Green Light for Fishing

Is the GreenLite magic...Well, of course not, BUT it is great "tool" to help you have a much better chance of catching fish....What it does is ATTRACT BAIT, lots of bait, and under normal fishing conditions, the larger fish that feed upon these bait fish are attracted to the schools of bait fish around the greenlight.

From my experience with this light and other 12 volt fishing lights, it does not compete well with nearby brighter lights other fishermen might be using.....Here in Texas a lot of fishermen use high intensity locomotive lights, they are 30 volt lights wired in a series, mounted 4 in a box. They four put our a tremendous amount of light and will attract lots of bait and fish. If someone is using this set up, I DO NOT want to fish in the same area as they just have an overpowering advantage....

The greenlite is great if you can find a secluded area and don't have to compete with someone like I just described above...Most people use it in deeper water, around rock jetties, off piers, and of course, right off the side of your boat at your favorite fishing spot. It is intended to be built to run off 12 volts but can be built to use 110 v. for pier use only....

Some fishermen don't sink the light....I like to submerge it about 18 inches...I use two of them and the same time, one off the back of the boat and the other toward the front. The water surface acts as a reflector send light back down into the water...Many people don't realize that and prefer to fish it above the water's surface...either way will work...I just prefer to submerge it. It also keeps the light cooler.

Here's what other fishermen think about the GreenLIte.....Their real honest opinions about the GreenLite's effectiveness....Read for yourself and learn what these fishermen have to say about fishing with a greenlite!

Thanks for visiting this site and let me hear from you regarding your use and experience using your greenlight.....
ADC.

Donna R. says.....

Ya better believe they (greenlights) work!! I got myself a Fisherman's Green Light about 3 years ago...not only does it attract the bait....it attracts big ol fish. Its an excellent choice for a nite light. very durable...ya can use it anywhere...doesnt have to be off a boat. I love mine..wouldnt trade it for the world.

Greenlight Fan says.....

I have been using green lights for over four years now. I believe that they do work. I have had great fishing success with them. I personally use the kind that do not go into the water. I frequently use them for both salt and fresh water. Keep in mind though that they are not miracle workers, and you still have to fish good spots. I like the jetties and other areas of good water movement and fish migration. They seem expensive, but are well worth it. The ones I have claim to have a bulb life of app. 9000 hours. That's a lot of night fishing. The other great thing is that they don't draw bugs and use only a tiny amount of power (mine use app. 2.7 amps each). Just always remember to use a seperate battery for your lights and outboard motor so you can get started again. I would highly recommend that you give a green light a try.

Kevin uses a greenlight.....

I've had tremendous success fishing for hybrids under the greenlight. Glass minnows are there in about 10 -15 minutes and the rest is history. We have fished under bridges in many different lakes and absolutly nailed hybrids and crappie. Great product! I submerge the light approx one foot below the water to take advantage of it reflecting off the bottom of the boat. I fish around bridge pilings in fresh water for crappie and hybrids. The hybrids absolutly go wild for the bait fish, mainly glass minnows. When the crappie come in, they are huge.

 T. B. says Green Lights....

  I was told that green light penetrates the water for a longer distance than any other color. I slept through optics in my physics classes so I don't know if this is true. With that said, I have fished with one once. This was in a spot known to have lots of trout so the fish were indeed there. However, when we ran the light, it took only minutes for bait to show up and the trout came with them. We couldn't even hang the baits off the side of the boat without them getting hit. And you could almost catch them in a dip net.

I built my own for about $75 but haven't gotten around to using it. I have been told that they did work, and they didn't work. From my experience, they do.

 Larry B. says green lights....

  I have 2 and they do work. They penetrate the water better than other lights and they don't draw bugs. I have never had any luck using them in strong current, however. They say bait fish can,t hold in strong current. I would stay away from passes or cuts from the icw where tidal movements can cause these currents. We,ve had better luck around shell reefs in 3 to 5 feet of water. If you use them around a jetty be sure to get close enough to the rocks to get out of that strong current. Good luck!

Jon from Tx says green light

Water clarity is essential. Set up your light above the water line. I have found that it draws in more bait that way. If you don't get glass minows or shad in about ten minutes, you need to find a new location. No bait, no fish.

The second conisderation is current. If it is too swift, the bait won't hold in the light very long. In the summer time I fish more nights than I do days. Location can be anywhere, but I find structure helps because bait is already present. The jetties, bridge pilings, rigs, and reefs have produced well for me.

