I've made my own too... but only 3 feet long ... that thing is a monster... I haven't had the chance to test it, but it sounds like the cats whiskers for night fishing crappies... will give it a go this weekend.

And a fun note about these LEDs...I hooked a small 9 volt battery....I'm talking about one of the little batteries you put in your smoke alarms at home...the little square shaped one...I touched the leads to the posts on the 9 volt and lit the thing up. Of course it was not at it's brightest but it goes to show the low draw on these LEDs, which is another great benefit when you use it all night.

Thanks bozz. When you say clear pvc do you mean the clear flexible hose or actual hard pvc?

And if it's the hard pvc,where did you get it?

 Those Pelican bass Raider boats must be tough.  At the Izaak Walton club I belong to, people leave their aluminum john boats out on the ground (chained up) all year long, even in winter.  I've seen a few of those Pelican Bass Raider boats too laying around chained up and they look sea worthy to me.  

These things are absolutely tough enough for some rivers, lakes and ponds. My bass raider is also a big conversation starter. I have started leaving a half hour earlier than I want to be on the water to account for all of the people asking about it. First time I've been slightly excited for winter. Finally have time to do some more mods.

Thanks bozz. When you say clear pvc do you mean the clear flexible hose or actual hard pvc?

 

The "hard" pvc...it's just like the familiar white schedule 40 but it's clear. I had a couple 4 footers laying around. But you should be able to source it about anywhere that does PVC. Maybe Lowes or Home Depot? I haven't looked there but I would assume they could have it. Amazon, ebay? The clear is more expensive if I remember correctly than regular white. But you're gonna come in a whole lot less $$$ than finding & buying a comparable light online somewhere. I want to support the folks that help our favorite past time but at the same time...I'm not completely helpless and it's something I enjoy doing...tinkering, that is.

Lowes doesn't have it. I've never even seen it before. I used the clear rubber one and a quarter hose to make mine.

Lowes doesn't have it. I've never even seen it before. I used the clear rubber one and a quarter hose to make mine.

It's out there, Point. I looked at mine to see if there was a company identification but nothing but run numbers. It's apparently only used for specific applications where one needs to monitor the flow and it is supposed to be more expensive than regular white schedule 40 so maybe that's why it's not everywhere. Just Google and you'll come up with it. I cannot recall where mine came from...I found it in my shop and the light (literally) clicked in my head as to making my own submersible light.

 

you will need to order on the internet...  Amazon has it... ebay too

 

http://www.amazon.com/Pipe-Schedule-PVC-Feet-Long/dp/B00E2X88SC/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1413217641&sr=1-1&keywords=clear+schedule+40#productDetails

They can keep it for that price! Lol

I was thinking it was just shy of $20 for a 4 foot section.

That's about right if you're buying 8 foot.

It's nice heavy stuff.. and seals up well just like plumbing pipe... I wouldn't mess with anything less for something you want to sink in water and remain in good condition.

The clear flex hose works great and is $3 a foot. That's what everybody uses on the kayak group I'm in. They're holding up.

I have seen a lot of bass raider people with different ideas on mounting sonar, well, I have had a Portable Transducer Bracket I bought from bass pro for years that used to put on the back of jon boats, well with the bass raider, I came up with another idea. I removed one of the front handles and just took two pieces of 2x4 and made a bracket to put the portable mount out far enough to use it on the bass raider. 

 

Looks good

looking for space saving storage ideas for my 10ft pond prowler. I will be fishing 2 in the boat. sometimes 3 when my wife tags along with my son and I.  any suggestions would be great.

looking for space saving storage ideas for my 10ft pond prowler. I will be fishing 2 in the boat. sometimes 3 when my wife tags along with my son and I. any suggestions would be great.

One pond boat I've seen around here had three people in it, the middle one sitting on a bucket. You could get a padded bucket and use it for a seat and storage when you have three. Other than that, I always thought the area under the seats was an under-utilized storage space. I bet you could get creative and build a box to attach to the seat frame that could increase storage from just setting things on the floor under the seat.

Milk crate fits perfect under the seat. I glued some of the non slide mat stuff to the bottom of mine with 3m spray adhesive.

Milk crate fits perfect under the seat. I glued some of the non slide mat stuff to the bottom of mine with 3m spray adhesive.

 

Ya my Uncle did this under the seats in his Bass raider.  Im for sure stealing that idea, its wide enough so my Planos will fit in there.  It works great for not taking up prime floor space. I like the bucket idea, the prowler came with a removable storage box that I think im going to try and mount a bleacher seat to. that way it doubles up.

Yeah I keep a large Plano tray In there and a kayak anchor, led nav lights, skeeter spray, waterproof box with phone and wallet. Other stuff and a telescopic emergency paddle

FWIW, take out the emergency paddle and try paddling that thing into even a light breeze. Not fun. 

FWIW, take out the emergency paddle and try paddling that thing into even a light breeze. Not fun. 

I use a double bladed kayak paddle and it works better. It takes a few strokes to get going but once you build up momentum it glides nice. I pull out my trolling motor and just paddle if I find myself getting stuck in thick weeds or lilies. I also have an 8 foot stick anchor that I use as a push pole sometimes.

Here is a pic of my under the seat tackle storage I made out of some old wire shelving unit I had laying around in the garage.  Holds 6 of my plano boxes, and fits perfectly under my seat.

here it is mounted under the seat.  There is room on the sides where I am going to add some small tool holders for things like pliers, scissors, knife.  I think this is going to work out great and really reduce down the clutter in the boat and keep things organized.

A pop cate from coke fits great under the seat held in place by some zip ties to seat frame. Plus it hold lure boxes perfect. You can get 5 boxes in the crate