Headlight for Pier Fishing

[trink80]

Hi Guys,

i'm looking to buy a good fishing headlight for fishing off piers. I manly fish for squid so need something bright with a wide beam to see into the water. I'm looking at either a petzel nao or led lenser h14r, but can decide between the two. If anyone has used these before or have any other recommendations it would be much appreciated.

Cheers

Joe

[4liters]

http://fishing-victoria.com/viewtopic.p ... head+torch

[fitzy90]

Ive got the lenser H7.2r, cant fault it, the h14 might be a bit of overkill to be honest. Make sure you get the rechargeable version, it chews through the batteries!

[trink80]

Yeah was seeing if anyone used the petzel nao, but i think i'm leaning towards the lenser h14r

[Tackleberry]

Yeah was seeing if anyone used the petzel nao, but i think i'm leaning towards the lenser h14r

yep i have 3 of them and you can always turn them down nothing worse than a headlight with no grunt if you need it

[cahoona]

i got the h14 great head lamp i use mine at about half power only put it on high when needed

[ducky]

I only have a h7. Bought it before the rechargeable ones came out I think. But it does the job nicely. If I was hunting or doing serious night activities Id want a h14

On the subject
Do they make a head mounted flood light? Peeps with head torches will know what I mean. Ever at widest spread I find the h7 can be a touch suss climbing down rocks etc as it doesn't throw the light wide enough. You have to point your head in the area.

A flood light headlamp would be pretty interesting anyway.

[HarryS11]

These are probably the closest you'll get to a headlamp flood light for under $250 aud. Just have to be careful with the batteries because some cheap 18650 batteries have a reputation for exploding when charged.
https://www.fenixlighting.com/product/h ... -headlamp/https://www.fenixlighting.com/product/f ... -headlamp/

[FishnMiss]

I bought one of these the beginning of the year and is tops. It may not be as wide an angle as the Fenix but at $15 I'm surprised at how well it works.
One negative is when you zoom in too much it casts a slight square beam (possibly due to the reflector shape).
I bought a similar one from another supplier a little over 2 years ago for a fair bit more and this one for $15 is actually way better and is water resistant and you can easily detach the straps.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/AU-5500LM-LE ... rkt%3D1%26

[hornet]

I have one of these... http://flashlight.nitecore.com/product/hc90