Vexilar Question-- FL 22

[bassNspear]

Ultra Pack or Pro Pack and why

I wanta pull the trigger on one.

Thanks

BNS

[Neises]

I would recommend the Pro pack. I have both and the Pro pack is a more compact unit.

[Twins 57 Fan]

Ultra pack is nice if you have battery connections by the holes in your permanent, then you can save your vex battery and run off the big battery in the house... Otherwise go pro pack.

Its only my opinion, I could be wrong.

[Archerysniper]

I run the fl20 with the ultra pack and love the simple design,the front charging ports are also nice. I was setting spear shacks on Monday and forgot to charge my aqua view so I jumped it off the front terminals on the ultra pack. I have also had people who's vex batteries have died and we jumped them and ran 2 off of mine. Just my

[morepower02]

I run a pro pack. A master switch and 2 battery connections on the front are not worth the extra money to me.

[uptracker]

I run a pro pack. A master switch and 2 battery connections on the front are not worth the extra money to me.

YUP!

[dan z]

Pro pack for me, dont see the reason for spending the extra money for a couple hook-up spots.

propack is nice and small too.

[bassNspear]

thanks all, i went with the pro pack

[Eric_Kruger]

you will like the pro pack, being able to run pretty much anything you want of the hookups on the front is a nice option....

[bassNspear]

ya im pretty excited thats forsure

[bassNspear]

big set from my old FL 8

[Eric_Kruger]

What did you go with? I got the Fl22 last year and its amazing compared to my FL8....

[bassNspear]

i went with the FL 22. Still trying to learn it but its pretty awesome. going up north for a 5 day trip, so im sure ill figure it out soon

[bassNspear]

i think the tri beam is going to be nice as well

anyone else have one?

Thoughts?

[Twins 57 Fan]

I have one. I really like the low power mode for fishing in the weeds, it really is helpful to find fish in them. Before I was stuck jigging above the weeds because my FL8 wouldn't read in the weeds. I also like being able to dim the screen down as night falls (hold the gain button down) so the bright lights dont drive you nuts.

The tri beam is sweet. Around here I find I have my settings on the 20 cone for the most part. When I hit up Mille Lacs and fish a little deeper I use the others but not very often down here. If you get to know all of the different settings you can really dial this machine in to do exactly what you want, especially with the ten foot increments!

The zoom feature is nice (contrary to what you may read in another post). It is very clear. I haven't used mine for the open water season but would be curious to know what people think of the bottom lock feature on the other zoom setting.

All in all, I have owned Vexilars and Marcum and this is the best machine that I have ever owned. I wouldn't hesitate to reccomend this machine to all who are looking.

[mnhuntnfish]

I've had one for 2 seasons now and I LOVE IT! The Tri-Beam is awesome for zeroing in on fish. I fish a lot in under 10 ft of water, and that's where the 22 blows everything else away.

[bassNspear]

when do you see yourself using the difference angles?

[dougger222]

I bought the 22 head unit last year from Vexilar and a tri-beam from Gander as vex was out of stock at the time. The tri-beam never seemed to work and last week it was swapped out at the vex store. They said early in production run they had some issues.

With a properly working ducer the FL22 Super Pack is very nice.

[Twins 57 Fan]

20 degree cone. I usually use in 10' or less. When fishing in weeds.

12 degree cone. from 10-20 depending on the size of my jig.

8 degree cone. I use this in water deeper than 20'.

If I am fishing alone, I can get away with using a wider cone in deeper water. When you fish with a group, thee wider cone can cause intereference for the group.

[magicstix]

Pro Pack.

I've got a 20 on a ultra and 22 on the pro pack. I bought just a 22 head unit and put it on a pro pack because I liked it better than the ultra. Had pro pack on the old FL8, used to it. I had made my own wiring a long time ago to accomadate my charger and LED lights in porty with 2 pigtail connector, works great.

You'll love the 22.

[mnhuntnfish]

I fish a lot of lakes with varying depth, so the tri-beam helps a lot.

I use the 20 degree in 12ft. or less, the 12 degree in 12-20ft. and the 8 degree in over 20ft.

[bassNspear]

Use It for first time today. Works awesome

Had a time where I had some weird sounds come from my 22. Anyone else have this??

[BartmanMN]

Mine is noisy and tends to get noisier for whatever reason if I have a lot of active fish under me. I don't know if it is normal or not.

[magicstix]

Yeah mine makes a little noise but not nearly as much as the old FL8 and it never self destructed in 12 yrs..Got body armour?

[bassNspear]

no i dont.

i just wanted to make sure it just wasnt my unit.

it is awesome. i used it for 5 straight days, and its UNREAL