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Maverick
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Green Monster Light Testimonial
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4/12/2008 12:41:08 AM
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Had lights installed last weekend.
Went outside about 10:00pm with a rooster tail just to play around and BAM , BAM, BAM !!!
In 30 minutes (all caught and released)
- 2 stripers (2 lbs range)
- 2 Black Crappie (1 lb range)
So then just out a curiosity dropped the rooster tail in the water right in front of the pier and began just playing by jigging it around on the surface and BAM, another striper.
All I can say is these lights are GREAT, just in case anyone is considering such. Also we really enjoy just sitting on the front porch and looking at the fish under and around the dock.
Before I built the new dock had an above water light and never caught anything other than a hangover.
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Osms
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Green Monster Light Testimonial
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4/12/2008 8:58:39 AM
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How far under the water are your lights and how deep is the water??
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Edge
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Green Monster Light Testimonial
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4/12/2008 10:09:09 AM
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I have had mine for over a year now and love them. Mine are about 10' below the sureface. Looks great and fish love them.
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Maverick
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Green Monster Light Testimonial
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4/12/2008 10:29:26 AM
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Water right now is about 14 feet deep and lights are 12 feet deep.
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8hcap
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Green Monster Light Testimonial
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4/12/2008 7:56:21 PM
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Mav,
You must be higher on Ronnie's list than me. I have had an order in for 2 lights for at least 5 weeks. Every installation date has been missed without any word from him, including today.
Are there any alternatives out there?
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Maverick
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8hcap
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4/13/2008 12:20:04 AM
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Same here. But I stayed on him. He is a nurse at the Dadeville Hospital and is also working on a building to begin selling the lights full time.
He still owes me 2 more as well and emailed him last weekend to tell him thanks and make sure we were on the same page regarding a couple of matters. Have yet to here from him.
I would suggest to stay on him.
One alternative I found was fishnlight.com. Sort of like them as the bulb is replaceable. You do not have to replace the entire electrical cord, light socket, etc. as with most, but my concern would be since they are not totally sealed I would suspect the bulb socket in theory could loosen over time and then you are SOL. Plus the cover over the light can protect the bulb from being broken if hit by a lure or whatever.
Went with Ronnie as he is a local business and I try to support such as long as they make a good product and show when they say they will.
URL: Fish N Light
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You could always build your own. Costs about 40 bucks in parts., and thats if you put your wiring in conduit, which I understand Ronnie doesn't.
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PikeSki
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8hcap
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4/13/2008 10:34:31 AM
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LTL,
Did you or do you know someone who has built these themselves? If you do I would appreciate any information you have on what parts you used and how you built it.
I think that the price they charge for the Green Monster is quite high. Not to say it's a bad product (quite the contrary, I have heard very good stories about them) but $300.00 seems a bit steep for a light bulb on a wire?
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autiger
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Green Monster Light Testimonial
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4/13/2008 2:42:19 PM
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Our PLC gut at work is making me one.He said he would charge me $120 for mine.Pretty much the same as the green monster but made with better quality pieces.He orders the parts thru the people we get our supplies with at work.
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Yes I know womeone who built his own. It is just a mercury vapor light. Nothing more, nothing less. And it works well. I have watched him catch a 12lb striper from his. I will get more details if I can on how he did it. He told me he spent 40 bucks, including the conduit.
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AU1993
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Green Monster Light Testimonial
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4/13/2008 2:53:10 PM
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I have had nothing but problems with mine since Ronnie installed a year ago.
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8hcap
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8hcap
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4/13/2008 5:07:50 PM
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Great thought but water and electricity and I have a stormy relationship.
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Hey LTL, Let me know where you can get his parts for $40. The bulb is about $20. The ballast inside is anywhere from $80 to $100. The case $10. Photo cell $10. GFCI plug $10.00. Wire $10. If you can get me all these parts for $40.00, we need to go into business together. I figure he is making $75 to $100 a light.
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.....you can buy one outdoor light assembled and ready to install, take it apart, and you have all those components, except the wire. They run around 50 bucks I think. The guy I know had some of the materials already I am sure that helped keep his cost down.
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Lovn_Lake_Livn
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Green Monster Light Testimonia
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4/14/2008 11:16:58 AM
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I would be interested in knowing how to make one or buying one.
Thanks for any info.
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Summer Lover
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8hcap
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4/14/2008 9:36:19 PM
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I had to repair our light at home and cannibalized a 175 W security light. I got a wall mount light at a big box store for $30 - $35; you will get a bulb, base, ballast, and light sensor. If you have 120 V near the water, it had better be ground faulted already. You will of course need wire, a box for the ballast and sensor, and either a grounded plug or access to a tap on a GFCI’d receptacle. I have been thinking of sealing a base and bulb in a green vase (think flowers for the boss guys), which would provide buoyancy, tie off to a weight (block, small anchor, scrap metal) to position it on the bottom, and just plug into a recept that I put on the pier during our “low water event” this past winter. Any suggestions?
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Sounds like you got it figured out!!
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Let me know what you end up using for the base and the seal for the bulb/ballast.
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FOI
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www.underwateradvantage.com
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4/15/2008 9:30:39 PM
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Mike Venable has been installing them for several years around the lake. I don't know his local number but the website is www.underwateradvantage.com
URL: http://www.underwateradvantage.com
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| Name: |
FOI
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Only one
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4/15/2008 9:38:09 PM
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If you do it youself and do not know how to seal the socket someone my get electrocuted. By all means make sure a working GFCI is used at least thats some protection.
Please be safe.
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