Vexilar Transducers

[gonehunting]

I am looking at purchasing a used Vexilar FL-22HD tomorrow. It has the tri-beam transducer. I am thinking about buying a 12 degree transducer and selling the tri-beam. Are these two transducers interchangeable, meaning can I take the tri-beam off and put the 12 degree in the FL-22 display? What would the tri-beam transducer be worth used? Could I get $75 for it?

[Lusid]

Short answer: yes.

[Esox_Magnum]

All Vex ducers fit all Vex units...The Tri Beams are well known for failing best option is a 12 or the pro viewor whatever it's called....

[Jim Uran]

All FL transducers are interchangeable. The Proview is 9 degree and works great.

[dougger222]

You should not have a problem getting $75 for a used tri-beam ducer as they are over $100 with tax new.

My tri-beam was defective when new and had to swap it out for another one.

The 22HD is nice but one of these days going to swap it out for a regular ducer to see how it works.

[ClownColor]

Post after post, people seem to hate the tri-beam. Why is this? I can underdstand if you had an early one that came out with problems but there would be know way Vex would be putting a bad ducer on all their products as the tri-beam seams to be the standard issue now days.

I love my tri-beam. Am I the only one? I like when I get interferance I can switch cone angles and it goes bye bye. I can also fish WAY deeper then when I had my 19 and pick up a smaller jig.

Just curious as to all the hate.

[Cthulhu]

I dunno - I just got a vex w/ tribeam this year and I've had great success with it so far? But mine would be newer so whatever problem they had is probably worked out. I will say that 3 beams seems like slight over kill to me. I use the 20* and the 8* a lot (depending upon conditions). I think I'd be just as happy with a dual cone. I don't use the 12* much at all. That said, forced to pick a single cone I would go with a 12*

[Crappyfisherman]

I had the Tri-Beam and it never worked right from the beginning.Took it down to Vexilar and got the Pro View. Never tried a good Tri Bream so can't give a good review but can say the Pro View is great. Been using it for 2 months and can't say enough good things about it. Once I started using the low power in shallow water I found I could read right through weeds and see fish. Also very good for cutting out interferance from other locators.

[Lusid]

ProView users:

Please comment on how the ProView transducer performs in waters say under 15feet.

Any interference problems?

[Steve Foss]

I have the dual 9/19 ducer on my FL-20s. I'm predominantly a lake trout guy in winter, so the 9 rules. However, I find myself leaving it on 9 degree when fishing walleyes, as well.

I've had half a dozen laker clients with the tri-beam ducers, and all functioned quite well. To the OP, as long as it's working well, why switch? That completely limits you to one cone angle.