which one to buy.

[robert aldrich]

Vexilar Genz Pack FL-18 Ice Fishing flasher, GP1812 or

Humminbird ICE-35 flasher

[MJ1657]

There are many threads on this. Do a search and you will find many opinions on this.

[TravP]

Marcum VX-1 Pro . Pick one, they all do the same thing basically.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Take a look at what bells and whistles you like. Then choose the one that best suits you. The 18 will have bottom zoom.. great feature. If you are a walleye dude, you will love it. I believe the 35 has movable zoom and a large flat screen. Also very nice..

All companies make a great unit now days. Really you will be happy with whatever you get.

I do however like my LX5 and will not be changing any time to soon.

[herefish101]

look into marcum, you won't be disappointed.

[tbirath]

Robert, take a look at the Lowrance X67 ice machine...this one i enjoy the most, plus put it on the boat in the summer....

[bobber_down_1979]

I have a Ice 35 and while I like the features and display, I am in doubt of the durability at this point. Have had some glitchy issues on only season 2. I would go Vex or Marcum.

[TruthWalleyes]

Vex, Marcum, Hummingbird all have excellent customer service from what i've heard...So pick which gadgets you want, or can afford, and the company will back their products!

[Stcloudangler]

Have had a FL-18 since they came out... maybe 7 years?? Still going strong and don't plan on changing anytime soon.

[bigbad401]

I have owned an ICE35 for 3 years and love it. No problems. They all are nice and will help. There are many threads on this subject.

[tsande00]

If you are on a tight budget and looking to buy new I would look at the Marcum VX1, Lowrance Ice Machine, or Humminbird Ice 35.

Otherwise any of the flashers should be pretty safe to buy used. Just plan on the buying a new battery for $20. It's nice to have a spare anyways.

[dashtek]

Here is a thread I recently started and have since let die out. I landed on Humminbird Ice 55 as my flasher of choice. I have only played with it in demo mode but I love the ease of use and large screen. I showed it to a couple of FL-20 owners and I am betting you'll see their FL-20's for sale after this season.

http://www.hotspotoutdoors.com/forum/ubb...uld#Post2487206

I know it is not exactly the models you are looking at but might help. Good luck finding anything by the way, I struggled to find stuff in stock.

[tsande00]

My only gripe against the Humminbird line of flashers is that the screen seems to have a little jump to it that the Vex and Marcums don't. That might not bother some but for me it might get annoying. Other than that though they seem like great units for the price. Nice big screen and I like the instant depth in the center too.

I only mentioned the budget thing because the original poster seems to be a young fellow and mentioned something in a different thread about his dad not wanting him to get a flasher, or something along those lines.

[Iambjm]

I had a Vex FL18 and while I loved it for most of it's features, I didn't like the recessed screen. Hard for this old lady to read, so I got the Ice55 and so far I love it. The feature I love the most is the fact it operates on a different frequency and I am no longer blown out of the water by the Marcum LX5 whenever someone is fish close to me with one. The double cord on the transducer is as annoying as having a root canal. But I do like the fact it came with little battery adapters which allow me to charge it and use it at the same time.

[MN BassFisher]

The double cord on the transducer is as annoying as having a root canal.

I tried using them once and it was too annoying. I don't use the support cable and I know a lot of other HBirds on here don't use it either.