beam angle for older fl-8

[fish-a-man]

Im looking at getting a new transducer for my fl-8. im wondering what beam angle i should get. and which would be better.

[BartmanMN]

Depends on how deep of water you fish. If you fish all depths, then you could pick up the Tri beam and call it a day. If you want something cheaper and you want something that would be good for a little deeper and shallower, then look for the 12 degree.

[Jim Uran]

The 19 it came with worked well didn't it?

[iffwalleyes]

depend how old it was I think the really old ones were only a 8 degree pretty sure that is what my fl8 has.

[fish-a-man]

The transducer it has on it now is the hull mount kind. i would like the puck style self leveling kind (iceducer). Do you need a setting on the flasher to change the beam angle for the tri beam? or does it change itself depending on the depth your fishing?

[scott b]

The transducer itself is made with the angles built in. The deeper you fish the narrower you want the angle of the cone, the shallower you fish the wider you want your cone angle to be so it covers more ground. All cone angles will work. But you need to think about how deep you fish most often to determine for yourself what angle to get. Some one tell me if i"m wrong but the FL-8 dose not have the 2 cone angle option?

[munchy71]

The transducer itself is made with the angles built in. The deeper you fish the narrower you want the angle of the cone, the shallower you fish the wider you want your cone angle to be so it covers more ground. All cone angles will work. But you need to think about how deep you fish most often to determine for yourself what angle to get. Some one tell me if i"m wrong but the FL-8 dose not have the 2 cone angle option?

Vexilar no longer makes the dual beam transducer. Triple beam is the only multi-beam 'ducer they now offer. Any Vexilar 'ducer will work with any Vexilar unit, however.

-Munchy

[fisherman-andy]

For the cost to pay for a new transducer on that old Fl8 you rather spend that money towards a newer more advanced unit in at least FL18, Fl20. Budget wise see the Marcum VX1 and Humminbird ice35. Then you'll at least be able to fish along your buddies with interference rejection.

[Jim Uran]

Ive had my vex for sometime now(until I ran it over this summer) and I've never had any problems marking fish with my 19 degree ducer. Although I rarely fish deeper than 35 fow. I hope you find what you are looking for though! Here is a pic of the tri-beam, it'll work on your unit because the switch is inline on the cord!

[fish-a-man]

Thanks for all the info. Now im kinda leaning towards just getting a whole new flasher. this one works perfect, but im not sure if i want to put the money into it and still not have interference rejection or many other new features