What do you guys do for lighting in your shacks before and after sunrise/sunset. I see Gander has the string lights not sure how effective they would be. I have use headlamps but kind of a pain to me. I have a Coleman latern but I am trying to carry less equipment instead of more. Just looking for ideas. Thanks
I had the rope lights in my Pro and they worked fairly decent overall. It was still a bit tough to try to tie with 2# line, but other than that, they worked great.
I will be looking at putting them in the new shack this year as well.
I use 2 Round LED puck lights that HT makes. They have magnets on the back side that you can just slap onto your shack poles. They are small and give off plenty off light.
This may seem a bit spendy for some but my dad has found a great light. It’s an underhood light for working on cars. It’s rechargable and lasts up to 4 hours.
He added some pictures of how it’s hooked up to his house. I was in there that night and it is really bright. I just wish I could find a smaller version for my Scout.
Good fishing,
Corey Bechtold
This question will get a lot of different opinions – so here’s mine 
I had the rope light in my Pro an it works good hooked up to a spare locator battery but that has seen it’s better days so…. I would like to hear how the rope lights with the flashlight looking battery holder work for people and how long the batterys last. I can’t remember if they are “D” or “C” cells.
In my previous portable I tried using an LED lantern. They provide plenty of light but – – – if you try to hang them from a support the light is right in your eyes – – setting on the ice they light that area perfectly but then the light isn’t where you need it for tying or changing jigs. 
They are nice to run with when you get a flag though on a tip up. 
Like a previous response I’m going to try a puck light and my head lamp this year before I invest in another rope light setup. I’m thinking (and that hurts this early in the morning 
) that those puck lights might be nice in the boat as well for dark fishing. 
Just my 2 cents – – Good luck and happy fishing. 
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This may seem a bit spendy for some but my dad has found a great light. It’s an underhood light for working on cars. It’s rechargable and lasts up to 4 hours.
He added some pictures of how it’s hooked up to his house. I was in there that night and it is really bright. I just wish I could find a smaller version for my Scout.
Good fishing,
Corey Bechtold
Corey, if you have an Aldis close to you they have a rechargable work lite on sale. Work light
Ed
I really like the rope light, it is just the right amount of light without being blinding while fishing, I’m keeping them in the shack. I do however use a head lamp when changing jigs or if a fish is in need of an operation
I also like the sounds of the puck too. Beleive I might be looking for one to try out myself to get rid of that light off my head and have an extra kick of light when needed.
This question comes up every year which is a good thing 
With all the new products that hit the market every year I love hearing everyones take on the stuff before making a purchase.
Thanks for the question and all the info dudes
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I really like the rope light, it is just the right amount of light without being blinding while fishing, I’m keeping them in the shack. I do however use a head lamp when changing jigs or if a fish is in need of an operation
I do the same as Bret in this situation. Then during the summer the rope light is fished through the Bimini top for night fishing. It provides just enough light, but not too much as to draw the bugs.
Mike, this is the one with the flash light handle. I got midway into last years ice fishing season and I changed the batteries right before we headed to Mille Lacs just because I didn’t want them to die in the middle of that trip. So in short, they last a really long time with a quality AA. I think mine take 3 batteries.
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My set-up sounds a lot like Bret’s also. Another plus to this that I dont think has been mentioned yet is using the headlamp packing up and walking back. A lot of other shack lighting is turned off and packed up when you fold up the house, but with a headlamp you’ve always got light. Also nice before you can drive out so you can check around the house to make sure you arent leaving anything, and get packed up quicker w/out having to move a lantern around.
I have to LED fashlights that I got from a friend at Jahn trucking. They have a lanyard that I tie to the cross bar of shack, pull em tight and you can aim them right at the holes. Had to do this by accident last year because I left the lantern at home. But… I’ll probably never take my lantern again.
This year I am going with a black light. Fireline Ice looks like a laser beam, and even a blind bat like me can tie at night or low light. Also, no glare from a white light! You know what white does under a blacklight, right? It flouresces. $10 at Spencers for a 12 vdc light. 
I use the besthongkong led lights in my portable. 2 48cm strips and one 96cm strip on separate toggle switches.Here`s a couple pictures showing them in use.
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