One of the necessary things when fishing for catfish is a headlamp. There are so many out there! So many good ones and so many bad ones. Also things that change over time the lumen output they use.
What is your favorite headlamp that you have owned?
What is your favorite headlamp and why?
Wow. If that thing is anything like the video I need one of those – How many Hr’s does that last on 4 AA batteries on the highest setting – At 2787 Lumens – My guess is not many.
A good head light is hard to beat!
I actually just received a headlamp I ordered from gander. I got the princeton tec apex extreme. it had pretty good reviews and I had a gift card to use up. the only thing that bothers me is most places it says its 160 lumen but on the website and packaging it says 200. the spots on the box saying 200 lumen are also stickers. not sure whats up with that.
With lumen it is really hard to measure.
You will enjoy your new headlamp!
Yeah anything is better than what I had. I used one of the $15 cheapos and picked up a princeton tec lower end(as in $40) one for the lady. that thing was ten times brighter than mine was. figured I couldn’t let that happen. I just wanted a bright spotlight, drives me nuts when someone has to hold the flashlight for me when I’m bringing a fish in. point the light over there, no over there, no over theeeere.
Sounds like my old lady. I have been building her custom rods and more detail goes into those rods then my own. Then I have to buy her a reel and she always gets better reels then me. Something is wrong with this picture??!?!?!?!?!
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I actually just received a headlamp I ordered from gander. I got the princeton tec apex extreme. it had pretty good reviews and I had a gift card to use up. the only thing that bothers me is most places it says its 160 lumen but on the website and packaging it says 200. the spots on the box saying 200 lumen are also stickers. not sure whats up with that.
http://www.princetontec.com/index.php?q=apex-extreme
When they get a steady supply of a higher bin emitter they can easily switch, but remaking the packaging costs $.
I haven’t had a good head lamp, but this looks like a good one although a little pricey. Are they water proof?
If you have a good small flashlight and your cheap like I am, just wrap the back end of the flashlight with electrical tape of duct tape and then bite down on it, swings where your head swings. Works pretty well so long as you remember where you put it.
Remember where you put it while it’s in your mouth or on the cut bait board? Lol
That is a awesome head lamp. Just had a chance to view the video.
I wonder if it might be too bright for fishing with people in the boat(?)
My fav headlamp that has red led’s just lights up the boat floor and I can see the end of my rod tip. That’s pretty much it with the exception of animal eye and other reflectors at a distance.
But since they’re discontinued, I’m a looking.
I just got a Streamlight Strion LED for X-Mas and you are 100% correct , that thing is sic it’s so bright. If it’s 160 lumens, which it is and this is 277, I’m going to have to get one of these. I’ve found more uses than I ever thought for my headlamps.
Thanks for sharing this.
Get the surefire, it’s a lot smaller/lighter than that big contraption you linked.
OMG!
Bob! Do you realize this is your first post in the catfish forum?!
That’s the first step man! 
Princeton Tec now has a rechargeable Apex that uses Lithium-ion battery pack. That give me more burn time in cold weather than my Apex Extreme with Alkaline batteries. About 4.5 hours on the highest setting.
When the Apex first came out they were 160 lumen lamps. That was modified a couple of years back to now produce 200 lumens. The Apex on bright uses a Maxbright LED. There are also 4 conventional LED’s that are used on lower settings that will give tons of hours of adequate light for most things you do in a boat or on the ice. Princeton Tec also makes some smaller lamps that have both Red and white LED’s.
Small but still quite bright for close work applications.
The light you show initially looks incredibly bright. I would like to see one first hand.
I bought a Princeton Tec Remix a few years ago and loved it so much that I bought one for the wife, too. Hi and low beams for both the spot and flood lights. Not as bright as some of the head-mounted spotlights that a few of you seem to have, but the high spot beam throws out quite a bit of light for a small, lightweight package. They work great in the boat, I use them daily for walking the dog in the dark, and I have even used it biking.
Here is a another great headlamp. On preditor masters many guys swear by this light reaching out to 100-200 yards spotting Coyotes. Has adjustable flood to spot. Shorter link<<
I am going to have to remember this post in the spring. The headlamp is always the last piece of equipment I think of. Went all last year without one and borrowed from partners every time.
