fly/jig tying light

[funbun]

What fly tying light do you guys use?

[skiptomylu]

I had a pretty nice one that I used for about 5 years and then Peak came out with an LED light so I decided to try it and it was so much brighter than what I had before, that is what I use now. I love this thing! One thing I like is before when I tied on my Holo flash inside I knew what it looked like in the sun, but couldn't see that inside, but now whit this one I can actually see the same firs I see in the sun so shinny stuff I see better now before I go.

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[skeetbum]

How many dollars for the peak light?

[Micropterus salmoides]

GE soft white 100 watt bulb on a twisty arm lamp.
Any good amount of lighting will do unless you're legally blind. No need to spend on what u can put towards what will catch fish.

[Shoemoo]

I bought a bendy clip on LED light from the dollar store. I clip it to the stem on my vise.

[revtoby]

Some folks don't mind spending dollars when they are at the bench allot. I enjoy having the nicest stuff I can afford. It doesn't make my jigs any prettier but it's nice to have good stuff if your head over hills in love with with tying. I used to spend tons on drugs. I guessed I switched addictions but my wife likes this one better. I mounted a shop light under my desktop and have a couple directional lights also.

[Shoemoo]

I understand wanting to get the best you can afford, but I'm kind of in an unusual situation. I live in a one bedroom apartment and do not have space for a bench. I tie my jigs with a portable vise kit that sits in my lap. So I needed something that was small and would mount directly to the vise. The dollar store LED light works great when I need extra light, and the price was definitely right.

[skiptomylu]

The Peak is not cheap, but bright as heck. I couldn't believe it. Runs cool and put out 300 Lumens and not much power used. Still it's $139.95, but also has a life time warranty. I bought mine and at first I thought it almost to bright, but am use to it now. I tell you it's so much brighter than what I had and it was a really nice tying light. It blows it away.

It clamps right to a 3/8 rod so can be attached to a vise it the shaft is 3/8 which lots of them are.

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[Fatman]

I was lucky, I won an OTT light over at Fly Anglers Online in one of their monthly drawings real nice light. I see the guys post once in a while they've gotten good deals on them at Michaels and Hobby lobby (don't have that one here).

[Redman]

I use a draftsman lamp . Heavy base with a 60 watt twisty bulb. Lamp I got some where for like $10 the bulb at Lowe's for like $4. Gives me all the light I need to tie. I have the expensive bench lamp that came off my watchmakers bench think that it cost 20 years ago $150 and it has two 30 watt flo. tubes. It is less flexible that the cheap lamp I picked up. The bulb I have yet to change and Have used this set up for three or four years.

Guess I am in the less is more camp on the light thing. Use more dollars to buy material but I would have jerry rigged some thing for nothing if I could I am cheap.

Redman