Use a dip net to catch bait from the light and hook them in the tail or mouth. Use as little weight as the current will allow and let it drift beneath the light. The fishing comes in spurts. Non stop for a little while, and then nothing for a while. Be patient and it will pay off.

Good luck. See you on the water.

Brent from TX. says Green Light:

Fishing with a green light is like any other fishing, you have to be where the fish are. My experience has been kinda feast or famine, make a bad call and make a dry haul, or, get situated where the fish are when they are feeding and find yourself looking for someone to take pictures the next morning.

My advice is to target places where you have been successful before. Places that you haveconfidence in. Most of my experience has been in shallow water along shorelines on some kind of structure. Bait seems to stack up in these areas during the hot summer days when all self respecting gamefish seek the security of deeper water and cooler temperatures during the heat of the day. If you are in the right place, trout and redfish will move in under the security of darkness to feed.

An incoming tide is also an advantage because it brings cooler water into the shallows, but they seem to be rare at this time of day. Since you don't have the mobility that you do when wading or drifting, I like to set up on a specific piece of structure where shallow water meets the deeper water. The kind of place where you would anchor and fish under normal circumstances. I would like to use the light in deeper water more than I have, but I am usually seeking refuge from the wind. During late summer when calm nights are most predictable, I am usually tarpon fishing. It may be more predictable than the shorelines. I would like to know what success you or others have in that setting.

Good luck!

Ricky T from TX says depends on where you use it....

I've been nightfishing here in Texas with the green lights for about three years now. In a typical shallow bay I normally fish, the lights are mostly a benefit in being able to see your lines and when fighting a fish. Last summer I was fishing the Lower Laguna Madre five nights in a row and was killing the trout the first two nights at a little pass in a spoil bank with the lights. As a test I went out the next two nights without the lights and caught just as many fish although it was much harder to detect strikes and fight the fish. On the other hand if you properly set the lights over a deep enough drop off, ten feet deep or more, and the rest of the conditions are okay, i.e., moving tide, clear water and bait, the trout can literally stack up like cordwood. I've got pictures to prove it.

So, the green lights work if you know what you're doing.

Good luck.

Brent from TX says Not a magic bullet ....

The Green Light is just another tool to add to your bag of tricks, to put the odds in your favor. If that is what you expect from it, you won't be disappointed. If you want a "magic bullet", keep looking (and if you find one, please let me know)

Mark from Tx says Greenlights do work but....

They do attract bait and consequently gamefish to the bait but ONLY if there are gamefish there to begin with and ONLY if they are in a feeding period. I like the light because does seem to penetrate deeper and is draws very few amps, saving precious battery time for those all-nighters. I also use it offshore just to light up the fishing area, I dont think it attracts that much fish but sure allows you to see what you've caught waaay down there! The STAR Tourney winning snapper was caught under a greenlight, I was there.

Dan B. from TX says Greenlights:

I have done well with my greenlight fishing the jetties. I have learned that if you net(with a clear plastic dipnet) the glass minnows & ballyhoo that are attracted and use them for bait you will do far better than if you use shrimp or croakers. Of course they are not majic but if you use them in the right place at the right time they do hold fish.

• It depends on where you want most of your green light, above the water, or below it.
  
  If you mount your greenlight above the water, a lot of it will be reflected into the sky. If you put you greenlight under the surface, the same amount of light will be reflected back down into the water because of the internal reflection capability of the the surface (I watch Bill Nye the Science Guy on channel 8). If you want to see the effects of this, go to a swimming pool at night with a submersable flashlight with a narrow beam (make sure you know who owns the pool, this looks a little odd). You can shine the light at the surface at an angle and it will reflect back up and illuminate anything above pretty well. Then, hold the light under the water and shine it up at the surface at an angle, and you can easily see how much light is reflected back down.

  The hull of the boat will also reflect alot of green light back down. There are benifits to having the greenlight above the water. It certainly helps you see your lines better, and it will probably attract more bugs (but I don't like bugs).

  Personally, if I am going to use a green light for fishing, I want it where the fish are, in the water. Just under the surface is deep enough. Even then you have to be carefull not to get tangled up with it when you get a fish close. For some reason they seem to like to go under the boat when they get close to the light. Good Luck - Brent