore and I don't feel like I've been beat up"...LOL So I would definitely invest in a TM. Some people would say that TM's spook the flatties and I'm sure it does some (very rarely)...but you can cover WAY more ground. Anyway...here's the pic ofmy skiff.

ishmel407

Where can you find the 300 watt halos at. I went to Lowes and Walmart and I could not find the 300's. All either one of them had was 500 or 1000's. May be Home depot has some.

Gnwdad

Most halo fixtures come with 500 watt bulbs, you'll have to buy the 300 watt replacement bulbs. I have only found them at Wal-mart and Harbour Freight.

I started off with 3 500 watt halos and then went to 5 300 watt and 1 100 watt. I was able to see alot better with more lower wattage lights. The 3 light set-up semms to shadow bad.

A buddy of mine runs the 12 volt under water light and I do not think it even compares to the halos above the water.

I'm in the process of making the Flounder Pontoon and will be tring several diffrent lighting set up. I have 10 halos And 2 of the big square parking lights I'm going to try.

FlounderAssassin

i bought my lights at homedepot. they each came with one 300w and one 500w bulb. they were about $25 a peice. very good lights and well worth the money in my opinion!

ishmel407

I went and bought me two 4oo watt metal halide lights today. They were 160 a peice and they are big and bulky but I think they are gonna light up all of mobile bay. i will post pics when I get them mounted. I think they put off 16 000 lumens a peice.

johnnyb

i like the idea of the quiet of 12 v's. please tell me what you mean by an "onboard charger"

thank you very much

Flounderpounder

JB

Welcome to the forum! An onboard charger is permanently mounted on your boat (for example under the console, on the transom, etc., and are wired to the batt(s) you want charged. All you have to do is run an extention cord to it (pretty simple!). They are made for marine applications, and unlike some auto chargers, will not overcharge (boil) the batts, if you forget to unplug it! They "sense" the charge, and shut off when fully recharged.

Minn Kota makes good ones, as do other companies. they come in 1, 2, or 3 bank models, depending on how many batts you need to recharge. For example, one 12V batt. for trolling motor, and another for lights, you'd want a 2 bank charger. Hope this helps!

boutwell_43

I have a 14ft mckee craft.. I put 5 150hps lights on it and run a eu2000 honda. I love it, it cuts murky water really good. I also have two aqua stars a each coner, they run of off batteries...nice and quiet. But the honda is really quiet to. Some people dont like hps because off the yellow tint they put off. It is all a personal choice. I have had a couple of setups and like hps alot better. Good Luck