1st time using a vexilar today, WOW!

[Guest]

Do you guys put the flasher transducer in the same hole your fishing or in a separate hole close by?

[Guest]

used my fl8 saturday,no problem,drove 150 miles on sunday to fish,got there motor was
fried,felt like fishing naked,oh well new motor only around 35$ but the 7\10 day wait is going to kill me

[Guest]

Where do you live? You could take the unit right to Vex yourself and they would probably fix it while you wait.

I'd call them first though to make sure, but they have a great service dept located in Bloomington.

vince

[Guest]

Fishingguy, now all you need is a gps!!!

[ScottO]

Icenutt -

I'm guessing that you are using the 19 degree iceducer, right? With that wide cone you are looking at too much area in 100 ft. You need to get a narrower (12 or 9 degree) cone. Just like you said, to see your lure you have to turn up the gain so high you get a lot of clutter and it is useless. With the narrow cone you eliminate that. I have used a 9 degree cone as deep as 130 ft with great results. Nothing like seeing those lakers coming up off the bottom to chase your lure!

I'm taking my new Fl-18 out in deep water this weekend. I can't wait to see how it performs. The 12 degree ducer is new to me, so I am interested in how it will perform compared to the 9.

ScottO

[Guest]

those vexilars sure are nice. With a little bit of practice you'll be catching more fish than you have ever imagined! Just some helpful advice, if you don't see fish on the vexiar, than move!!! those things DO NOT lie. good fishin to ya

[Guest]

fish can b outside of your cone viewing area, thats w i always start off with a lure that will attract fish like a pimple or angle eye jr. to bring them in if they don't bite(depending what mood their n) i will switch to my go to lures (marmooska or buckshoot spoon or lali or what is your favorite lure is,this works for me,but if the fish r on the pimple or the angel eye will nail them!

[fishingguy]

jiffyfoot, a GPS is next on the wish list. If I ever aquire all thats on my wish list the ducks, geese and fish won't stand a chance! hehehe

[aquafang]

My fishin partner has had a vexilar for 3 years now. I have used it quite a bit. He recently bought a Marcum LX3. It is much like the FL 18 but seems better. The line showing your bait is always there and not fading in and out, and is a thin defined line. The zoom mode is a selectable 5ft. or 10ft. And the best thing about it is you can put it wherever you want it. Say you are fishing 25' of water and some crappies come in at 18'. you can set the split screen/zoom to 5' and set it to see between 15' and 20'. It's cool!

[Guest]

What is the cone angle on the Marcum?

[aquafang]

I think 12.. It's 1 degree wider than the standard used on the vexilar.

[Guest]

I opted for the 12 on my new Vexilar FL-18, I like it.

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[aquafang]

Sorry, the cone angel is 20 degrees on the marcum. Not 12.

[mistermom]

Just got back from LOW and would not have caught anywhere near the # of fish, especially walleye, without the vex. We were in 31' of water and occasionaly we would mark fish 10-20' off the bottom. These often turned out to be big aggressive walleyes that would smack your lure as soon as it was in front of them. No way you can do that without good electronics.

mm

[Ferny]

Welcome to the club, GrassHopper!

[Guest]

I got a fl-8 in 1996 and it works well enough for me. I do real well with it.there is no way I would want to go without it. I fish on the bottom then pull up a foot or two and this seems to work pretty well.if the crappie are way up high no problem just pull up above them and they hit it.

[This message has been edited by grinched (edited 02-02-2003).]