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vertical vs round flasher

robert aldrich

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robert aldrich Proficient

robert aldrich

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flasher

–noun

1. a person or thing that flashes.

2. a flashing light operated by a switching device that automatically turns it on and off alternately.

i have just got the showdown troller and i call it a vertical flasher. whats the diff? round flasher vs showdown troller.

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Deitz Dittrich Grand Master

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Robert---Good question. The Showdown is a great unit for the money. And to be real honest, its not a whole lot different than the flasher(Vexilar/Marcum/Humbird).. THey will all mark whatever it is between the top and bottom of the water column. The only real difference is that the "Flashers" use lights and colors.. and the Showdown uses a greyscale pixels display.

no matter what, it will help you catch fish!

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The only downfall with the showdown that I noticed is I cannot see the display with my sunglasses on. Not a problem with a color flasher.

what kind of glasses are you using? I have not had this problem and fish with sunglasses all the time.

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Do you guys that switched to the showdown miss having the three colors to help you understand what you are seeing? I was looking into one for my 12 year old but am still undecided.

I personally dont miss the tri color, you still get shaded gradients light to dark to give you an idea of the strength of the return to tell you bottom content. Also the band thickness goes from fine line to thicker line to give you an idea of the size of the object your looking at. I believe that once you get used to what your looking at that it gives you all the things you saw in tri color. I am happy with mine.

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Do you guys that switched to the showdown miss having the three colors to help you understand what you are seeing? I was looking into one for my 12 year old but am still undecided.

The only reason I bought the troller for was the weight savings. It will run on AA's for 20 plus hours which saves me at least 7 pounds for a 2 day trip over a flasher and more on longer trips. Is it better than a flasher? imo no. I would look at a vx-1 before this if weight wasn't an issue.

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Absolutley the best thing about the Showdown is the quietness. I fish in a Clam Pro one man portable and I can have peace and quiet when I want or listen to a radio without having it full blast just to hear it. As far as fishing performance I see no difference vs my Flasher; I see my jig, I see small perch, and I can tell when a larger crappie is about to bite.

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Well.... While I did some things that I am now overly proud of in college.. My fishing units have always kept their clothing on!

Yikes, there is a sprint down memory lane...through the snow drifts between dorms...=) I do remember boots and a scarf involved though...not a purist I guess

Oh, and no that was NOT ME if anyone were to ask

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