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#1 Post by Wrasseputin »

hey i was fishing at the big bomber last and i would like to congratulate all the winners and a big thanks to paddy and the lads who organised the comp ,i was just wondering some of the lads had head torches that were like halogen lamps does any one now the make and name of them?thanx lads
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#2 Post by baitdigger »

do you mean this kind of thing? http://www.headtorches.com/TigaSL.html
I have used them for years but just switched over to led as they are far easier to carry and less cumbersome.
My tiga is a great lamp, gives off light like a car head light but very heavy.
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#3 Post by knightser »

baitdigger wrote:do you mean this kind of thing? http://www.headtorches.com/TigaSL.html
I have used them for years but just switched over to led as they are far easier to carry and less cumbersome.
My tiga is a great lamp, gives off light like a car head light but very heavy.
there a lamp used for mountain bikes ,1200 lumins for 3hours plus on full beam '8 hours on low .3 and a half hour charge time 'led life 50,000 hours ;cost between 60 to70 euro from new angling shop at greystones harbour,we bought 12 lamps for the ballybrack club,super little lamp battery only the same size as a mars bar 8) dont know if he has any in stock if not he will order them in for you'hope this helps :P
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#4 Post by Ric0shay »

Any idea of a make and model of the lamps ? Mine took a dunking last night and it isn't looking promising.
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#5 Post by beachbuddy »

Also have a look at the magicshine 808,900 lumens,again a mountain bike light but the low setting is perfect for night fishing just don't shine directly into anyones eyes :lol:
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#6 Post by sparkey+1 »

Yea I took Mike's advice and picked myself up the magicshine as well very bright and great distance on the beam and will last a full session on high beam if need be the only draw back is the moths.... :lol: There is a old topic on the site about the magic shine lamp just use the search box... 8)
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#7 Post by ballylumford club »

cree head lamp 1200lm or more on ebay £20
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#8 Post by alanmcc64 »

How much light do you need? I used a Tiga for years and still have it, but I now use and carry a spare of the ones sold in the pound shops. 9 LEDs more than provides enough light to see what you're doing and thread baits etc. On the other hand, if you're looking to guide the passing ships in go for something more expensive :)
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#9 Post by Preston »

Ive a led lenser h7 and its got great power for watchin the rod tips but find the energiser lamps give a better light for baiting up as they give a wider arc of light as opposed to the more focussed beam from the led lenser.the led lenser was 55 euro approx ,I dont think I would spend much more on a lamp to be honest
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#10 Post by knightser »

Preston wrote:Ive a led lenser h7 and its got great power for watchin the rod tips but find the energiser lamps give a better light for baiting up as they give a wider arc of light as opposed to the more focussed beam from the led lenser.the led lenser was 55 euro approx ,I dont think I would spend much more on a lamp to be honest
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