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every where i look i see a fish finder flasher and every video i see

robert aldrich

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vman11 Community Regular

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Flasher technology has been one of the most revolutionary components to modern ice fishing IMO. Doesn't have to be specific to Vexilar, the others have comparable features.

Allows you to target fish easily throughout the entire water column, check depths quickly and easily, and allows you to find "fishy" spots without having to even drop down a line.

If somebody asked me to go fishing, but the only rule was I couldn't bring my Vexilar, I would probably just stay home.

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You Robert I have a buddy that had(has) the same attitude about flashers when I first met him. After a couple of seasons of fishing with me, he finally broke down and bought one. It took another 2 years before he would think to actually bring it with him. Now he brings it everytime we fish for panfish, tullibee, or perch. Because it does help you fish more efficantly and IMHO will help you catch more fish. Now this guy is very good at catching fish, flasher or not, he was raised old style and still has a hard time with any techy things. But even he realised, it is money well spent for more enjoyable fishing experiences.

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i know, but i am not going to. my mom and i was talking about how technology is always changeing and how the usa is a capitalistic country.

Technology always changes. I see that you are using a computer, made by capitalism, to learn about fishing.

Do you use a twig & string w/ a hook made of bone to catch fish?

Look around you, everything you own & use in your daily life. This is the best country in the world. Look at the socialist/communist countries. This country is young, we have built & made things that other countries could never dream of due to the lack of OPPORTUNITY in those other countries. We are free...until we elect leaders that penalize people that work hard & get by w/ out the "help" of the government.

I hope you & your mom don't look down on the USA. Something wrong w/ capitalism?

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+1 ive fished my entire life and i have recentley, in the last couple of years, started to use ad understand a flasher. and i wouldnt go without one! well maybe i would but i would prefer to have it.

Technology always changes. I see that you are using a computer, made by capitalism, to learn about fishing.

Do you use a twig & string w/ a hook made of bone to catch fish?

Look around you, everything you own & use in your daily life. This is the best country in the world. Look at the socialist/communist countries. This country is young, we have built & made things that other countries could never dream of due to the lack of OPPORTUNITY in those other countries. We are free...until we elect leaders that penalize people that work hard & get by w/ out the "help" of the government.

I hope you & your mom don't look down on the USA. Something wrong w/ capitalism?

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Vexlar, Marcum, Lowrance, and Hummingbird. All made in good ol' US of A. I do not know of any other brands exist or made in any other country. I will not fish without my Lowrance. If you do not like capitalism I hear that Cuba is beutiful this time of the year. I am sure they do not use flashers there as well.

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Sadly Vex is made overseas but Hummingbird and Marcum is built in the USA. While I don't live by my flasher when I cant see to sight fish I gotta have it.

I did not know that, obviously. Where are they made at? For some reason I thought that they were made in Minnesota.

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i dont even have a vexilar flasher and i do just fine on finding fish.

Rob you are having a tuff time catching fish on the river? Without a flasher you wont catch 95% of the fish you would with one down there. Thats no B S. I strongly suggest you get a flasher of some sort. It will increase your catch rate by a ton.

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You dont absolutley NEED one, I've caught plenty of nice walleyes without the aid of a flasher. If you know the spot you dont need one. But if you are drilling a lot of holes looking for fish or gravel\rocks\weelines or whatever, I would definetly use one.

Suspended panfish over deeper water, you'll catch a lot more with a flasher.

Bottom line you'll absolutley catch more fish faster with a flasher but I wouldnt stay home from fishing if I couldnt use one. Take some pride in being able to catch a few fish without all the fancy gadgets, nothing wrong with that.

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I was anti flasher for years, and my neighbor finall got me to use one last year. I never bothered fishing for crappies before, but now that I have converted to the flasher I now go out and catch crappies all the time. I haven't spent much time on walleye this year, but it has been fun catching 40-50 fish in an evening!

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rooz Newbie

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if you fish the same lake over and over in the same spot for walleye then maybe you don't need one. if you like to fish different lakes for suspended craps and other fish then you will get out fished every time by someone who has one. one nice thing about the flasher is that you can see em coming in to your bait and you can tell if they get spooked if you move your bait. my favorite part while using one is seeing a fish charge your bait from 5 ft away and timing your hookset. or worst case scenerio if they aren't biting at least you know if they are there or not.

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