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<blockquote data-quote="Dockside85" data-source="post: 323064" data-attributes="member: 8020"><p>Ok so I am trying to get some clarification on something. Around where I live I see a lot of jons with offroad lights on the bow of the boat, almost like headlamps. After looking into Coast Guard regs (just to reinforce what I already assumed) it's not legal to have these lit up while underway. So if you cannot use them while you are underway I would assume they are just for illumination while fishing, but while most guys don't cast straight out in front of the bow, I don't think that would be very practical. Can someone clue me in on what people use these for? I'd actually like to have a couple lights mounted that I can swivel out to the sides for night fishing but I just don't want to get in trouble. I've been told that even using a trolling motor at night to slowly crawl along a bank means you are "underway", so no lights other than nav lights can be used. Any clarification?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dockside85, post: 323064, member: 8020"] Ok so I am trying to get some clarification on something. Around where I live I see a lot of jons with offroad lights on the bow of the boat, almost like headlamps. After looking into Coast Guard regs (just to reinforce what I already assumed) it's not legal to have these lit up while underway. So if you cannot use them while you are underway I would assume they are just for illumination while fishing, but while most guys don't cast straight out in front of the bow, I don't think that would be very practical. Can someone clue me in on what people use these for? I'd actually like to have a couple lights mounted that I can swivel out to the sides for night fishing but I just don't want to get in trouble. I've been told that even using a trolling motor at night to slowly crawl along a bank means you are "underway", so no lights other than nav lights can be used. Any clarification? [/QUOTE]
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