Team Bandits contender is outfitted with OceanLED Thru Hull fixtures and Fish Strobes making them an unbeatable force on the water.

Captain Ron Mitchell, Curt Johnson, Justin Burgreen, David Pendergraft and Tom Kenney won saltwater fishing's most prestigious title, the Southern Kingfish Association's Yamaha Professional Kingfish Tour Angler of The Year honors, and they did it in convincing fashion by shattering all the existing records (see related chart).

Side chart:

'91 Clayton Kirby
'92 Joe Bruce..................... 255.75
'93 Wyndall Vereen............ 239.85
'94 Dave Workman, Jr....... 225.92
'95 Dave Workman, Jr....... 211.96
'96 Rick Smith.................... 185.68
'97 Clayton Kirby................ 241.55
'98 Steve Shook................. 248.91
'99 Dave Workman, Jr....... 264.86
'00 David Van Lent............. 234.50
'01 Chris Chase.................. 222.93
'02 Ed Mecchella................ 243.33
'03 Paul Massey.................. 251.78
'04 Dean Spatholt.............. 246.38
'05 Terry Johnson............. 245.06
'06 Ron Mitchell................. 283.14

Coming soon: 2007 Tournament positions

There are in fact many fishing shows on the tube these days, many are quite similar going to the same spots, fishing for the same fish week in, week out. This series focuses on only strong fighting shallow water fish in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean and the name says it all, Fishing the Flats which really means inshore, shallow waters.

It is a known fact green and blue colored lights are best for attracting fish, but why?

White light is a combination of all colors of the spectrum. As we walk around we see white light reflecting off of surfaces that give off different colors.

Imagine being put into a solid white room with solid white lights coming at you from all sides, it would drive your vision crazy! Now if you were to take a single color light and turn it on in that same room say blue or green it is easy to deal with. The same thing happens with a fish. You bring it to the boat and into the overwhelming white light and that is a very unhappy fish. But what if you were to bring him into a single color of light such as Blue orGreen, you have a fish that remains very calm by comparison and is easier to control for boating or release.

Imagine fighting that tuna or swordfish for an hour or more only to lose it at the boat when you brought it into the white light. Why risk losing fish when you can have a single pure color LED light that is easier on yours and the fishes eyes. Fish on!

Don't take out word for it. We have testimonials from many fisherman that have tested and testified to this exact happening using our lights.

"I installed the Flush Mount Super Blue in the bottom of my 31' Jupiter and had the best week of swordfishing in my entire life with 28 fish! We have nicknamed the blue light the calming light because the fish do not get skittish when being brought to the boat." - Captain Mark Pratt

A traditional white light around docks or on boats will attract some bait and game fish however you will find that most of the time they will hang around the outer edges of the glow on the dark. Always cast and bring your lure along the edge of the light right? What if you could bring the fish closer to you? The pure color attracts bait right into the lights not bothering their eyes. If the bait is ok with it, the game fish are.

Pictured are a school of flying fish and squid about 2 miles off of Palm Beach, FL. In an attempt to find clean water for the photoshoot we headed out a bit then stopped. In seconds we were covered up in bait. Some were even jumping in the boat!

In conclusion - why use white underwater lights when fishing when it is a world reknown face the best colors to use are green and blue? The answer is simple - OceanLED.

It attracts your attention and you know where to go. The same works for fish and this was proven many times in different scenarios.

One study was conducted at a hydropower plant. When water was released to produce power or to reduce the level of the reservoir the fish were being drawn into the spillway. In an effort to attract the fish away from the area to another part of the lake an underwater strobe light mounted on a platform was used. Studies at this location showed that the strobe attracted fish away from the dam and reduced mortality rate by over 30%. Proof again that strobes attract more than just human eyes.

From these studies came the idea for OceanLED to develop and introduce our LED Fish Strobe. Available in Super Green and Super Blue and in two different sizes, these strobes offer 9 adjustable strobing patterns. For use during the day to simulate a very powerful and deep penetrating reflection off of lures and baitfish or for use at night to attract tuna, swordfish, and other species to the boat. Use at night should also include non strobing lights in the boat to keep the anglers eyes acclimatized to a constant light.

Our LED Fish Strobe, unlike a strobing filament style bulb such as a Xenon, can be strobed endlessly with no reduction in life to the LEDs. A filament style bulb can not take the constant on and off nor change of strobe patterns like an LED.