Best First Flasher!!!

[Random guy]

..I also heard that vexilar bought out Marcum

No Vexilar did not buy out Marcum, Marcum became part of the Nature Vision team which is working out great for the Marcum line.

[Jcicho]

I would trade my FL-20 for a Hummingbird ICE-55

[kwohl]

I bought my first flasher two years ago and got the VX-1. I went with it because it still has the bottom zoom feature where as the fl-8 doesn't.

If I were to do it over again today. I would be looking at the Humminbird ICE 35.

[aquafang]

Looks like you better get a VX-1!!

[deathmatch782]

Decided to pick up one of the last VX-1 from the Gander in town. Looks like a great unit and it was a great price.

[Loos15]

Have fun with it! get out there often!

[portageman]

The $300 units are the new Vx-1P.

[Cliff Wagenbach]

I have a marcum lx-3 and use to have a vexilar fl-8 and I prefer the marcum however my fl-8 was 12 years old and didn't have the newer features that you find on them all now. I would suggest that you go to the FM sponser Pro Fishing Supply and check out the deal they have on a new marcum VX-1 ($199). A very good price to get you going.

I will second this reccomendation!

If you can afford to spend a little more get the Marcum LX-3 or LX-5 and you will never be sorry!

Cliff

[tracker x-2]

The vx1 at profishing lookes like the best deal around I think I might invest in my first one from them.

[Hotspotter]

Right on tracker, I do business with profishing whenever I can!

Joel

[fishguyd]

Get a used Vex FL-8 for $150 or so, or find an old Eagle 60 flasher for $50 and rig it up with a trolling motor ducer, I started with a Lowrance Green box in the mid 1980's--thats all i could afford at the time. Almost any "flasher" will work, good luck,

[mozy]

Can anyone explain the differences in the VX-1 and the VX-1 Pro? The Pro seems really nice, but I like the discount price on the VX-1 right now. I noticed it has 2.5" separation, isn't that a lot? I've never owned one before and noticed a lot of the better ones are at .5"

[Deitz Dittrich]

the VX-1p has more power, and the new "Tuned" tranceducer. So it will have better target separation, as well as more power to use for interfierence issues. I think it also has more IR modes.

[PerchJerker]

the VX-1p has more power, and the new "Tuned" tranceducer. So it will have better target separation, as well as more power to use for interfierence issues. I think it also has more IR modes.

Deitz is correct. And the VX-1P comes with a soft pack too.

[Jiggawhat]

I will add another vote for VX-1. Bought one last December for my first flasher and love it. Used it with no problems and definitely can't hit the ice anymore without it.