[THS Sporting Center]

Any wild chance do we have any Entomologist here? Led lights blue or red any idea which might not be attracted to that spectrum? I was thinking of having a couple of very small colored led lights to help see equipment onboard at night?

 

[NuffDaddy]

From my experience red lights attract the fewest bugs.

 

[wagonburner]

i purchased one of those blue rope lights on clearance and have it running inside my boat from back to deck. keeps me from tripping over everything when i get off deck.if it wasn't for the dead fish and guts it would look like party boat. LOL

 

[THS Sporting Center]

Where did you buy them or where can I find them? I know Home depot has 120V stuff but I would want 12volt

i purchased one of those blue rope lights on clearance and have it running inside my boat from back to deck. keeps me from tripping over everything when i get off deck.if it wasn't for the dead fish and guts it would look like party boat. LOL

 

[THS Sporting Center]

Looks like water proof Yellow LED in a strip migt be best. Most bug lights are yellow.

 

[wagonburner]

look at cabelas if you have one or you can order from amazon. hope this helps

 

[B.A.F]

I've seen them in Walmart in the camping section 12v but you may see them there one day and then the next there gone.

Zollie

 

[NightKnight]

According to this article, bugs arent attracted to lights that use Cree LEDs:
http://www.creeledrevolution.com/blog/2012/03/28/study-helps-explain-why-bugs-arent-attracted-to-cree-leds/

 

[NightKnight]

Also, according to this Blue is the most attractive color for insects:
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/gen01/gen01465.htm

 

[NuffDaddy]

According to this article, bugs arent attracted to lights that use Cree LEDs:
http://www.creeledrevolution.com/blog/2012/03/28/study-helps-explain-why-bugs-arent-attracted-to-cree-leds/

That is interesting. Sure would be nice to have lights that don't attract bugs. I've had to shut everything down and move to a new spot before just to get away from all the bugs.

 

[B.A.F]

ThermaCell LOL

Zollie

 

[NuffDaddy]

ThermaCell LOL

Zollie

Would that work put on open water with a breeze? Never used one before.

 

[THS Sporting Center]

I have been out on Lake St Clair at night and the bugs are inches deep in just a couple of hours.

 

[NuffDaddy]

I have been out on Lake St Clair at night and the bugs are inches deep in just a couple of hours.

I couldn't see into the water one time on the saginaw bay from all the dead mayflies hitting the water under the lights.

 

[THS Sporting Center]

Yellow Waterproof 5050 SMD 300LED 5M 60LED/M Light Strip Flexible 12V Flexible

just bought them

 

[DonArkie]

we the guys I fish with use a Threma Cell Lantern, works pretty good.

 

[THS Sporting Center]

Do you get fish flies there on Arkansas?

 

[DonArkie]

nope!, we have everything else in the insect family that lingers on or at water

 

[THS Sporting Center]

Believe it or not there are times when fish flies are so thick they cover the road causing auto accidents from slipping just like snow.