Thanks for the tip. Flashlights are like pocket knives and reading glasses, you can never have too many of them.

cowfish,

These LED lights really are the ticket. Small, bright, and long lasting. Turn on a Mini-Mag and then drop it on your garage floor......poof. Turn on the LED flashlight and you can beat it on the ground without bulb failure. No filament = no problem.

Keep in mind, the colored LED's have much longer battery life than the white ones. The "white" LED has a tinge of blue to it, but man do they light things up. I've used mine to recharge glo-balls, to tie knots before daylight, and to walk down to that sweet spot before the crowd gets there. A must-have for your vest.

Yeah, the LED lights are awesome.
I use the Petzl for backpacking.

Jack Ip
TackleTour.com

I hear ya, Cowlitz. That little Pulsar light is great. I've got one attached to my keyring. Another nice LED is the Petzl Tikka Headlamp. It's extremely lightweight. Great for camping or hiking around in the dark (think pre-dawn treks to that hike-in fishing hole). REI.com has 'em.

Thanks Cowlitz, I am going to have to get a few of those myself. Those things look small enough to have dangling of the vest without getting in the way. I always keep a small maglite on the dash of the sled, because I am alway in and out in the dark, when its on the trailer. These will be handy, see you on the Cowlitz, or the Columbia.

I also use these fantastic little lights, they provide superior light than that of regular incandescent flashlights in my opinion. They have less impact on your night vision and provide excellent contrast, which makes them perfect for that early morning stroll into the fishin' hole or for getting your gear ready while you are sitting in your boat in the dark preparing your gear for the days fishing.

There are several companies that make these little LED lights, and just about all of them are great. The red ones are handy for climbing in and out of deer stands without spooking critters. You can attach them to fanny pack zippers and key chains, so they are always handy.

We use them for charging up luminescent jig heads for walleye and crappie ice fishing. They do a great job on the luminescent corkies also. The blue one does the best job on chraging the phosphorescent paints used on jigs and corkies. Hope this helps you ou.

LED flashlights have been out for a couple years now but it's just recently that they've gone mainstream and, therefore, the price drops. They really are the best way to go for small flashlights and I've heard remarkable stories about the power of the larger ones. The price is definitely more than the cheapo bulb-based lights but for the quality and battery use (non-use?) they're worth it.

Last Christmas there were even LED Christmas lights for trees and outside decorating. Considering the drastic reduction in electricity use and the constant cool-to-the-touch that the LED's represent they seemed like a great way to go, and as the price continues to go down I can see bulbs getting pushed out.

Worst-case scenerio I can still use that long-handled MagLite that I have for a fish knocker. Of course, that's what I use it for now anyway, but I do on occasion use it to find stuff in the dark.