fishing lamps

shannock · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:10 pm Post subject: fishing lamps

coming back to sea fishing after 25yrs i need a new lamp so i can fish in the dark years ago it was a anchor lamp or tilley lamp anchor was the brightest but what about now ? what do you use ? any advice i have a lcd headlamp but need something to light the rods and surrounding area thanks all

rabbi2 · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:24 pm Post subject:

The choice is so wide nowadays what with rechargeable batteries ect, I must admit I dont do an awful lot of night fishing perhaps the reglar night fishermen would be able to advise on particular models, cheers keith

trooper · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:27 pm Post subject:

i use a coleman northstar lantern for when i'm going for a long night session they are dual fuel and electric ignition. i find them bright enough for what i want. but if i'm only going for a couple of hours i just take my LED headlamp.

gazza76 · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:06 pm Post subject:

agree with trooper but thing with northstars are you goto take the electric starter out before you fill with unleaded or it will crack the starter learnt the hard way but headlight is fine .
Gary

trooper · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:12 pm Post subject:

gazza76 · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:33 pm Post subject:

paastyman · Member Joined: May 31, 2007 Posts: 15 Location: cornwall

hi their the brightest lamp is the hipolito 500cp they last for about 8hrs on a full tank and they run on parafin .maidstone angling used to sell them they last for years and mine is still going well

shannock · Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:16 am Post subject:

thanks all i have a coleman stove i use for camping and they are brill i was looking at the coleman lamps and i think that would be best along with my led not lcd headlight

jim79 · Member Joined: Mar 23, 2008 Posts: 98 Location: Pompey

obviously depending on where and what you are fishing for producing aload of light is not always a good thing for catching , ive got a headlamp but also a windup led lamp that after 30secs of cranking the handle gives me about 10mins of light whiich is enough to tie a rig or bait up.

thebigbassman · Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:07 am Post subject:

AH · Regular Joined: Oct 14, 2005 Posts: 255 Location: Holyhead

Coleman's, Tiley's, Hipolito's and Anchor lamps are all good base lamps. If you are serious about getting back into angling then I recommend you splash out £130 on a rechargeable Tiga headlamp. The beam is about half as bright as a car headlight and lasts about 8 Hours on the low beam and 4 Hours on full beam. It's reassuring to see that big wave rather than just hearing it and hoping for the best.

gazza76 · Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 8:34 pm Post subject:

thing is most fueled lamps can be dimmed down as well and the headlight is very useful as well , if you got reflective tape on your rod tip you can see it from the light from the lamp even on dim but the headlight give you that extra light for baiting up and as AH said bringing your line in watching the fish in the surf and even walking to the location id say buy both and and like another member said if its a short fishing trip for few hours then the headlight will do if longer take both.
Gary

MJB · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 8:59 am Post subject:

Glad I'm not the only one who feels that way.

rabbi2 · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 9:10 am Post subject:

Gentle pursuasion is all it takes lol devil

eccles · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 10:33 am Post subject:

To be honest I hate they feckin lanterns and if I see any on the beach at night I stay as far away as possible. In nearly ten years of night fishing I have never found the need to have anything more than an LED headlamp. If you choose one that has two or three different modes of brightness (my current lamp can have 1,3 or 5 lights on) you should be able to do most things. When my mate and I go for a session we avoid shining lights on the water too.