Cumberland trip???

[boskeet]

Use a light at night to pull the bait close. Get the light down there. A 20 ft deep light will attract 20 ft deep small bait.

What's your method for extending the cord on the light to that depth? I've been looking to add another light to my arsenal with this deeper light concept in mind but the longest cord I've seen from the factory is 25 foot long.

[Duayne]

What's your method for extending the cord on the light to that depth? I've been looking to add another light to my arsenal with this deeper light concept in mind but the longest cord I've seen from the factory is 25 foot long.

I solder the extension wire on and seal each connection with waterproof\lined heat shrink. I do the connections at different lengths so they don't match up. Then I cover both connections with the same type heat shrink that can fit over all the previous work.

Pay attention to your wire gauge\distance. The longer the wire the heavier gauge. I am going with 14 awg on my lights that pull up to 10 amps.

PS
Get lights that are rated IP68. Those are still not rated to go down that deep so you may still lose your light to leakage under pressure. Don't leave them down for more than a day or two at a time. Anything less than IP68 will be doomed a swift death. LOL

[cman]

Thanks for the tips. I'll be staying around alligator 1 but I'll head up by the dam and try some deep trolling and see what happens. I'll post results next weekend