I was going to buy a surfire, but the price for the light and the batteries justified it for me. I can buy rechargeable units for a fraction the the cost.
Dropping onto concrete thrown onto concrete at a tree ect.
I will stay away from surefire mainly for the cost of batteries. AA, AAA, and manufactured rechargeable units are all I will buy.
Surefire headlamps don’t seem that popular. Too much $$ and about an led generation behind the current one.
My purchase for last year was a spark st6. It is bright enough, just not my favorite UI.
Features
LED: Cree CW XM-L T5 4A
5 modes
Super: 460lm 1.4hours (Only triggered by quick double click)
Max: 300lm 2.5hours
Med1: 140lm 8hours
Med: 45lm 28hours
Low: 8lm 8days
Two years ago I bought a zebralight h60. I think they’re making a new version of this one. Its about a 200 lumen deal but always turns on in lowest mode if you hold the button 1/2 second and that is real nice for fishing time.
I only really buy the flood versions. A little pencil beam doesn’t help you walk over rocks at 1am. Or you can only see one hand at a time.
It looks like spark has some new lights out that are right up my alley. I use them a lot for fishing, work or at home so it doesn’t seem too frivilous. It seems like each car and the boat should all have one.
I had a number of plastic ones in the past but they either broke or I took them apart to experiment with and they died. I didn’t really want to spend the $ on the first one but the cheap ones didn’t really seem to do what I wanted. Often had some extra crap that I didn’t want on them and could not remove.
Forgot this, headlamp money is something I don’t regret spending. Too useful and use them too often.
I’ve been using an collection of lights (depending on function) the last few years.
My oldest is a halogen/led headlamp by Lake & Trail that uses a 4 D-cell battery pack (similar to those old Ray-o-vac headlamps that ran off of a 6v lantern battery). The halogen bulb is bright enough to navigate a small river, with a nice adjustable spot-beam. The led is great for tying knots, casting etc. Had this several years now…the D cells have pretty good battery life. Only downside is the bulk/extra weight. I take it on scout trips as well.
I also have a couple visor clip led lights than run off those coin batteries (one is black light). They don’t attract many bugs and less cumbersome than my battery pack headlamp. Nice quick solution for tying knots, finding things in the boat…
For low level area lighting, I use a couple Stik-n-Clik led lights in the boat which use aaa batteries.
I also use a cheap 1 mil candlepower rechargeable hand-held spot for navigation. Throws a nice beam and not too expensive if it breaks…
I’ll often have a handheld light in the boat somewhere too.
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Last headlamp you will ever need.
I dunno after having a flashlight that is 160I don’t think I can EVER downgrade again!
the headlamp is made by a good company and will last a long time for sure. There is no doubt about that.
50 lumens for me is too dull…
Figured I would bump this up. It is time! ORDER YOUR HEADLAMPS! Get your extra batteries!
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My fav headlamp that has red led’s just lights up the boat floor and I can see the end of my rod tip.
This is key!
Headlamps at night make you a bug beacon!.. If a lamp doesn’t have a red setting, you won’t see it in my shopping cart o.O
It might depend on the wavelength of the red. Here is what happened with my red auxilary lights. The camera makes them look white but they are medium red. 
Must be Josh…or the type of bug.
I’ve used those Ray O Vac’s with the red lights for 7 years now and haven’t had a bug issue. Well, the may fly hatch isn’t so fun but I’m not certain it’s the light when there’s 50 baJillion MF’s in the air. 
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Thermacell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Actually TWO Thermacells!!!!!
Redundancy is a good thing. 
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Surefire headlamps don’t seem that popular. Too much $$ and about an led generation behind the current one.
My purchase for last year was a spark st6. It is bright enough, just not my favorite UI.
Features
LED: Cree CW XM-L T5 4A
5 modes
Super: 460lm 1.4hours (Only triggered by quick double click)
Max: 300lm 2.5hours
Med1: 140lm 8hours
Med: 45lm 28hours
Low: 8lm 8days
is this more of a tight spot, or flood pattern? or is it adjustable? looks very nice, and the price isn’t too bad considering how bright it is.
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Thermacell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Actually TWO Thermacells!!!!!
Redundancy is a good thing.
Same here one in the front and one in the back of the boat.
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