This is funny!

[wallydiver]

I just talked to my brother and said "I'm going to buy a new vexilar tomorrow morning - do you want in". He says "why would I want to waste money on that, who wants to sit and stare at a line of blinking lights".

What kills me is that he blew about $150 on an aquaview last year???????????

Guess who's gonna be laughing this winter when I outfish him.

[Mankato-Ice-Man]

Wait till he sees you watch that tell tale little flicker of your lure float through the auto zoom only to meet a much bigger light come up to SLAM it as you get a big ole grin on your face and lift out a big slab.
I would be willing to bet that you guys will not make it through 1 fishing session together without him asking to have you throw it in the hole he is fishing from.
Keep us posted.
HA HA!

[Greg Clusiau]

I hope it's bitter cold out when you outfish him. It will be easier for him to keep a stiff upper lip.........gc

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[wallydiver]

I'll keep you posted.
Knowing him like I do, he'll be more interested in the unit than I am when I get it home.
Still doesn't change the fact that I won't let him take much more than a peek at it the 1st time out.
The funny part is - I'm the younger brother so I shouldn't know more than him. HE HE
we'll see this year!

[Guest]

Sorry, I started this morning out in a negative mood, thought I was going deer hunting until the wife informed me otherwise because she had to work. Anyway, I don't get the whole aqua view thing, yeah I have looked through them on the ice and the are a well built neat toy but, I just can't see spending good money on something that is JUST a toy. My vexilar allows me to be a better fisherman...my buddies who have aquaveiws can keep the kids entertained with it but that's all.

[This message has been edited by chiro (edited 11-16-2002).]

[Guest]

Well take big Bro out night fishing and sit there and say.

"Oh..Oh..Did ya see that?"

After he go's half blind from trying to see the fish in the dark on his camera then maybe Big Bro will see the worth of the Vex as a tool, not a toy.

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[Deitz Dittrich]

I don't understand how you guys can say that an Aqua-Vu is just an expensive toy that doens't help you catch fish. Don't get me wrong, I have a vexlar FL18, and My father and I started usuing Sitex units when I was in Junir High school which was almost 20 years ago, we were using locators on the ice before I had seen anybody else. I wont fish without my Vex now... HOWEVER, to say that an Aqua-Vu is just an expensive toy is borderline ignorant. Its a tool much like light line, the proper lure, the vex, the fish house. In the hands of someone not sure how to use it, I can see it just being an expensive toy... But to someone who uses one to thier advantage to find what they are looking for under the ice, that they can't see with their eyes is very valuable.

I dont always set it up to watch fish bite, but I do use it to get familiar with what the bottom conditions are, how tall the weeds are, how thick they are, how big the rocks are ect...

Believe it or not I was fishing a rock bar on Mille Lacs last year. There were 10" perch sucked to the bottom between rocks that my FL18 in zoom mode never picked up, without the camera telling me they were there, I may have left and not caught them fish.

Keep you mind open folks.

[wallydiver]

That's a good point. I just can't help comparing looking through that aqua-view on LOW to watching scrambled porn. You know something good is happening but you just can't really see it that well! I'll let him watch the aqua-view and I think i'll be happier with the vex.

[curt quesnell]

LOW isn't the best of all places to try an
underwater camera. The first ones didnt
work at all in the deep water. The latest
Aqua Views will deliver the goods (somewhat).
No manufacturer is bragging about how good their camera works on Lake of the Woods.

Curt Quesnell

[Guest]

exudedude,
You make a good point, I never even thought about using it to look at bottom structure, weeds, etc... Now you've got me thinkin'!

[Rick]

wallydiver,
in my opinion you are better served with the Vex for everyday ice fishing. No doubt. Get a Vex before considering a Vista Cam.

It's true the Vista cam is great entertainment. It is also a great learning tool. You can actually see what is down there. You can also see what your jigging pattern looks like down 20" and you can see the affect it has on the fish.

You would be amazed at how often fish are down there just staring at your offering. You can see how they react when you pull it away, or drop it, or lightly jiggle it. You can also see those fish sitting tight to the bottom in rocks that the Vex doesn't show you. It's an awesome learning tool, especially when used in conjunction with your Vex.

Again, please don't mistake the fact that the Vex is a much better tool and wallydiver, your brother will be begging to use yours or out getting his own.

Enjoy the edge while you can. Your story made me laugh. I had the same situation when the vex 1st came out (it wasn't called the vex then). My brother-in-law told me it was a useless piece of junk on the ice and he wouldn't buy one. He was a stubborn, prideful guy. So many nights out crappie fishing outfishing him 10-1. Pure stubborness and pride kept him from getting his for over a month. Of course, by then he had to use mine and was swearing by it.

[wallydiver]

Well, I went and bought one. I looked at them all and decided on the new Marcum LX-3. It looks like a nicer display, can locate more than one fish at a time and I also like the ability to zoom in on not just the bottom but also suspended fish. Now I can't wait to actually use it on the ice instead of my living room.