Vexilar Scout Pros and Cons

[joneshat11]

Now that the vexilar scout has been out what do you guys say the Pro and Cons of it?

[Cyberfish]

I got one about a month ago

I like the bright display, portability, long battery life, ease of use.

cons

why does it have a shiny screen? if I have any light shining on my face I see my ugly mug reflection obscuring my view. I even put it in a box to view out side, still could see me, yuk.

works great in my trap though.

Down viewing

it has a built in hook on the camera, unfortunatly it doesn't hang perfectly straight, so my lure ends up near the side of the screen.

I taped a small peice of wire clothes hanger for a more centered hook, and now it stays close to the center.

I don't like the zipper door on the soft pack it comes with.

Not a perfect unit by any means, but they are getting much better than the older ones, I reccommend it if you really like viewing fish reacting to your bait or looking for good spots!

[Ed Carlson]

Put a tiny zip tie on the cable where you find your preferred Down viewing position. Then set the tail hook on it. This will keep it in the position you wish without it slipping off to a side angle.

On occasion it is good to have it at a slight angle so you can get a side and down view from a second hold position just off to the side, and then rotate to another hear hole from the same hole position. So there is a benefit to a minor angle at times.

Try the tiny zip tie once, it will solve your slipping for you in the direct down view position.

[Cyberfish]

Hi Ed

I am not sure what you mean by slipping

it seems more like a balance issue with mine

mabye you could post a pic or 2 to help me understand?

thanks!

[Ed Carlson]

I may have worded that poorly, sorry. I meant if the zip tie is on the cable at the point you wish, then hook the tail fin on the cable above the tie, the camera will better balance to look more true vertical.

You will need to tinker with it a bit, but it is achievable. You can tune it to get the exact angle or position you wish. With the zip tie secure, it is less likely to move from your desired position once in the water.

As for dealing with us becoming used to our own reflections, Well...I just imaging that other folks have to look at me all the time...so I just feel sorry for them instead. LOL!

OK..Seriously...reducing background light will help the reflection issue while inside a shack.