I need a new one. Anyone have any experience with any of the new LED spotlights? I likely would not consider a rechargeable light. I prefer corded. I’ve always used the 3-4 million candle power Brinkmans. I get about 3-5 years out of one then end up replacing it. I really want one like the barges use but cant afford the $$. The more power the better 
The price needs to be reasonable, I’m hard on them, and mine tend not to last.
I would be interested in one as well.
I have to laugh at the commercials when they advertise one,ie,
IT CAN BE SEEN UP TO FIVE MILES AWAY !!
well no s!!t sherlock,any light can be seen a long ways away in the dark,I want one that I can see five miles away with lol.
I am betting anyone of them with high power led’s in them will work,better than the old ones that used aircraft landing light bulbs in them that you could light a smoke with three feet from it,dang those things were hard on truck seats if you laid it down the wrong way.
Here’s the one I use….You get what you pay for.
$234?! Yikes!
Dirk,
You taught me well. “Redundancy is a cartman’s friend”.
I have this uncorded, 4 (maybe 6 AA) light for close quarters and for landing fish ect. Lights up both sides of the places I fish well, light weight and relatively inexpensive at under $30.00. No cord to trip over either.
This link shows the light on ebay. I don’t have a clue about the seller.
I’m seeing more and more led lights attached to bows. They are illegal to use while running but they do work.
I haven’t found anything better than the old Q Beam. Rugged, inexpensive and most always fixable.
$30.00 @ Amazon and I can carry two, one for back up.
Funny…I’ve bypassed the switch on at least two of them over the past 20 years. I didn’t know LED’s were illegal to use while running…nice to know.
It’s not that they’re LED that makes them illegal. It’s just illegal to drive a boat with “headlights”.
It’s just illegal to drive a boat with “headlights”.
SO my “GO Light” is not legal?
I’m not sure what your go light is, but “white” headlights are only allowed for “docking”.
$234?! Yikes!
It’s 10 out of 10 as advertised.
I don’t know if my alternator could keep up with that!
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$234?! Yikes!It’s 10 out of 10 as advertised.
I’m sure it’s great, but that’s more than I’d spend on a spotlight, regardless of how nice it is.
I use a cordless Stanley Fatmax in my duck boat for spotting shoreline in the early mornings. I wanna say it’s over 2,000 lumens. I’ve never ran it out of juice, but I also charge it every evening when I charge my mojo’s.
I’ve got headlights too, but like BK said, be mindful of the legality. I use mine for setting up decoys and VERY rarely will I use it under power.
I’m seeing more and more led lights attached to bows. They are illegal to use while running but they do work.
I haven’t found anything better than the old Q Beam. Rugged, inexpensive and most always fixable.
$30.00 @ Amazon and I can carry two, one for back up.
Couldn’t agree more!
Have two that are seriously twenty years old and get used a ton for fishing and duck hunting. Keep waiting for them to break or stop working, but they just keep on trucking. It’s a way narrower beam and have had a lot of guy’s question their spot light candle power rating after using it.
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