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Which Flasher do you use? [Poll]

DTro

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Esox_Magnum Grand Master

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After my divorce I had a Clearwater as a loaner, maybe it was the unit but was the biggest POS I have ever had. My FL-8 was a big step up and thought there couldn't be anything better, well after 2 FL-18'after that I currently run a LX-5 and I now look at the FL-8 and 18's more like a unit I'll use if I have no other option.. Electronics have come miles forward in the last 5-8 years, I think the old companies while they carry a giant following will see their numbers slip farther and faster downhill in the next 4-6 years.

Vex was once the leaders today their units are still the same as 20 years ago just dressed up differently, I think if they want to remain or regain the top spot they will need more than new clothes and fancy add ons. I know they have a huge following due to them being around the longest and do make a great product, but the new kids on the block are chasing them down.

Look at open water units for years Lowrance/Eagle was top dog now Hummingbirds giving them a run who at one time IMO made nothing better than a fancy depth finder. I was 1 of the first in my area to get a Marcum, everyone told me it wont last, no way they will change, that was 4 years ago. Today I see many using them and more and more guys stop by to see mine in action with their Vex side by side, 7 out of 10 say their next will be something other than Vex. Be interesting to run this poll again in 5 years and compare the percentages and see how things are changing, even better would be to have one from 5 years ago.

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leech~~ Grand Master

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After my divorce I had a Clearwater as a loaner, maybe it was the unit but was the biggest POS I have ever had.

Esox, sorry to hear about the divorce. frown With a post start up like that, I thought maybe you were going to some how tie it in with getting a New gal and a New better flasher or something? confused

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brian6715 Experienced

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The clearwater classic is an amazing machine. PierBridge stole my answer! The target separation is awesome, way better than it was advertised. Where on the FL8 you get a rather thick blurry line, the clearwater would show a thin crisp line, literally probably 1/3 as thick as the equivalent line on the FL8. And I think you could go over a week on a charge for sure! Not to mention back in the day you could get one for under $150 if you looked in the right spot, where as the vex was a lot more money. It was way underestimated!

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Way back in the day I went to Reeds to buy a Vex and the sales person talked me into a Clearwater Classic instead. I figured he knows more about flasher then I do, and he probably makes less selling me a cheaper flasher so why would he push the Zercom, if he didn't feel it was better. I bought it and was very happy but always envied the color of the vex and Color Point, so when Marcum came out with the lx-3, I bought one then last year a lx-5

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