Has anybody heard of colored lights for docks

conleyk68 · 08-22-06, 08:03 PM

yesterday i seen on a website that you can get lights for docks and boats, they kinda look like big black lights only you can get them in diff. colors. they are saposed to attract every species of fish. has any body tried them and are they good or do they suck

onlyculprits · 08-22-06, 09:57 PM

Those lights are specifically for "colored" neighborhoods.

Vabass22 · 08-22-06, 10:00 PM

LOl, that was funny. I wouldn't buy one, I would catch the fish on my own.

FlyRod · 08-22-06, 10:21 PM

Admittedly, I've done zero research on the matter. Still, one needs to consider that nightfishing under dock or dam lights can be very productive because WHITE light attracts insects, tiny aquatic organisms, then small fish, and so on up the food chain.
Colored lights? Well, red light is often used when night hunting (legal for certain species only) because it is invisible to most animals. It stands to reason that red light on a dock would NOT attract those critters mentioned above. Of course we all know that YELLOW lights are used to offer less attraction to bugs.
So far as other colors are concerned I cannot offer an opinion, much less empirical evidence. As a layman, however, I'd guess that GREEN or BLUE lights, unless very lightly tinted would serve no useful purpose fishing-wise.
I can't imagine any benefit from using UV light, save to cause most monofilament lines to fluoresce. NOTE: Fluorocarbon line will NOT fluoresce under UV.

FR

ILfishinman · 08-22-06, 10:42 PM

there are submersible light that are supposed to attract fish, they are green, so maybe a green light would be best, just my $0.02

JB · 08-23-06, 06:52 AM

Fishie1 · 08-23-06, 08:16 AM

white lights attract the most fish.....down at LBL that is what they were really around

FlyRod · 08-23-06, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JB

I'm gonna give a long and ranting speech on your front lawn!

Jesse Jerkson (Rev.)

JB · 08-23-06, 04:57 PM

zooker · 08-24-06, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onlyculprits

Those lights are specifically for "colored" neighborhoods.

roaring in laughter... dam senior good one...i like the areas with da red ones..

check this out the state of va placed green submurissable lights on the clarksville bridge. which goes across bugs island/kerr lake.. they have them set at 4 feet below full pool and 4 feet below at low pool..

zooker

Christopherkeene9 · 08-24-06, 09:31 PM

Go with green. Also they are used ALOT down here in the salt for snook, trout, reds, etc.

WTL · 08-24-06, 10:58 PM

Let it be known that the dude from Alabama aint gonna touch this thread....

08-22-06, 08:03 PM	#1
conleyk68 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: madison, wisconsin Posts: 3	Has anybody heard of colored lights for docks yesterday i seen on a website that you can get lights for docks and boats, they kinda look like big black lights only you can get them in diff. colors. they are saposed to attract every species of fish. has any body tried them and are they good or do they suck

08-22-06, 09:57 PM	#2
onlyculprits BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: vero beach, florida Posts: 28	Those lights are specifically for "colored" neighborhoods. __________________ senior definition of manatee - tree huggers' darling, also an effective speed bump in crowded waters.

08-22-06, 10:42 PM	#5
ILfishinman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 706	there are submersible light that are supposed to attract fish, they are green, so maybe a green light would be best, just my $0.02 __________________ If light moves at 670616629 MPH, how fast is Dark? Bass count 07: lost count

08-24-06, 10:58 PM	#12
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Let it be known that the dude from Alabama aint gonna touch this thread.... __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

08-22-06, 10:00 PM	#3
Vabass22 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern Va Posts: 1,120	LOl, that was funny. I wouldn't buy one, I would catch the fish on my own.

08-22-06, 10:21 PM	#4
FlyRod BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,270	Admittedly, I've done zero research on the matter. Still, one needs to consider that nightfishing under dock or dam lights can be very productive because WHITE light attracts insects, tiny aquatic organisms, then small fish, and so on up the food chain. Colored lights? Well, red light is often used when night hunting (legal for certain species only) because it is invisible to most animals. It stands to reason that red light on a dock would NOT attract those critters mentioned above. Of course we all know that YELLOW lights are used to offer less attraction to bugs. So far as other colors are concerned I cannot offer an opinion, much less empirical evidence. As a layman, however, I'd guess that GREEN or BLUE lights, unless very lightly tinted would serve no useful purpose fishing-wise. I can't imagine any benefit from using UV light, save to cause most monofilament lines to fluoresce. NOTE: Fluorocarbon line will NOT fluoresce under UV. FR

08-23-06, 06:52 AM	#6
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655

08-23-06, 08:16 AM	#7
Fishie1 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 308	white lights attract the most fish.....down at LBL that is what they were really around

08-23-06, 04:57 PM	#9
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08-24-06, 09:31 PM	#11
Christopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oviedo, Fla Posts: 2,270	Go with green. Also they are used ALOT down here in the salt for snook, trout, reds, etc.

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