The advent of fluorescent braid, has in my experience made bulb type blacklights obsolete. Glo Vis braid doesn't illuminate quite as much as mono, thus causing you to miss a lot of hits. I have been using bulb type fluorescent blacklights and the other night I bet I missed nearly 50 bites, especially on the fall. I don't know how we fished in the dark, but I proved to myself I can't to it anymore. I have to see the line at all times since I started using braid. Here's my problem, once I started using braid a1nd feeling all the movement and sensitivity, I just can't go back to mono. Now back to what lead to pick for a poor man who is nearly 85 year old, but still enjoys fishing at night. I have found that Leds are the answer, can't afford $150. for a Lunar Xtreme like some people I know, no more than about have that amount.